Mumbai, Thursday, 24 December 2026
Thursday 24 December 2026
The next day, Friday 25 December
Sunrise 7:08 am, sunset 6:08 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Pratipada
until 3:08 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 1:47 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shukla
until 12:51 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 5:02 pm; then Kaulava until 3:08 am Friday
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
2:00 pm – 3:23 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:08 am – 8:31 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:53 am – 11:16 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:08 am – 8:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:31 am – 9:53 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:53 am – 11:16 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:16 am – 12:38 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:38 pm – 2:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:00 pm – 3:23 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:23 pm – 4:45 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:45 pm – 6:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 pm – 7:45 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:45 pm – 9:23 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:23 pm – 11:01 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:01 pm – 12:38 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:38 am – 2:16 am | Labh | good |
| 2:16 am – 3:53 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:53 am – 5:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:31 am – 7:09 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
12:16 pm – 1:00 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:34 pm, moonset 7:15 am.
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.
| 7:08 am – 8:03 am | Jupiter |
| 8:03 am – 8:58 am | Mars |
| 8:58 am – 9:53 am | Sun |
| 9:53 am – 10:48 am | Venus |
| 10:48 am – 11:43 am | Mercury |
| 11:43 am – 12:38 pm | Moon |
| 12:38 pm – 1:33 pm | Saturn |
| 1:33 pm – 2:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:28 pm – 3:23 pm | Mars |
| 3:23 pm – 4:18 pm | Sun |
| 4:18 pm – 5:13 pm | Venus |
| 5:13 pm – 6:08 pm | Mercury |
| 6:08 pm – 7:13 pm | Moon |
| 7:13 pm – 8:18 pm | Saturn |
| 8:18 pm – 9:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:23 pm – 10:28 pm | Mars |
| 10:28 pm – 11:33 pm | Sun |
| 11:33 pm – 12:38 am | Venus |
| 12:38 am – 1:43 am | Mercury |
| 1:43 am – 2:48 am | Moon |
| 2:48 am – 3:53 am | Saturn |
| 3:53 am – 4:58 am | Jupiter |
| 4:58 am – 6:04 am | Mars |
| 6:04 am – 7:09 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: yoga at 12:51 pm, karana at 5:02 pm, nakshatra at 1:47 am Friday, tithi and karana at 3:08 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:00 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 24 December 2026?
Krishna Pratipada, until 3:08 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:08 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 24 December 2026?
2:00 pm to 3:23 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 7:08 am to 8:31 am and Gulikai 9:53 am to 11:16 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 24 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:08 am to 8:31 am, Labh 12:38 pm to 2:00 pm, Shubh 4:45 pm to 6:08 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:16 pm to 1:00 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 24 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:34 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.