Mumbai, Wednesday, 2 December 2026
Wednesday 2 December 2026
The next day, Thursday 3 December
Sunrise 6:56 am, sunset 6:00 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Navami
until 10:53 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 8:55 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 · Vishkambha
until 10:32 am
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 10:59 am; then Gara until 10:53 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
12:28 pm – 1:51 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:19 am – 9:42 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:05 am – 12:28 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:56 am – 8:19 am | Labh | good |
| 8:19 am – 9:42 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:42 am – 11:05 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:05 am – 12:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:28 pm – 1:51 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:51 pm – 3:14 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:14 pm – 4:37 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:37 pm – 6:00 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm – 7:37 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:37 pm – 9:14 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:14 pm – 10:51 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:51 pm – 12:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:28 am – 2:05 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:05 am – 3:42 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:42 am – 5:19 am | Labh | good |
| 5:19 am – 6:56 am | Udveg | 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
12:06 pm – 12:50 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:56 am Thursday, moonset 1:22 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:56 am – 7:51 am | Mercury |
| 7:51 am – 8:46 am | Moon |
| 8:46 am – 9:42 am | Saturn |
| 9:42 am – 10:37 am | Jupiter |
| 10:37 am – 11:32 am | Mars |
| 11:32 am – 12:28 pm | Sun |
| 12:28 pm – 1:23 pm | Venus |
| 1:23 pm – 2:18 pm | Mercury |
| 2:18 pm – 3:14 pm | Moon |
| 3:14 pm – 4:09 pm | Saturn |
| 4:09 pm – 5:04 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:04 pm – 6:00 pm | Mars |
| 6:00 pm – 7:05 pm | Sun |
| 7:05 pm – 8:09 pm | Venus |
| 8:09 pm – 9:14 pm | Mercury |
| 9:14 pm – 10:19 pm | Moon |
| 10:19 pm – 11:23 pm | Saturn |
| 11:23 pm – 12:28 am | Jupiter |
| 12:28 am – 1:33 am | Mars |
| 1:33 am – 2:37 am | Sun |
| 2:37 am – 3:42 am | Venus |
| 3:42 am – 4:47 am | Mercury |
| 4:47 am – 5:52 am | Moon |
| 5:52 am – 6:56 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:55 am, yoga at 10:32 am, karana at 10:59 am, tithi and karana at 10:53 pm.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:28 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 2 December 2026?
Krishna Navami, until 10:53 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:56 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 2 December 2026?
12:28 pm to 1:51 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:19 am to 9:42 am and Gulikai 11:05 am to 12:28 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 2 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:56 am to 8:19 am, Amrit 8:19 am to 9:42 am, Shubh 11:05 am to 12:28 pm, Labh 4:37 pm to 6:00 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:06 pm to 12:50 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 2 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:56 am on Thursday 3 December.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Mumbai (19.0760°N, 72.8777°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.