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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:154:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:201:20+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3112:31 PM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:583:58 PM–17:265:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:147:14 AM–08:428:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:498:49 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:279:27 AM–11:0211:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–14:122:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:225:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2911:29 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMan 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

Roga06:176:17 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Udvega07:527:52 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Cara09:279:27 AM–11:0211:02 AMneutral
Lābha11:0211:02 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Amṛta12:3712:37 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Kāla14:122:12 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Roga17:225:22 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:576:57 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Lābha20:228:22 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3712:37+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMgood
Cara26:022:02+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMneutral
Roga27:263:26+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:514:51+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:176:17 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 25:201:20+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:5911:59 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 12:3112:31 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:452:45 PM
Bālavauntil 25:201:20+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:225:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:225:22 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī25:20 01:201:20 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:5911:59 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana12:3112:31 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava14:452:45 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
12 h 40 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:259:25 AM
Moonset
23:2211:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:147:14 AM08:428:42 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:498:49 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:279:27 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:225:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:583:58 PM17:265:26 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2911:29 PM24:1412:14+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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