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Monday 23 March 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:099:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 57° above N. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 55° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 55° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:079:07 PM–22:3610:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:527:52 AM–09:229:22 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1612:16 PM–13:451:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:531:53 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–16:004:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta06:226:22 AM–07:527:52 AMgood
Kāla07:527:52 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Śubha09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Cara13:531:53 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:246:24 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Lābha22:5310:53 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Udvega24:2312:23 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:531:53 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1good
Amṛta27:233:23 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Cara28:534:53 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 21:099:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 23:2011:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:522:52 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:2710:27 AM
Bālavauntil 21:099:09 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:527:52 AM–09:229:22 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:229:22 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī21:099:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā23:2011:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha14:522:52 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava10:2710:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 657
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:5510:55 AM
Moonset
20:588:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:527:52 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1612:16 PM13:451:45 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:079:07 PM22:3610:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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