Mumbai, Friday, 18 December 2026
Friday 18 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 19 December
Sunrise 7:05 am, sunset 6:05 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 11:15 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada
until 4:10 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 · Vyatipata
until 12:19 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 · Balava
until 11:27 am; then Kaulava until 11:15 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
11:13 am – 12:35 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:20 pm – 4:42 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:28 am – 9:50 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:05 am – 8:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:28 am – 9:50 am | Labh | good |
| 9:50 am – 11:13 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:13 am – 12:35 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:35 pm – 1:57 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:57 pm – 3:20 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:20 pm – 4:42 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:42 pm – 6:05 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:05 pm – 7:42 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:42 pm – 9:20 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:20 pm – 10:58 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:58 pm – 12:35 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:35 am – 2:13 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:13 am – 3:50 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:50 am – 5:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:28 am – 7:06 am | Rog | 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
12:13 pm – 12:57 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:13 pm, moonset 1:52 am Saturday.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 7:05 am – 8:00 am | Venus |
| 8:00 am – 8:55 am | Mercury |
| 8:55 am – 9:50 am | Moon |
| 9:50 am – 10:45 am | Saturn |
| 10:45 am – 11:40 am | Jupiter |
| 11:40 am – 12:35 pm | Mars |
| 12:35 pm – 1:30 pm | Sun |
| 1:30 pm – 2:25 pm | Venus |
| 2:25 pm – 3:20 pm | Mercury |
| 3:20 pm – 4:15 pm | Moon |
| 4:15 pm – 5:10 pm | Saturn |
| 5:10 pm – 6:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:05 pm – 7:10 pm | Mars |
| 7:10 pm – 8:15 pm | Sun |
| 8:15 pm – 9:20 pm | Venus |
| 9:20 pm – 10:25 pm | Mercury |
| 10:25 pm – 11:30 pm | Moon |
| 11:30 pm – 12:35 am | Saturn |
| 12:35 am – 1:40 am | Jupiter |
| 1:40 am – 2:45 am | Mars |
| 2:45 am – 3:50 am | Sun |
| 3:50 am – 4:56 am | Venus |
| 4:56 am – 6:01 am | Mercury |
| 6:01 am – 7:06 am | Moon |
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 11:27 am, yoga at 12:19 pm, nakshatra at 4:10 pm, tithi and karana at 11:15 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:13 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 18 December 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 11:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:05 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 18 December 2026?
11:13 am to 12:35 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:20 pm to 4:42 pm and Gulikai 8:28 am to 9:50 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 18 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:28 am to 9:50 am, Amrit 9:50 am to 11:13 am, Shubh 12:35 pm to 1:57 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:13 pm to 12:57 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 18 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:13 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.