Mumbai, Thursday, 31 December 2026
Thursday 31 December 2026
The next day, Friday 1 January
Sunrise 7:11 am, sunset 6:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ashtami
until 12:33 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Hasta
until 4:14 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 · Shobhana
until 12:27 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 · Kaulava
until 12:33 pm; then Taitila until 12:47 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
2:04 pm – 3:27 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:11 am – 8:34 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:56 am – 11:19 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:11 am – 8:34 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:34 am – 9:56 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:56 am – 11:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:19 am – 12:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:41 pm – 2:04 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:04 pm – 3:27 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:27 pm – 4:49 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:49 pm – 6:12 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:12 pm – 7:49 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:49 pm – 9:27 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:27 pm – 11:04 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:04 pm – 12:42 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:42 am – 2:19 am | Labh | good |
| 2:19 am – 3:57 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:57 am – 5:34 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:34 am – 7:11 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
12:19 pm – 1:03 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:36 am Friday, moonset 12:32 pm.
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.
| 7:11 am – 8:06 am | Jupiter |
| 8:06 am – 9:01 am | Mars |
| 9:01 am – 9:56 am | Sun |
| 9:56 am – 10:51 am | Venus |
| 10:51 am – 11:46 am | Mercury |
| 11:46 am – 12:41 pm | Moon |
| 12:41 pm – 1:36 pm | Saturn |
| 1:36 pm – 2:31 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:31 pm – 3:27 pm | Mars |
| 3:27 pm – 4:22 pm | Sun |
| 4:22 pm – 5:17 pm | Venus |
| 5:17 pm – 6:12 pm | Mercury |
| 6:12 pm – 7:17 pm | Moon |
| 7:17 pm – 8:22 pm | Saturn |
| 8:22 pm – 9:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:27 pm – 10:32 pm | Mars |
| 10:32 pm – 11:37 pm | Sun |
| 11:37 pm – 12:42 am | Venus |
| 12:42 am – 1:47 am | Mercury |
| 1:47 am – 2:52 am | Moon |
| 2:52 am – 3:57 am | Saturn |
| 3:57 am – 5:01 am | Jupiter |
| 5:01 am – 6:06 am | Mars |
| 6:06 am – 7:11 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 12:27 pm, tithi and karana at 12:33 pm, nakshatra at 4:14 pm, karana at 12:47 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:04 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 31 December 2026?
Krishna Ashtami, until 12:33 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:11 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 31 December 2026?
2:04 pm to 3:27 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 7:11 am to 8:34 am and Gulikai 9:56 am to 11:19 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 31 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:11 am to 8:34 am, Labh 12:41 pm to 2:04 pm, Shubh 4:49 pm to 6:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:19 pm to 1:03 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 31 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:36 am on Friday 1 January.
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.