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Monday 23 March 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 00:4712:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2711:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPyongyang12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 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 muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:3611:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:098:09 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:571:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:161:16 PM–14:452:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:162:16 PM–15:483:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:244:24 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

Amṛta06:376:37 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Kāla08:098:09 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Udvega12:4412:44 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Cara14:162:16 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Amṛta17:195:19 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:516:51 PM–20:198:19 PMneutral
Roga20:198:19 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1511:15 PMavoid
Lābha23:1511:15 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1good
Udvega24:4312:43 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:112:11 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1good
Amṛta27:393:39 AM+1–29:075:07 AM+1good
Cara29:075:07 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:356:35 AM+1

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 22:0910:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:2012:20 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 15:523:52 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2711:27 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0910:09 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:098:09 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī22:0910:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:20 00:2012:20 AM TueRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha15:523:52 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava11:2711:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:35 06:356:35 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 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:388:38 AM
Moonset
24:0712:07 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:571:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM14:452:45 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:571:57 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0710:07 PM23:3611:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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