Delhi, Thursday, 10 December 2026
Thursday 10 December 2026
The next day, Friday 11 December
Sunrise 7:03 am, sunset 5:25 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Pratipada
until 8:47 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 11:58 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shula
until 9:25 am
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Bava
until 8:47 am; then Balava until 10:04 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:32 pm – 2:49 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:03 am – 8:20 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:38 am – 10:56 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:03 am – 8:20 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:20 am – 9:38 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:38 am – 10:56 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:56 am – 12:14 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:14 pm – 1:32 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:32 pm – 2:49 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:49 pm – 4:07 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:07 pm – 5:25 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:25 pm – 7:07 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:07 pm – 8:50 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:50 pm – 10:32 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:32 pm – 12:14 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:14 am – 1:56 am | Labh | good |
| 1:56 am – 3:39 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:39 am – 5:21 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:21 am – 7:03 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:53 am – 12:35 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:16 am, moonset 6:16 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 7:03 am – 7:54 am | Jupiter |
| 7:54 am – 8:46 am | Mars |
| 8:46 am – 9:38 am | Sun |
| 9:38 am – 10:30 am | Venus |
| 10:30 am – 11:22 am | Mercury |
| 11:22 am – 12:14 pm | Moon |
| 12:14 pm – 1:06 pm | Saturn |
| 1:06 pm – 1:58 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:58 pm – 2:49 pm | Mars |
| 2:49 pm – 3:41 pm | Sun |
| 3:41 pm – 4:33 pm | Venus |
| 4:33 pm – 5:25 pm | Mercury |
| 5:25 pm – 6:33 pm | Moon |
| 6:33 pm – 7:41 pm | Saturn |
| 7:41 pm – 8:50 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:50 pm – 9:58 pm | Mars |
| 9:58 pm – 11:06 pm | Sun |
| 11:06 pm – 12:14 am | Venus |
| 12:14 am – 1:22 am | Mercury |
| 1:22 am – 2:30 am | Moon |
| 2:30 am – 3:39 am | Saturn |
| 3:39 am – 4:47 am | Jupiter |
| 4:47 am – 5:55 am | Mars |
| 5:55 am – 7:03 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 22 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 78 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 8:47 am, yoga at 9:25 am, karana at 10:04 pm, nakshatra at 11:58 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:32 pm in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 10 December 2026?
Shukla Pratipada, until 8:47 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:03 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 10 December 2026?
1:32 pm to 2:49 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 7:03 am to 8:20 am and Gulikai 9:38 am to 10:56 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 10 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:03 am to 8:20 am, Labh 12:14 pm to 1:32 pm, Shubh 4:07 pm to 5:25 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:53 am to 12:35 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 10 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:16 am.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.2090°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.