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Monday 14 December 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:1812:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:472:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:358:35 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:507:50 PM–21:369:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:187:18 AM–08:528:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:099:09 AM–10:5610:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2710:27 AM–12:0212:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–15:113:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:592:59 PM–15:493:49 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

Amṛta05:435:43 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Śubha08:528:52 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Roga10:2710:27 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Udvega12:0212:02 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–15:113:11 PMneutral
Lābha15:113:11 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral
Roga19:467:46 PM–21:119:11 PMavoid
Kāla21:119:11 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Lābha22:3710:37 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Udvega24:0212:02 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:271:27 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1good
Amṛta26:532:53 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1good
Cara28:184:18 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 14:472:47 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 08:358:35 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:472:47 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:523:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:187:18 AM–08:528:52 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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.

  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:528:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī14:472:47 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta08:358:35 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava14:472:47 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:43 05:435:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 923
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:589:58 AM
Moonset
22:3310:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:099:09 AM10:5610:56 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:171:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:592:59 PM15:493:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:507:50 PM21:369:36 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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