Melbourne, Sunday, 6 December 2026
Sunday 6 December 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Monday 7 December
On Sunday 6 December 2026 in Melbourne, the tithi is Krishna Dwadashi until 6:22 am AEDT; Rahu Kalam is 6:41 pm to 8:31 pm AEDT. Sunrise 5:51 am, sunset 8:31 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 8:31 pm to 10:55 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 6:22 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 7:08 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 · Shobhana
until 1:12 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 · Taitila
until 6:22 am; then Gara until 7:05 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
6:41 pm – 8:31 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:11 pm – 3:01 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
4:51 pm – 6:41 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:51 am – 7:41 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:41 am – 9:31 am | Amirdha | good |
| 9:31 am – 11:21 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:21 am – 1:11 pm | Laabam | good |
| 1:11 pm – 3:01 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 3:01 pm – 4:51 pm | Sugam | good |
| 4:51 pm – 6:41 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 6:41 pm – 8:31 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:31 pm – 9:41 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:41 pm – 10:51 pm | Sugam | good |
| 10:51 pm – 12:01 am | Soram | avoid |
| 12:01 am – 1:11 am | Visham | avoid |
| 1:11 am – 2:21 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:21 am – 3:31 am | Amirdha | good |
| 3:31 am – 4:41 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:41 am – 5:51 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:51 am – 7:41 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:41 am – 9:31 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:31 am – 11:21 am | Labh | good |
| 11:21 am – 1:11 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:11 pm – 3:01 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:01 pm – 4:51 pm | Shubh | good |
| 4:51 pm – 6:41 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:41 pm – 8:31 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:31 pm – 9:41 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:41 pm – 10:51 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:51 pm – 12:01 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:01 am – 1:11 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:11 am – 2:21 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:21 am – 3:31 am | Labh | good |
| 3:31 am – 4:41 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:41 am – 5:51 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
12:42 pm – 1:40 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:09 am Monday, moonset 6:01 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 5:51 am – 7:04 am | Sun |
| 7:04 am – 8:18 am | Venus |
| 8:18 am – 9:31 am | Mercury |
| 9:31 am – 10:44 am | Moon |
| 10:44 am – 11:58 am | Saturn |
| 11:58 am – 1:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:11 pm – 2:24 pm | Mars |
| 2:24 pm – 3:38 pm | Sun |
| 3:38 pm – 4:51 pm | Venus |
| 4:51 pm – 6:05 pm | Mercury |
| 6:05 pm – 7:18 pm | Moon |
| 7:18 pm – 8:31 pm | Saturn |
| 8:31 pm – 9:18 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:18 pm – 10:05 pm | Mars |
| 10:05 pm – 10:51 pm | Sun |
| 10:51 pm – 11:38 pm | Venus |
| 11:38 pm – 12:24 am | Mercury |
| 12:24 am – 1:11 am | Moon |
| 1:11 am – 1:58 am | Saturn |
| 1:58 am – 2:44 am | Jupiter |
| 2:44 am – 3:31 am | Mars |
| 3:31 am – 4:18 am | Sun |
| 4:18 am – 5:04 am | Venus |
| 5:04 am – 5:51 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 14 hours and 40 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 110 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 6:22 am, yoga at 1:12 pm, karana at 7:05 pm, nakshatra at 7:08 pm.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:41 pm in Melbourne.
Questions
What is the tithi in Melbourne on 6 December 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 6:22 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:51 am in Melbourne).
When is Rahu Kalam in Melbourne on 6 December 2026?
6:41 pm to 8:31 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 1:11 pm to 3:01 pm and Gulikai 4:51 pm to 6:41 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Melbourne on 6 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:31 am to 11:21 am, Amrit 11:21 am to 1:11 pm, Shubh 3:01 pm to 4:51 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:42 pm to 1:40 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Melbourne on 6 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:09 am on Monday 7 December.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 6 December 2026, Melbourne
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Melbourne from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Melbourne local time (AEDT).