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Monday 23 March 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 11:4711:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:099:09 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:546:54 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 62° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 27% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 62° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:546:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:079:07 AM–10:3610:36 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:053:05 PM–15:543:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:107:10 PM–19:347:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:107:10 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:376:37+1 AM–32:068:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:589:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3011:30 AM–13:021:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:271:27 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–16:064:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:543:54 PM–16:434:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:102:10+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta06:546:54 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Śubha09:589:58 AM–11:3011:30 AMgood
Roga11:3011:30 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Udvega13:021:02 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–16:064:06 PMneutral
Lābha16:064:06 PM–17:385:38 PMgood
Amṛta17:385:38 PM–19:107:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:107:10 PM–20:388:38 PMneutral
Roga20:388:38 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–25:011:01+1 AMgood
Udvega25:011:01+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:292:29+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:573:57+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Cara29:255:25+1 AM–30:526:52+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:546:54 AM to 30:526:52+1 AM

06:546:54 AM sunrise19:107:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 09:099:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 30:386:38+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 11:2011:20 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 23:3811:38 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:099:09 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:527:52 PM
Taitilauntil 30:386:38+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:589:58 AM
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 19:107:10 PM–20:448:44 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37+1 AM–25:251:25+1 AM

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 09:589:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:448:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī09:099:09 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā11:2011:20 AMRohiṇī
YogaPrīti23:3811:38 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava09:099:09 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:52 06:526:52 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 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:159:15 AM
Moonset
25:131:13+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM06:546:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM06:546:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:546:54 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:079:07 AM10:3610:36 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:271:27 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:434:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:053:05 PM15:543:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:543:54 PM16:434:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:434:43 PM19:107:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:107:10 PM20:448:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:107:10 PM19:347:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:107:10 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:102:10+1 AM27:393:39+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:376:37+1 AM32:068:06+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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