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Monday 14 December 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 06:186:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:478:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:478:47 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 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 muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:501:50 PM–15:363:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:372:37 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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Amṛta15:193:19 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral
Roga18:196:19 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Lābha22:0010:00 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:411:41 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1good
Amṛta27:313:31 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Cara29:225:22 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 08:478:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:478:47 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:529:52 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 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 Pañcamī08:478:47 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā25:23 01:231:23 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa27:08 03:083:08 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaBālava08:478:47 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 923
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:5610:56 AM
Moonset
21:439:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:363:36 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:372:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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