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Monday 14 December 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 16:484:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:177:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:129:12 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2012:20 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0111:01 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:391:39 PM–15:263:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:353:35 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

Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–11:0111:01 AMgood
Roga11:0111:01 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:445:44 PM–19:237:23 PMneutral
Roga19:237:23 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Kāla21:039:03 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Udvega24:2112:21 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:012:01 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Amṛta27:403:40 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Cara29:205:20 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 19:177:17 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:129:12 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 13:051:05 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:177:17 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī19:177:17 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:129:12 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta13:051:05 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava19:177:17 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 923
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4710:47 AM
Moonset
22:1410:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0111:01 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:391:39 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2012:20 AM+126:062:06 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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