Mumbai, Saturday, 12 December 2026
Saturday 12 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 13 December
Sunrise 7:02 am, sunset 6:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Tritiya
until 2:07 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Ashadha
until 6:12 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vriddhi
until 11:17 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 2:07 pm; then Vanija until 3:28 am Sunday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 3:28 am to 4:48 pm on Sunday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:47 am – 11:09 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:55 pm – 3:17 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:02 am – 8:24 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:02 am – 8:24 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:24 am – 9:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:47 am – 11:09 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:09 am – 12:32 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:32 pm – 1:55 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:55 pm – 3:17 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:17 pm – 4:40 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:40 pm – 6:02 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:02 pm – 7:40 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:40 pm – 9:17 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:17 pm – 10:55 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:55 pm – 12:32 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:32 am – 2:10 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:10 am – 3:47 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:47 am – 5:25 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:25 am – 7:02 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
12:10 pm – 12:54 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:40 am, moonset 8:45 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.
| 7:02 am – 7:57 am | Saturn |
| 7:57 am – 8:52 am | Jupiter |
| 8:52 am – 9:47 am | Mars |
| 9:47 am – 10:42 am | Sun |
| 10:42 am – 11:37 am | Venus |
| 11:37 am – 12:32 pm | Mercury |
| 12:32 pm – 1:27 pm | Moon |
| 1:27 pm – 2:22 pm | Saturn |
| 2:22 pm – 3:17 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:17 pm – 4:12 pm | Mars |
| 4:12 pm – 5:07 pm | Sun |
| 5:07 pm – 6:02 pm | Venus |
| 6:02 pm – 7:07 pm | Mercury |
| 7:07 pm – 8:12 pm | Moon |
| 8:12 pm – 9:17 pm | Saturn |
| 9:17 pm – 10:22 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:22 pm – 11:27 pm | Mars |
| 11:27 pm – 12:32 am | Sun |
| 12:32 am – 1:37 am | Venus |
| 1:37 am – 2:42 am | Mercury |
| 2:42 am – 3:47 am | Moon |
| 3:47 am – 4:52 am | Saturn |
| 4:52 am – 5:57 am | Jupiter |
| 5:57 am – 7:02 am | Mars |
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 11:17 am, tithi and karana at 2:07 pm, karana at 3:28 am Sunday, nakshatra at 6:12 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:47 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 12 December 2026?
Shukla Tritiya, until 2:07 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:02 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 12 December 2026?
9:47 am to 11:09 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:55 pm to 3:17 pm and Gulikai 7:02 am to 8:24 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 12 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 8:24 am to 9:47 am, Labh 1:55 pm to 3:17 pm, Amrit 3:17 pm to 4:40 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:10 pm to 12:54 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 12 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 9:40 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.