Mumbai, Monday, 28 December 2026
Monday 28 December 2026
The next day, Tuesday 29 December
Sunrise 7:10 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Panchami
until 2:59 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Magha
until 4:33 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 · Priti
until 5:55 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 · Taitila
until 2:59 pm; then Gara until 2:07 am Tuesday
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
8:32 am – 9:55 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:17 am – 12:40 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:02 pm – 3:25 pm
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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:10 am – 8:32 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:32 am – 9:55 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:55 am – 11:17 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:17 am – 12:40 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:40 pm – 2:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:02 pm – 3:25 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:25 pm – 4:47 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:47 pm – 6:10 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 pm – 7:47 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:47 pm – 9:25 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:25 pm – 11:03 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:03 pm – 12:40 am | Labh | good |
| 12:40 am – 2:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:18 am – 3:55 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:55 am – 5:33 am | Amrit | good |
| 5:33 am – 7:10 am | Char | neutral |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:18 pm – 1:02 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:54 pm, moonset 10:42 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: the Moon on a Monday.
| 7:10 am – 8:05 am | Moon |
| 8:05 am – 9:00 am | Saturn |
| 9:00 am – 9:55 am | Jupiter |
| 9:55 am – 10:50 am | Mars |
| 10:50 am – 11:45 am | Sun |
| 11:45 am – 12:40 pm | Venus |
| 12:40 pm – 1:35 pm | Mercury |
| 1:35 pm – 2:30 pm | Moon |
| 2:30 pm – 3:25 pm | Saturn |
| 3:25 pm – 4:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:20 pm – 5:15 pm | Mars |
| 5:15 pm – 6:10 pm | Sun |
| 6:10 pm – 7:15 pm | Venus |
| 7:15 pm – 8:20 pm | Mercury |
| 8:20 pm – 9:25 pm | Moon |
| 9:25 pm – 10:30 pm | Saturn |
| 10:30 pm – 11:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:35 pm – 12:40 am | Mars |
| 12:40 am – 1:45 am | Sun |
| 1:45 am – 2:50 am | Venus |
| 2:50 am – 3:55 am | Mercury |
| 3:55 am – 5:00 am | Moon |
| 5:00 am – 6:05 am | Saturn |
| 6:05 am – 7:10 am | Jupiter |
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: tithi and karana at 2:59 pm, nakshatra at 4:33 pm, yoga at 5:55 pm, karana at 2:07 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:32 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 28 December 2026?
Krishna Panchami, until 2:59 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:10 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 28 December 2026?
8:32 am to 9:55 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 11:17 am to 12:40 pm and Gulikai 2:02 pm to 3:25 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 28 December 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 7:10 am to 8:32 am, Shubh 9:55 am to 11:17 am, Labh 3:25 pm to 4:47 pm, Amrit 4:47 pm to 6:10 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:18 pm to 1:02 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 28 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:54 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.