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Monday 14 December 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 19:187:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:479:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:358:35 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 56° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:177:17 PM–19:377:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:177:17 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:502:50 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:516:51 AM–08:388:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:274:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:094:09 PM–17:565:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta05:055:05 AM–06:516:51 AMgood
Kāla06:516:51 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Śubha08:388:38 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Roga10:2510:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Udvega12:1112:11 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:315:31 PMgood
Amṛta17:315:31 PM–19:177:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:177:17 PM–20:318:31 PMneutral
Roga20:318:31 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Udvega24:1112:11 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:251:25 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1good
Amṛta26:382:38 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Cara27:523:52 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:177:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 21:479:47 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 15:353:35 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:358:35 AM
Bālavauntil 21:479:47 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:516:51 AM–08:388:38 AM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 19:177:17 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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 08:388:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī21:479:47 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa11:4211:42 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta15:353:35 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava08:358:35 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 923
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:219:21 AM
Moonset
22:5810:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:094:09 PM17:565:56 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:177:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:177:17 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:177:17 PM19:377:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:177:17 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:502:50 AM+128:364:36 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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