Mumbai, Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Amavasya
The next day, Wednesday 9 December
Sunrise 6:59 am, sunset 6:01 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Tuesday 8 December. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 6:22 am Wednesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 6:16 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 · Sukarma
until 8:07 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 · Chatushpada
until 5:15 pm; then Naga until 6:22 am Wednesday
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
3:16 pm – 4:38 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:45 am – 11:08 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:30 pm – 1:53 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:59 am – 8:22 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:22 am – 9:45 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:45 am – 11:08 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:08 am – 12:30 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:30 pm – 1:53 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:53 pm – 3:16 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:16 pm – 4:38 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:38 pm – 6:01 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:01 pm – 7:38 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:38 pm – 9:16 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:16 pm – 10:53 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:53 pm – 12:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:31 am – 2:08 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:08 am – 3:45 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:45 am – 5:23 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:23 am – 7:00 am | Kaal | 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
12:08 pm – 12:52 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Mumbai between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 5:17 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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:59 am – 7:55 am | Mars |
| 7:55 am – 8:50 am | Sun |
| 8:50 am – 9:45 am | Venus |
| 9:45 am – 10:40 am | Mercury |
| 10:40 am – 11:35 am | Moon |
| 11:35 am – 12:30 pm | Saturn |
| 12:30 pm – 1:25 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:25 pm – 2:21 pm | Mars |
| 2:21 pm – 3:16 pm | Sun |
| 3:16 pm – 4:11 pm | Venus |
| 4:11 pm – 5:06 pm | Mercury |
| 5:06 pm – 6:01 pm | Moon |
| 6:01 pm – 7:06 pm | Saturn |
| 7:06 pm – 8:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:11 pm – 9:16 pm | Mars |
| 9:16 pm – 10:21 pm | Sun |
| 10:21 pm – 11:26 pm | Venus |
| 11:26 pm – 12:31 am | Mercury |
| 12:31 am – 1:35 am | Moon |
| 1:35 am – 2:40 am | Saturn |
| 2:40 am – 3:45 am | Jupiter |
| 3:45 am – 4:50 am | Mars |
| 4:50 am – 5:55 am | Sun |
| 5:55 am – 7:00 am | Venus |
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 8:07 am, karana at 5:15 pm, nakshatra at 6:16 pm, tithi and karana at 6:22 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:16 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 8 December 2026?
Amavasya, until 6:22 am Wednesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:59 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 8 December 2026?
3:16 pm to 4:38 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:45 am to 11:08 am and Gulikai 12:30 pm to 1:53 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 8 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 11:08 am to 12:30 pm, Amrit 12:30 pm to 1:53 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:08 pm to 12:52 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 8 December 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Mumbai between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
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.