Monday 14 December 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 22:1810:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4712:47 AM+1.

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At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

Next boundary

11:3511:35 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:005:00 AM
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:181:18 PM
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:114:11 PM
  • Godhūli20:018:01 PM–20:208:20 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM–09:149:14 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:5012:50 PM
  • Durmuhūrta13:181:18 PM–14:162:16 PM
  • Gulika14:372:37 PM–16:254:25 PM
  • Durmuhūrta16:114:11 PM–17:085:08 PM
  • Varjya19:097:09 PM–20:568:56 PM

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Amṛtagood05:385:38 AM–07:267:26 AM
  2. Kālaavoid07:267:26 AM–09:149:14 AM
  3. Śubhagood09:149:14 AM–11:0211:02 AM
  4. Rogaavoid11:0211:02 AM–12:5012:50 PM
  5. Udvegaavoid12:5012:50 PM–14:372:37 PM
  6. Caraneutral14:372:37 PM–16:254:25 PM
  7. Lābhagood16:254:25 PM–18:136:13 PM
  8. Amṛtagood18:136:13 PM–20:018:01 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Caraneutral20:018:01 PM–21:139:13 PM
  2. Rogaavoid21:139:13 PM–22:2510:25 PM
  3. Kālaavoid22:2510:25 PM–23:3811:38 PM
  4. Lābhagood23:3811:38 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1
  5. Udvegaavoid24:5012:50 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1
  6. Śubhagood26:022:02 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1
  7. Amṛtagood27:143:14 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1
  8. Caraneutral28:264:26 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

05:385:38 AM sunrise20:018:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:4712:47 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 14:422:42 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 18:356:35 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Bālavauntil 24:4712:47 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:267:26 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:181:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:018:01 PM–21:189:18 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 AM+1
  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:189:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:47 00:4712:47 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa14:422:42 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta18:356:35 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava11:3511:35 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:214:21 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:385:38 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava08:318:31 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijit12:2112:21 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta13:181:18 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa14:162:16 PM17:085:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika14:372:37 PM16:254:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya15:133:13 PM16:114:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta16:114:11 PM17:085:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna17:085:08 PM20:018:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya19:097:09 PM20:568:56 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa20:018:01 PM21:189:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli20:018:01 PM20:208:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:018:01 PM20:598:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 923
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Day length
14 h 23 m
Moonrise
09:519:51 AM
Moonset
23:3711:37 PM
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