Mumbai, Saturday, 5 December 2026
Saturday 5 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 6 December
Sunrise 6:58 am, sunset 6:00 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 12:52 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Chitra
until 11:49 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 · Saubhagya
until 7:53 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 · Kaulava
until 12:16 pm; then Taitila until 12:52 am Sunday
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
9:43 am – 11:06 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:52 pm – 3:15 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:58 am – 8:20 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:58 am – 8:20 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:20 am – 9:43 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:43 am – 11:06 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:06 am – 12:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:29 pm – 1:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:52 pm – 3:15 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:15 pm – 4:38 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:38 pm – 6:00 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm – 7:38 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:38 pm – 9:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:15 pm – 10:52 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:52 pm – 12:29 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:29 am – 2:06 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:06 am – 3:44 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:44 am – 5:21 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:21 am – 6:58 am | Labh | 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
12:07 pm – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:34 am Sunday, moonset 3:09 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:58 am – 7:53 am | Saturn |
| 7:53 am – 8:48 am | Jupiter |
| 8:48 am – 9:43 am | Mars |
| 9:43 am – 10:38 am | Sun |
| 10:38 am – 11:34 am | Venus |
| 11:34 am – 12:29 pm | Mercury |
| 12:29 pm – 1:24 pm | Moon |
| 1:24 pm – 2:19 pm | Saturn |
| 2:19 pm – 3:15 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:15 pm – 4:10 pm | Mars |
| 4:10 pm – 5:05 pm | Sun |
| 5:05 pm – 6:00 pm | Venus |
| 6:00 pm – 7:05 pm | Mercury |
| 7:05 pm – 8:10 pm | Moon |
| 8:10 pm – 9:15 pm | Saturn |
| 9:15 pm – 10:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:20 pm – 11:24 pm | Mars |
| 11:24 pm – 12:29 am | Sun |
| 12:29 am – 1:34 am | Venus |
| 1:34 am – 2:39 am | Mercury |
| 2:39 am – 3:44 am | Moon |
| 3:44 am – 4:49 am | Saturn |
| 4:49 am – 5:53 am | Jupiter |
| 5:53 am – 6:58 am | Mars |
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 7:53 am, nakshatra at 11:49 am, karana at 12:16 pm, tithi and karana at 12:52 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:43 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 5 December 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 12:52 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:58 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 5 December 2026?
9:43 am to 11:06 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:52 pm to 3:15 pm and Gulikai 6:58 am to 8:20 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 5 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 8:20 am to 9:43 am, Labh 1:52 pm to 3:15 pm, Amrit 3:15 pm to 4:38 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:07 pm to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 5 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:34 am on Sunday 6 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.