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Monday 23 March 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 18:476:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:094:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:529:52 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:074:07 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:167:16 AM–08:458:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2910:29 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–15:033:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:393:39 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

Amṛta05:555:55 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Kāla07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Śubha08:578:57 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Roga10:2910:29 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–15:033:03 PMneutral
Lābha15:033:03 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Amṛta16:344:34 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:056:05 PM–19:347:34 PMneutral
Roga19:347:34 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Udvega23:5911:59 PM–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:281:28 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Amṛta26:562:56 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Cara28:254:25 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:555:55 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:094:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:206:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 09:529:52 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:094:09 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:522:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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 08:578:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:094:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:206:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha09:529:52 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava16:094:09 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:53 05:535:53 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 11 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:438:43 AM
Moonset
22:5510:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:167:16 AM08:458:45 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:074:07 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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