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Monday 14 December 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 16:484:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:177:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:129:12 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 10 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2012:20 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:3312:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:391:39 PM–15:263:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:503:50 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

Amṛta07:037:03 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Śubha09:489:48 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Udvega12:3312:33 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Amṛta16:404:40 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:407:40 PMneutral
Roga19:407:40 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Kāla21:189:18 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1good
Udvega24:3312:33 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:112:11 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1good
Amṛta27:483:48 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1good
Cara29:265:26 AM+1–31:047:04 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04 AM+1

07:037:03 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 19:177:17 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:129:12 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 13:051:05 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:177:17 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 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 09:489:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī19:177:17 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:129:12 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta13:051:05 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava19:177:17 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:04 07:047:04 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 59 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:5410:54 AM
Moonset
22:3010:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:391:39 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2012:20 AM+126:062:06 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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