Mumbai, Friday, 25 December 2026
Friday 25 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 26 December
Sunrise 7:09 am, sunset 6:08 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwitiya
until 11:26 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 10:50 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 · Brahma
until 8:29 am; then Indra until 4:17 am Saturday
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 · Taitila
until 1:15 pm; then Gara until 11:26 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
11:16 am – 12:38 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:23 pm – 4:46 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:31 am – 9:54 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:09 am – 8:31 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:31 am – 9:54 am | Labh | good |
| 9:54 am – 11:16 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:16 am – 12:38 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:38 pm – 2:01 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:01 pm – 3:23 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:23 pm – 4:46 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:46 pm – 6:08 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 pm – 7:46 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:46 pm – 9:23 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:23 pm – 11:01 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:01 pm – 12:39 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:39 am – 2:16 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:16 am – 3:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:54 am – 5:31 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:31 am – 7:09 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
12:16 pm – 1:00 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:45 pm, moonset 8:17 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 7:09 am – 8:04 am | Venus |
| 8:04 am – 8:59 am | Mercury |
| 8:59 am – 9:54 am | Moon |
| 9:54 am – 10:49 am | Saturn |
| 10:49 am – 11:43 am | Jupiter |
| 11:43 am – 12:38 pm | Mars |
| 12:38 pm – 1:33 pm | Sun |
| 1:33 pm – 2:28 pm | Venus |
| 2:28 pm – 3:23 pm | Mercury |
| 3:23 pm – 4:18 pm | Moon |
| 4:18 pm – 5:13 pm | Saturn |
| 5:13 pm – 6:08 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:08 pm – 7:13 pm | Mars |
| 7:13 pm – 8:18 pm | Sun |
| 8:18 pm – 9:23 pm | Venus |
| 9:23 pm – 10:29 pm | Mercury |
| 10:29 pm – 11:34 pm | Moon |
| 11:34 pm – 12:39 am | Saturn |
| 12:39 am – 1:44 am | Jupiter |
| 1:44 am – 2:49 am | Mars |
| 2:49 am – 3:54 am | Sun |
| 3:54 am – 4:59 am | Venus |
| 4:59 am – 6:04 am | Mercury |
| 6:04 am – 7:09 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: yoga at 8:29 am, karana at 1:15 pm, nakshatra at 10:50 pm, tithi and karana at 11:26 pm, yoga at 4:17 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:16 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 25 December 2026?
Krishna Dwitiya, until 11:26 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:09 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 25 December 2026?
11:16 am to 12:38 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:23 pm to 4:46 pm and Gulikai 8:31 am to 9:54 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 25 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:31 am to 9:54 am, Amrit 9:54 am to 11:16 am, Shubh 12:38 pm to 2:01 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:16 pm to 1:00 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 25 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:45 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.