Monday 17 August 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:013:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:013:01 PM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:255:25 AM to 29:265:26 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pañcamī | 15:013:01 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:59 02:592:59 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Tue | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:013:01 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:067:06 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:163:16 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:178:17 PM | 21:579:57 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |