Mumbai, Wednesday, 9 December 2026
Wednesday 9 December 2026
The next day, Thursday 10 December
Sunrise 7:00 am, sunset 6:01 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Pratipada
until 8:47 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Jyeshtha
until 9:01 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 · Dhriti
until 8:40 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 · Kimstughna
until 7:32 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
12:31 pm – 1:53 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:23 am – 9:45 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:08 am – 12:31 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am – 8:23 am | Labh | good |
| 8:23 am – 9:45 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:45 am – 11:08 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:08 am – 12:31 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:31 pm – 1:53 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:53 pm – 3:16 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:16 pm – 4:39 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:39 pm – 6:01 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:01 pm – 7:39 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:39 pm – 9:16 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:16 pm – 10:54 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:54 pm – 12:31 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:31 am – 2:08 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:08 am – 3:46 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:46 am – 5:23 am | Labh | good |
| 5:23 am – 7:01 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
12:09 pm – 12:53 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:16 am, moonset 6:07 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.
| 7:00 am – 7:55 am | Mercury |
| 7:55 am – 8:50 am | Moon |
| 8:50 am – 9:45 am | Saturn |
| 9:45 am – 10:40 am | Jupiter |
| 10:40 am – 11:36 am | Mars |
| 11:36 am – 12:31 pm | Sun |
| 12:31 pm – 1:26 pm | Venus |
| 1:26 pm – 2:21 pm | Mercury |
| 2:21 pm – 3:16 pm | Moon |
| 3:16 pm – 4:11 pm | Saturn |
| 4:11 pm – 5:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:06 pm – 6:01 pm | Mars |
| 6:01 pm – 7:06 pm | Sun |
| 7:06 pm – 8:11 pm | Venus |
| 8:11 pm – 9:16 pm | Mercury |
| 9:16 pm – 10:21 pm | Moon |
| 10:21 pm – 11:26 pm | Saturn |
| 11:26 pm – 12:31 am | Jupiter |
| 12:31 am – 1:36 am | Mars |
| 1:36 am – 2:41 am | Sun |
| 2:41 am – 3:46 am | Venus |
| 3:46 am – 4:51 am | Mercury |
| 4:51 am – 5:56 am | Moon |
| 5:56 am – 7:01 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:40 am, karana at 7:32 pm, nakshatra at 9:01 pm. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 8:47 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:31 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 9 December 2026?
Shukla Pratipada, until 8:47 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:00 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 9 December 2026?
12:31 pm to 1:53 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:23 am to 9:45 am and Gulikai 11:08 am to 12:31 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 9 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:00 am to 8:23 am, Amrit 8:23 am to 9:45 am, Shubh 11:08 am to 12:31 pm, Labh 4:39 pm to 6:01 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 12:53 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 9 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:16 am.
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.