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Monday 14 December 2026 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:482:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:175:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:127:12 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 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 muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2010:20 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4610:46 AM–11:5911:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3911:39 AM–13:261:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:252:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:542:54 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

Amṛta07:067:06 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Roga10:4610:46 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Udvega11:5911:59 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:252:25 PMneutral
Lābha14:252:25 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Amṛta15:383:38 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:524:52 PM–18:386:38 PMneutral
Roga18:386:38 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Kāla20:258:25 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Udvega23:5911:59 PM–25:461:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:461:46 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Amṛta27:333:33 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Cara29:205:20 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 17:175:17 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 07:127:12 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 11:0511:05 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:175:17 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:226:22 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 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 Pañcamī17:175:17 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa07:127:12 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta11:0511:05 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava17:175:17 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:07 07:077:07 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 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4710:47 AM
Moonset
21:389:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3911:39 AM13:261:26 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:152:15 PM14:542:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2010:20 PM24:0612:06 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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