Kochi, Tuesday, 15 December 2026
Tuesday 15 December 2026
The next day, Wednesday 16 December
Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 6:07 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 9:20 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 11:53 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Harshana
until 1:38 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 · Kaulava
until 8:22 am; then Taitila until 9:20 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
3:13 pm – 4:40 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:27 am – 10:53 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:20 pm – 1:47 pm
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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 8:00 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:00 am – 9:27 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:27 am – 10:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:53 am – 12:20 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:20 pm – 1:47 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:47 pm – 3:13 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:13 pm – 4:40 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:40 pm – 6:07 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:07 pm – 7:40 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:40 pm – 9:13 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:13 pm – 10:47 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:47 pm – 12:20 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:20 am – 1:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:54 am – 3:27 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:27 am – 5:00 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:00 am – 6:34 am | Kaal | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:57 am – 12:43 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:10 am, moonset 11:10 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.
| 6:33 am – 7:31 am | Mars |
| 7:31 am – 8:29 am | Sun |
| 8:29 am – 9:27 am | Venus |
| 9:27 am – 10:24 am | Mercury |
| 10:24 am – 11:22 am | Moon |
| 11:22 am – 12:20 pm | Saturn |
| 12:20 pm – 1:18 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:18 pm – 2:16 pm | Mars |
| 2:16 pm – 3:13 pm | Sun |
| 3:13 pm – 4:11 pm | Venus |
| 4:11 pm – 5:09 pm | Mercury |
| 5:09 pm – 6:07 pm | Moon |
| 6:07 pm – 7:09 pm | Saturn |
| 7:09 pm – 8:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:11 pm – 9:13 pm | Mars |
| 9:13 pm – 10:16 pm | Sun |
| 10:16 pm – 11:18 pm | Venus |
| 11:18 pm – 12:20 am | Mercury |
| 12:20 am – 1:22 am | Moon |
| 1:22 am – 2:25 am | Saturn |
| 2:25 am – 3:27 am | Jupiter |
| 3:27 am – 4:29 am | Mars |
| 4:29 am – 5:31 am | Sun |
| 5:31 am – 6:34 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 33 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 87 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:22 am, nakshatra at 11:53 am, yoga at 1:38 pm, tithi and karana at 9:20 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:13 pm in Kochi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kochi on 15 December 2026?
Shukla Shashti, until 9:20 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Kochi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 15 December 2026?
3:13 pm to 4:40 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:27 am to 10:53 am and Gulikai 12:20 pm to 1:47 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 15 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:53 am to 12:20 pm, Amrit 12:20 pm to 1:47 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:57 am to 12:43 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 15 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:10 am.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Kochi (9.9312°N, 76.2673°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.