Mumbai, Friday, 4 December 2026
Friday 4 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 5 December
Sunrise 6:57 am, sunset 6:00 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi
until 11:45 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Hasta
until 10:23 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 · Ayushman
until 8:24 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 · Bava
until 11:21 am; then Balava until 11:45 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
11:06 am – 12:29 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:14 pm – 4:37 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:20 am – 9:43 am
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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:57 am – 8:20 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:20 am – 9:43 am | Labh | good |
| 9:43 am – 11:06 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:06 am – 12:29 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:29 pm – 1:51 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:51 pm – 3:14 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:14 pm – 4:37 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:37 pm – 6:00 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm – 7:37 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:37 pm – 9:15 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:15 pm – 10:52 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:52 pm – 12:29 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:29 am – 2:06 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:06 am – 3:43 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:43 am – 5:20 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:20 am – 6:58 am | Rog | 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 – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:40 am Saturday, moonset 2:32 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:57 am – 7:52 am | Venus |
| 7:52 am – 8:47 am | Mercury |
| 8:47 am – 9:43 am | Moon |
| 9:43 am – 10:38 am | Saturn |
| 10:38 am – 11:33 am | Jupiter |
| 11:33 am – 12:29 pm | Mars |
| 12:29 pm – 1:24 pm | Sun |
| 1:24 pm – 2:19 pm | Venus |
| 2:19 pm – 3:14 pm | Mercury |
| 3:14 pm – 4:10 pm | Moon |
| 4:10 pm – 5:05 pm | Saturn |
| 5:05 pm – 6:00 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:00 pm – 7:05 pm | Mars |
| 7:05 pm – 8:10 pm | Sun |
| 8:10 pm – 9:15 pm | Venus |
| 9:15 pm – 10:19 pm | Mercury |
| 10:19 pm – 11:24 pm | Moon |
| 11:24 pm – 12:29 am | Saturn |
| 12:29 am – 1:34 am | Jupiter |
| 1:34 am – 2:38 am | Mars |
| 2:38 am – 3:43 am | Sun |
| 3:43 am – 4:48 am | Venus |
| 4:48 am – 5:53 am | Mercury |
| 5:53 am – 6:58 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:24 am, nakshatra at 10:23 am, karana at 11:21 am, tithi and karana at 11:45 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:06 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 4 December 2026?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 11:45 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:57 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 4 December 2026?
11:06 am to 12:29 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:14 pm to 4:37 pm and Gulikai 8:20 am to 9:43 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 4 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:20 am to 9:43 am, Amrit 9:43 am to 11:06 am, Shubh 12:29 pm to 1:51 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:06 pm to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 4 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:40 am on Saturday 5 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.