Detroit, Sunday, 20 December 2026
Sunday 20 December 2026
The next day, Monday 21 December
On Sunday 20 December 2026 in Detroit, the tithi is Shukla Ekadashi until 9:45 am EST; Rahu Kalam is 3:54 pm to 5:03 pm EST. Sunrise 7:57 am, sunset 5:03 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi
until 9:45 am; then Shukla Dwadashi until 7:07 am Monday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 2:39 am Monday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shiva
until 6:37 pm
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 · Vishti
until 9:45 am; then Bava until 8:31 pm; then Balava until 7:07 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:57 am to 9:45 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:54 pm – 5:03 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:30 pm – 1:38 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:46 pm – 3:54 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:57 am – 9:05 am | Uthi | good |
| 9:05 am – 10:14 am | Amirdha | good |
| 10:14 am – 11:22 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:22 am – 12:30 pm | Laabam | good |
| 12:30 pm – 1:38 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 1:38 pm – 2:46 pm | Sugam | good |
| 2:46 pm – 3:54 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 3:54 pm – 5:03 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:03 pm – 6:54 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 6:54 pm – 8:46 pm | Sugam | good |
| 8:46 pm – 10:38 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 10:38 pm – 12:30 am | Visham | avoid |
| 12:30 am – 2:22 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:22 am – 4:14 am | Amirdha | good |
| 4:14 am – 6:06 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 6:06 am – 7:58 am | Laabam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:57 am – 9:05 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:05 am – 10:14 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:14 am – 11:22 am | Labh | good |
| 11:22 am – 12:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:30 pm – 1:38 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:38 pm – 2:46 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:46 pm – 3:54 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:54 pm – 5:03 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:03 pm – 6:54 pm | Shubh | good |
| 6:54 pm – 8:46 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:46 pm – 10:38 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:38 pm – 12:30 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:30 am – 2:22 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:22 am – 4:14 am | Labh | good |
| 4:14 am – 6:06 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 6:06 am – 7:58 am | Shubh | 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
12:12 pm – 12:48 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:57 pm, moonset 5:13 am Monday.
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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 7:57 am – 8:43 am | Sun |
| 8:43 am – 9:28 am | Venus |
| 9:28 am – 10:14 am | Mercury |
| 10:14 am – 10:59 am | Moon |
| 10:59 am – 11:44 am | Saturn |
| 11:44 am – 12:30 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | Mars |
| 1:15 pm – 2:01 pm | Sun |
| 2:01 pm – 2:46 pm | Venus |
| 2:46 pm – 3:32 pm | Mercury |
| 3:32 pm – 4:17 pm | Moon |
| 4:17 pm – 5:03 pm | Saturn |
| 5:03 pm – 6:17 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:17 pm – 7:32 pm | Mars |
| 7:32 pm – 8:46 pm | Sun |
| 8:46 pm – 10:01 pm | Venus |
| 10:01 pm – 11:16 pm | Mercury |
| 11:16 pm – 12:30 am | Moon |
| 12:30 am – 1:45 am | Saturn |
| 1:45 am – 2:59 am | Jupiter |
| 2:59 am – 4:14 am | Mars |
| 4:14 am – 5:28 am | Sun |
| 5:28 am – 6:43 am | Venus |
| 6:43 am – 7:58 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 9 hours and 5 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 9:45 am, yoga at 6:37 pm, karana at 8:31 pm, nakshatra at 2:39 am Monday, tithi and karana at 7:07 am Monday. Shukla Dwadashi begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:54 pm in Detroit.
Questions
What is the tithi in Detroit on 20 December 2026?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 9:45 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:57 am in Detroit).
When is Rahu Kalam in Detroit on 20 December 2026?
3:54 pm to 5:03 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:30 pm to 1:38 pm and Gulikai 2:46 pm to 3:54 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Detroit on 20 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:14 am to 11:22 am, Amrit 11:22 am to 12:30 pm, Shubh 1:38 pm to 2:46 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:12 pm to 12:48 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Detroit on 20 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:57 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 20 December 2026, Detroit
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Calculated for Detroit from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Detroit local time (EST).