Monday 23 March 2026 · Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 21:179:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:396:39 PM.

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Noon 12:3312:33 PMSun 68° above S

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:415:41 AM
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PM
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:243:24 PM
  • Amṛta kāla18:376:37 PM–20:068:06 PM
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:027:02 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:008:00 AM–09:319:31 AM
  • Varjya09:469:46 AM–11:1511:15 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:471:47 PM
  • Gulika14:052:05 PM–15:363:36 PM
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:134:13 PM

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Amṛtagood06:296:29 AM–08:008:00 AM
  2. Kālaavoid08:008:00 AM–09:319:31 AM
  3. Śubhagood09:319:31 AM–11:0211:02 AM
  4. Rogaavoid11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PM
  5. Udvegaavoid12:3412:34 PM–14:052:05 PM
  6. Caraneutral14:052:05 PM–15:363:36 PM
  7. Lābhagood15:363:36 PM–17:085:08 PM
  8. Amṛtagood17:085:08 PM–18:396:39 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Caraneutral18:396:39 PM–20:078:07 PM
  2. Rogaavoid20:078:07 PM–21:369:36 PM
  3. Kālaavoid21:369:36 PM–23:0511:05 PM
  4. Lābhagood23:0511:05 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1
  5. Udvegaavoid24:3312:33 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1
  6. Śubhagood26:022:02 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1
  7. Amṛtagood27:303:30 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1
  8. Caraneutral28:594:59 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 18:396:39 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 20:508:50 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 12:2212:22 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:577:57 AM
Bālavauntil 18:396:39 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:225:22 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:008:00 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 AM+1
  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī18:396:39 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā20:508:50 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha12:2212:22 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava07:577:57 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:544:54 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:296:29 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:008:00 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava08:558:55 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya09:469:46 AM11:1511:15 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM12:3412:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijit12:0912:09 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:471:47 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika14:052:05 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya14:352:35 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM16:134:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna16:134:13 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla18:376:37 PM20:068:06 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa18:396:39 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli18:396:39 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 657
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Day length
12 h 10 m
Moonrise
09:169:16 AM
Moonset
23:2011:20 PM
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