Mumbai, Thursday, 17 December 2026
Thursday 17 December 2026
The next day, Friday 18 December
Sunrise 7:05 am, sunset 6:04 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 11:27 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 3:31 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 · Siddhi
until 1:22 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 · Vishti
until 11:13 am; then Bava until 11:27 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:05 am to 11:13 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:57 pm – 3:19 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:05 am – 8:27 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:50 am – 11:12 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:05 am – 8:27 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:27 am – 9:50 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:50 am – 11:12 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:12 am – 12:34 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:34 pm – 1:57 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:57 pm – 3:19 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:19 pm – 4:42 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:42 pm – 6:04 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:04 pm – 7:42 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:42 pm – 9:20 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:20 pm – 10:57 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:57 pm – 12:35 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:35 am – 2:12 am | Labh | good |
| 2:12 am – 3:50 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:50 am – 5:28 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:28 am – 7:05 am | Amrit | 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
12:12 pm – 12:56 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:38 pm, moonset 12:59 am Friday.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 7:05 am – 8:00 am | Jupiter |
| 8:00 am – 8:55 am | Mars |
| 8:55 am – 9:50 am | Sun |
| 9:50 am – 10:45 am | Venus |
| 10:45 am – 11:39 am | Mercury |
| 11:39 am – 12:34 pm | Moon |
| 12:34 pm – 1:29 pm | Saturn |
| 1:29 pm – 2:24 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:24 pm – 3:19 pm | Mars |
| 3:19 pm – 4:14 pm | Sun |
| 4:14 pm – 5:09 pm | Venus |
| 5:09 pm – 6:04 pm | Mercury |
| 6:04 pm – 7:09 pm | Moon |
| 7:09 pm – 8:14 pm | Saturn |
| 8:14 pm – 9:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:20 pm – 10:25 pm | Mars |
| 10:25 pm – 11:30 pm | Sun |
| 11:30 pm – 12:35 am | Venus |
| 12:35 am – 1:40 am | Mercury |
| 1:40 am – 2:45 am | Moon |
| 2:45 am – 3:50 am | Saturn |
| 3:50 am – 4:55 am | Jupiter |
| 4:55 am – 6:00 am | Mars |
| 6:00 am – 7:05 am | Sun |
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 11:13 am, yoga at 1:22 pm, nakshatra at 3:31 pm, tithi and karana at 11:27 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:57 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 17 December 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 11:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:05 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 17 December 2026?
1:57 pm to 3:19 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 7:05 am to 8:27 am and Gulikai 9:50 am to 11:12 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 17 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:05 am to 8:27 am, Labh 12:34 pm to 1:57 pm, Shubh 4:42 pm to 6:04 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:12 pm to 12:56 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 17 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:38 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.