Panchang for 2026-12-16
On 16 December 2026, the tithi is Saptamī (Śukla paksha (waxing)) until 22:46 IST, the Moon is in Śatabhiṣā nakshatra (pada 4) until 14:03 IST, the yoga is Vajra and the karana is Vaṇija. The vara is Budhavāra and the chandra rāśi is Kumbha.
In New Delhi, sunrise is at 07:07 and sunset at 17:26 IST; Rahu Kaal runs 12:17–13:34. Times for other cities are in the table below.
Next Ekadashi: Mokshada Ekadashi, 20 December 2026 (New Delhi). All Ekadashi dates of 2026 →
Swiss Ephemeris · sidereal · Lahiri 24°14′ · 12:00 IST
| Vara (day) | बुधवार Budhavāra | |
|---|---|---|
| Tithi | सप्तमी Saptamī· Śukla paksha (waxing) | until (IST) 22:46 |
| Nakshatra | शतभिषा Śatabhiṣā· pada 4 | until (IST) 14:03 |
| Yoga | वज्र Vajra | until (IST) 13:46 |
| Karana | वणिज Vaṇija | until (IST) 22:46 |
| Chandra rashi | कुम्भ Kumbha |
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Rahu Kaal | Yamaganda | Gulika | Abhijit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | 07:07 | 17:26 | 12:17–13:34 | 08:24–09:42 | 10:59–12:17 | — |
| Mumbai | 07:04 | 18:04 | 12:34–13:56 | 08:27–09:49 | 11:12–12:34 | — |
| Kolkata | 06:09 | 16:55 | 11:32–12:53 | 07:30–08:51 | 10:11–11:32 | — |
| Chennai | 06:24 | 17:45 | 12:04–13:30 | 07:49–09:14 | 10:39–12:04 | — |
| Bengaluru | 06:34 | 17:56 | 12:15–13:40 | 07:59–09:25 | 10:50–12:15 | — |
| Hyderabad | 06:39 | 17:45 | 12:12–13:35 | 08:02–09:25 | 10:48–12:12 | — |
| Lucknow | 06:48 | 17:16 | 12:02–13:20 | 08:06–09:25 | 10:43–12:02 | — |
| Jaipur | 07:09 | 17:36 | 12:22–13:41 | 08:27–09:45 | 11:04–12:22 | — |
These depend on the city: the day is split from local sunrise to sunset. Sunrise is the moment the upper edge of the Sun clears the horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the convention of civil almanacs and of Drik Panchang). Times in IST, to the minute.
Many panchangs, Drik Panchang among them, give no Abhijit muhurta on Wednesdays.
| Graha | Rāśi | Nakshatra | Sidereal longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | धनु Dhanu | Mūla | 240.07° |
| Moon | कुम्भ Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā | 318.95° |
| Mars | सिंह Siṃha | Maghā | 132.59° |
| Mercury | वृश्चिक Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā | 230.96° |
| Jupiterretrograde | सिंह Siṃha | Maghā | 122.77° |
| Venus | तुला Tulā | Svātī | 194.66° |
| Saturn | मीन Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 343.72° |
| Rahuretrograde | मकर Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā | 299.44° |
| Keturetrograde | कर्क Karka | Āśleṣā | 119.44° |
- 16 December · 10:25Sun enters Dhanu
- 22 December · 07:40Mercury enters Dhanu
Computed with the Swiss Ephemeris, sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanāṁśa 24°14′, for 12:00 IST. Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are geocentric — they do not depend on your city. Traditional panchangs quote values at local sunrise, so figures can differ by a few minutes around a transition. In our check our Sun and Moon agreed with NASA JPL's DE440 ephemeris to about 2″; Drik Panchang's Moon runs about 30″ ahead of it, so its tithi and karana endings tend to come a minute earlier than ours.