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Monday 14 December 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:182:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:474:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:509:50 PM–23:3611:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:497:49 AM–09:089:08 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0911:09 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:592:59 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

Amṛta06:296:29 AM–07:497:49 AMgood
Kāla07:497:49 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Śubha09:089:08 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Cara13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMneutral
Lābha14:272:27 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Amṛta15:463:46 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:065:06 PM–18:476:47 PMneutral
Roga18:476:47 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Kāla20:278:27 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Lābha22:0710:07 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Udvega23:4811:48 PM–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:281:28 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Amṛta27:093:09 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Cara28:494:49 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:474:47 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 06:426:42 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 10:3510:35 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:474:47 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:497:49 AM–09:089:08 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:089:08 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:474:47 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa06:426:42 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta10:3510:35 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava16:474:47 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:30 06:306:30 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 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1910:19 AM
Moonset
21:429:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:497:49 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0911:09 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5112:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:592:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:509:50 PM23:3611:36 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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