Shastra Panchangam

Detroit, Tuesday, 15 December 2026

Tuesday 15 December 2026

Rahu Kalam2:44 pm – 3:52 pm
Yamagandam10:11 am – 11:19 am
Gulikai12:27 pm – 1:36 pm
TithiShukla Shashti until 10:50 am

On Tuesday 15 December 2026 in Detroit, the tithi is Shukla Shashti until 10:50 am EST; Rahu Kalam is 2:44 pm to 3:52 pm EST. Sunrise 7:54 am, sunset 5:01 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Shashti

until 10:50 am

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Shatabhisha

until 3:33 am Wednesday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Vajra

until 3:16 am Wednesday

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 · Taitila

until 10:50 am; then Gara until 11:38 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

2:44 pm – 3:52 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

10:11 am – 11:19 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

12:27 pm – 1:36 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
7:54 am – 9:02 amRogamavoid
9:02 am – 10:11 amLaabamgood
10:11 am – 11:19 amDhanamgood
11:19 am – 12:27 pmSugamgood
12:27 pm – 1:36 pmSoramavoid
1:36 pm – 2:44 pmUthigood
2:44 pm – 3:52 pmVishamavoid
3:52 pm – 5:01 pmAmirdhagood
Night
5:01 pm – 6:52 pmSoramavoid
6:52 pm – 8:44 pmUthigood
8:44 pm – 10:36 pmVishamavoid
10:36 pm – 12:28 amAmirdhagood
12:28 am – 2:19 amRogamavoid
2:19 am – 4:11 amLaabamgood
4:11 am – 6:03 amDhanamgood
6:03 am – 7:55 amSugamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Tuesday the first part of the day is Rogam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.

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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.

Day
7:54 am – 9:02 amRogavoid
9:02 am – 10:11 amUdvegavoid
10:11 am – 11:19 amCharneutral
11:19 am – 12:27 pmLabhgood
12:27 pm – 1:36 pmAmritgood
1:36 pm – 2:44 pmKaalavoid
2:44 pm – 3:52 pmShubhavoid · Rahu Kalam
3:52 pm – 5:01 pmRogavoid
Night
5:01 pm – 6:52 pmKaalavoid
6:52 pm – 8:44 pmLabhgood
8:44 pm – 10:36 pmUdvegavoid
10:36 pm – 12:28 amShubhgood
12:28 am – 2:19 amAmritgood
2:19 am – 4:11 amCharneutral
4:11 am – 6:03 amRogavoid
6:03 am – 7:55 amKaalavoid

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

12:09 pm – 12:46 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:00 pm, moonset 11:19 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: Mars on a Tuesday.

7:54 am – 8:40 amMars
8:40 am – 9:25 amSun
9:25 am – 10:11 amVenus
10:11 am – 10:56 amMercury
10:56 am – 11:42 amMoon
11:42 am – 12:27 pmSaturn
12:27 pm – 1:13 pmJupiter
1:13 pm – 1:58 pmMars
1:58 pm – 2:44 pmSun
2:44 pm – 3:30 pmVenus
3:30 pm – 4:15 pmMercury
4:15 pm – 5:01 pmMoon
5:01 pm – 6:15 pmSaturn
6:15 pm – 7:30 pmJupiter
7:30 pm – 8:44 pmMars
8:44 pm – 9:59 pmSun
9:59 pm – 11:13 pmVenus
11:13 pm – 12:28 amMercury
12:28 am – 1:42 amMoon
1:42 am – 2:57 amSaturn
2:57 am – 4:11 amJupiter
4:11 am – 5:26 amMars
5:26 am – 6:40 amSun
6:40 am – 7:55 amVenus

About this day

Daylight lasts 9 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 68 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:50 am, karana at 11:38 pm, yoga at 3:16 am Wednesday, nakshatra at 3:33 am Wednesday.

On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:44 pm in Detroit.

Questions

What is the tithi in Detroit on 15 December 2026?

Shukla Shashti, until 10:50 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:54 am in Detroit).

When is Rahu Kalam in Detroit on 15 December 2026?

2:44 pm to 3:52 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 10:11 am to 11:19 am and Gulikai 12:27 pm to 1:36 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Detroit on 15 December 2026?

During daylight: Labh 11:19 am to 12:27 pm, Amrit 12:27 pm to 1:36 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 12:46 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Detroit on 15 December 2026?

Moonrise is at 12:00 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 15 December 2026, Detroit

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Detroit from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Detroit local time (EST).