Mumbai, Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Wednesday 16 December 2026
The next day, Thursday 17 December
Sunrise 7:04 am, sunset 6:04 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 10:46 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shatabhisha
until 2:03 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 · Vajra
until 1:46 pm
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 10:08 am; then Vanija until 10:46 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:46 pm to 11:13 am Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:34 pm – 1:56 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:27 am – 9:49 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:11 am – 12:34 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:04 am – 8:27 am | Labh | good |
| 8:27 am – 9:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:49 am – 11:11 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:11 am – 12:34 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:34 pm – 1:56 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:56 pm – 3:19 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:19 pm – 4:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:41 pm – 6:04 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:04 pm – 7:41 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:41 pm – 9:19 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:19 pm – 10:57 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:57 pm – 12:34 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:34 am – 2:12 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:12 am – 3:49 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:49 am – 5:27 am | Labh | good |
| 5:27 am – 7:05 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
12:12 pm – 12:56 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:05 pm, moonset 12:08 am Thursday.
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.
| 7:04 am – 7:59 am | Mercury |
| 7:59 am – 8:54 am | Moon |
| 8:54 am – 9:49 am | Saturn |
| 9:49 am – 10:44 am | Jupiter |
| 10:44 am – 11:39 am | Mars |
| 11:39 am – 12:34 pm | Sun |
| 12:34 pm – 1:29 pm | Venus |
| 1:29 pm – 2:24 pm | Mercury |
| 2:24 pm – 3:19 pm | Moon |
| 3:19 pm – 4:14 pm | Saturn |
| 4:14 pm – 5:09 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:09 pm – 6:04 pm | Mars |
| 6:04 pm – 7:09 pm | Sun |
| 7:09 pm – 8:14 pm | Venus |
| 8:14 pm – 9:19 pm | Mercury |
| 9:19 pm – 10:24 pm | Moon |
| 10:24 pm – 11:29 pm | Saturn |
| 11:29 pm – 12:34 am | Jupiter |
| 12:34 am – 1:39 am | Mars |
| 1:39 am – 2:44 am | Sun |
| 2:44 am – 3:49 am | Venus |
| 3:49 am – 4:54 am | Mercury |
| 4:54 am – 6:00 am | Moon |
| 6:00 am – 7:05 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:08 am, yoga at 1:46 pm, nakshatra at 2:03 pm, tithi and karana at 10:46 pm.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:34 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 16 December 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 10:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:04 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 16 December 2026?
12:34 pm to 1:56 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:27 am to 9:49 am and Gulikai 11:11 am to 12:34 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 16 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:04 am to 8:27 am, Amrit 8:27 am to 9:49 am, Shubh 11:11 am to 12:34 pm, Labh 4:41 pm to 6:04 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:12 pm to 12:56 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 16 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:05 pm.
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.