Mumbai, Sunday, 6 December 2026
Sunday 6 December 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Monday 7 December
Sunrise 6:58 am, sunset 6:01 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, 6:01 pm to 8:25 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Trayodashi
until 2:23 am Monday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 1:38 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 7:42 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 · Gara
until 1:35 pm; then Vanija until 2:23 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 2:23 am to 3:15 pm on Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:38 pm – 6:01 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:29 pm – 1:52 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:15 pm – 4:38 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:58 am – 8:21 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:21 am – 9:44 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:44 am – 11:07 am | Labh | good |
| 11:07 am – 12:29 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:29 pm – 1:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:52 pm – 3:15 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:15 pm – 4:38 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:38 pm – 6:01 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:01 pm – 7:38 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:38 pm – 9:15 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:15 pm – 10:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:52 pm – 12:30 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:30 am – 2:07 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:07 am – 3:44 am | Labh | good |
| 3:44 am – 5:21 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:21 am – 6:59 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
12:07 pm – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:28 am Monday, moonset 3:48 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.
| 6:58 am – 7:53 am | Sun |
| 7:53 am – 8:49 am | Venus |
| 8:49 am – 9:44 am | Mercury |
| 9:44 am – 10:39 am | Moon |
| 10:39 am – 11:34 am | Saturn |
| 11:34 am – 12:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:29 pm – 1:25 pm | Mars |
| 1:25 pm – 2:20 pm | Sun |
| 2:20 pm – 3:15 pm | Venus |
| 3:15 pm – 4:10 pm | Mercury |
| 4:10 pm – 5:05 pm | Moon |
| 5:05 pm – 6:01 pm | Saturn |
| 6:01 pm – 7:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:05 pm – 8:10 pm | Mars |
| 8:10 pm – 9:15 pm | Sun |
| 9:15 pm – 10:20 pm | Venus |
| 10:20 pm – 11:25 pm | Mercury |
| 11:25 pm – 12:30 am | Moon |
| 12:30 am – 1:35 am | Saturn |
| 1:35 am – 2:39 am | Jupiter |
| 2:39 am – 3:44 am | Mars |
| 3:44 am – 4:49 am | Sun |
| 4:49 am – 5:54 am | Venus |
| 5:54 am – 6:59 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 7:42 am, karana at 1:35 pm, nakshatra at 1:38 pm, tithi and karana at 2:23 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:38 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 6 December 2026?
Krishna Trayodashi, until 2:23 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:58 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 6 December 2026?
4:38 pm to 6:01 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:29 pm to 1:52 pm and Gulikai 3:15 pm to 4:38 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 6 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:44 am to 11:07 am, Amrit 11:07 am to 12:29 pm, Shubh 1:52 pm to 3:15 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:07 pm to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 6 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:28 am on Monday 7 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.