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Monday 14 December 2026 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 16:184:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:476:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 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 muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:361:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:562:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:251:25 PM–14:422:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:123:12 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

Amṛta07:027:02 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Roga10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Udvega12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Cara13:251:25 PM–14:422:42 PMneutral
Lābha14:422:42 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Amṛta15:583:58 PM–17:155:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:155:15 PM–18:586:58 PMneutral
Roga18:586:58 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Kāla20:428:42 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Lābha22:2510:25 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Udvega24:0912:09 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:521:52 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1good
Amṛta27:363:36 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1good
Cara29:195:19 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1

07:027:02 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 18:476:47 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 08:428:42 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 12:3512:35 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:476:47 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī18:476:47 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa08:428:42 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta12:3512:35 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava18:476:47 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:03 07:037:03 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 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4610:46 AM
Moonset
21:539:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:562:56 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:123:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:361:36 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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