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Monday 14 December 2026 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 07:187:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:479:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:479:47 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:502:50 PM–16:364:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:237:23 AM–08:518:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1910:19 AM–11:4711:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:151:15 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:183:18 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

Amṛta05:565:56 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Kāla07:237:23 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:1910:19 AMgood
Roga10:1910:19 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Udvega11:4711:47 AM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Cara13:151:15 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:114:11 PMgood
Amṛta16:114:11 PM–17:395:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:395:39 PM–19:117:11 PMneutral
Roga19:117:11 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Lābha22:1510:15 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Udvega23:4811:48 PM–25:201:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:201:20+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:522:52+1 AM–28:244:24+1 AMgood
Cara28:244:24+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 09:479:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 26:232:23+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 28:084:08+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:479:47 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:5210:52 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:237:23 AM–08:518:51 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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 08:518:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī09:479:47 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā26:23 02:232:23 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa28:08 04:084:08 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaBālava09:479:47 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 923
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0810:08 AM
Moonset
22:1310:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:502:50 PM16:364:36 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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