Mumbai, Saturday, 26 December 2026
Saturday 26 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 27 December
Sunrise 7:09 am, sunset 6:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Tritiya
until 8:06 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Pushya
until 8:13 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 · Vaidhriti
until 12:23 am Sunday
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 · Vanija
until 9:43 am; then Vishti until 8:06 pm; then Bava until 6:35 am Sunday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 9:43 am to 8:06 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:54 am – 11:16 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:01 pm – 3:24 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:09 am – 8:32 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:09 am – 8:32 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:32 am – 9:54 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:54 am – 11:16 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:16 am – 12:39 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:39 pm – 2:01 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:01 pm – 3:24 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:24 pm – 4:46 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:46 pm – 6:09 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 pm – 7:46 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:46 pm – 9:24 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:24 pm – 11:02 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:02 pm – 12:39 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:39 am – 2:17 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:17 am – 3:54 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:54 am – 5:32 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:32 am – 7:10 am | Labh | 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
12:17 pm – 1:01 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:52 pm, moonset 9:12 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 7:09 am – 8:04 am | Saturn |
| 8:04 am – 8:59 am | Jupiter |
| 8:59 am – 9:54 am | Mars |
| 9:54 am – 10:49 am | Sun |
| 10:49 am – 11:44 am | Venus |
| 11:44 am – 12:39 pm | Mercury |
| 12:39 pm – 1:34 pm | Moon |
| 1:34 pm – 2:29 pm | Saturn |
| 2:29 pm – 3:24 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:24 pm – 4:19 pm | Mars |
| 4:19 pm – 5:14 pm | Sun |
| 5:14 pm – 6:09 pm | Venus |
| 6:09 pm – 7:14 pm | Mercury |
| 7:14 pm – 8:19 pm | Moon |
| 8:19 pm – 9:24 pm | Saturn |
| 9:24 pm – 10:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:29 pm – 11:34 pm | Mars |
| 11:34 pm – 12:39 am | Sun |
| 12:39 am – 1:44 am | Venus |
| 1:44 am – 2:49 am | Mercury |
| 2:49 am – 3:54 am | Moon |
| 3:54 am – 4:59 am | Saturn |
| 4:59 am – 6:04 am | Jupiter |
| 6:04 am – 7:10 am | Mars |
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 9:43 am, tithi and karana at 8:06 pm, nakshatra at 8:13 pm, yoga at 12:23 am Sunday, karana at 6:35 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:54 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 26 December 2026?
Krishna Tritiya, until 8:06 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:09 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 26 December 2026?
9:54 am to 11:16 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:01 pm to 3:24 pm and Gulikai 7:09 am to 8:32 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 26 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 8:32 am to 9:54 am, Labh 2:01 pm to 3:24 pm, Amrit 3:24 pm to 4:46 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:17 pm to 1:01 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 26 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:52 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.