Kumbakonam, Tuesday, 15 December 2026
Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Karthigai 29
The next day, Wednesday 16 December · Margazhi 1
On Tuesday 15 December 2026 in Kumbakonam, the tithi is Shukla Shashti until 9:20 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 3:00 pm to 4:26 pm IST. Sunrise 6:23 am, sunset 5:52 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
3:00 pm – 4:26 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:15 am – 10:41 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:07 pm – 1:34 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Tuesday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:23 am – 7:49 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:49 am – 9:15 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:15 am – 10:41 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:41 am – 12:07 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:07 pm – 1:34 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:34 pm – 3:00 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:00 pm – 4:26 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:26 pm – 5:52 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 pm – 7:26 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:26 pm – 9:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:00 pm – 10:34 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:34 pm – 12:08 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:08 am – 1:42 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:42 am – 3:15 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:15 am – 4:49 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:49 am – 6:23 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
11:44 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:58 am, moonset 10:56 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.
| 6:23 am – 7:20 am | Mars |
| 7:20 am – 8:18 am | Sun |
| 8:18 am – 9:15 am | Venus |
| 9:15 am – 10:12 am | Mercury |
| 10:12 am – 11:10 am | Moon |
| 11:10 am – 12:07 pm | Saturn |
| 12:07 pm – 1:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:05 pm – 2:02 pm | Mars |
| 2:02 pm – 3:00 pm | Sun |
| 3:00 pm – 3:57 pm | Venus |
| 3:57 pm – 4:55 pm | Mercury |
| 4:55 pm – 5:52 pm | Moon |
| 5:52 pm – 6:55 pm | Saturn |
| 6:55 pm – 7:57 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:57 pm – 9:00 pm | Mars |
| 9:00 pm – 10:03 pm | Sun |
| 10:03 pm – 11:05 pm | Venus |
| 11:05 pm – 12:08 am | Mercury |
| 12:08 am – 1:10 am | Moon |
| 1:10 am – 2:13 am | Saturn |
| 2:13 am – 3:15 am | Jupiter |
| 3:15 am – 4:18 am | Mars |
| 4:18 am – 5:20 am | Sun |
| 5:20 am – 6:23 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 30 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 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 3:00 pm in Kumbakonam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kumbakonam on 15 December 2026?
Shukla Shashti, until 9:20 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:23 am in Kumbakonam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kumbakonam on 15 December 2026?
3:00 pm to 4:26 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:15 am to 10:41 am and Gulikai 12:07 pm to 1:34 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kumbakonam on 15 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:41 am to 12:07 pm, Amrit 12:07 pm to 1:34 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kumbakonam on 15 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:58 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 15 December 2026, Kumbakonam
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Calculated for Kumbakonam from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Kumbakonam local time (IST).