Panchang for 2026-12-18
On 18 December 2026, the tithi is Navamī (Śukla paksha (waxing)) until 23:15 IST, the Moon is in Uttara Bhādrapadā nakshatra (pada 4) until 16:10 IST, the yoga is Vyatīpāta and the karana is Kaulava. The vara is Śukravāra and the chandra rāśi is Mīna.
In New Delhi, sunrise is at 07:08 and sunset at 17:27 IST; Rahu Kaal runs 11:00–12:18 and Abhijit muhurta 11:57–12:38. 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) | शुक्रवार Śukravāra | |
|---|---|---|
| Tithi | नवमी Navamī· Śukla paksha (waxing) | until (IST) 23:15 |
| Nakshatra | उत्तर भाद्रपदा Uttara Bhādrapadā· pada 4 | until (IST) 16:10 |
| Yoga | व्यतीपात Vyatīpāta | until (IST) 12:19 |
| Karana | कौलव Kaulava | until (IST) 23:15 |
| Chandra rashi | मीन Mīna |
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Rahu Kaal | Yamaganda | Gulika | Abhijit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | 07:08 | 17:27 | 11:00–12:18 | 14:52–16:10 | 08:25–09:43 | 11:57–12:38 |
| Mumbai | 07:05 | 18:05 | 11:13–12:35 | 15:20–16:42 | 08:28–09:50 | 12:13–12:57 |
| Kolkata | 06:10 | 16:56 | 10:12–11:33 | 14:14–15:35 | 07:31–08:52 | 11:11–11:55 |
| Chennai | 06:25 | 17:46 | 10:40–12:05 | 14:56–16:21 | 07:50–09:15 | 11:43–12:28 |
| Bengaluru | 06:35 | 17:57 | 10:51–12:16 | 15:07–16:32 | 08:00–09:26 | 11:53–12:39 |
| Hyderabad | 06:40 | 17:45 | 10:49–12:13 | 14:59–16:22 | 08:03–09:26 | 11:50–12:35 |
| Lucknow | 06:49 | 17:16 | 10:44–12:03 | 14:40–15:58 | 08:08–09:26 | 11:42–12:24 |
| Jaipur | 07:10 | 17:37 | 11:05–12:23 | 15:00–16:18 | 08:28–09:47 | 12:02–12:44 |
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.
| Graha | Rāśi | Nakshatra | Sidereal longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | धनु Dhanu | Mūla | 242.10° |
| Moon | मीन Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 344.38° |
| Mars | सिंह Siṃha | Maghā | 133.11° |
| Mercury | वृश्चिक Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā | 234.06° |
| Jupiterretrograde | सिंह Siṃha | Maghā | 122.74° |
| Venus | तुला Tulā | Svātī | 196.37° |
| Saturn | मीन Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 343.74° |
| Rahuretrograde | मकर Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā | 299.33° |
| Keturetrograde | कर्क Karka | Āśleṣā | 119.33° |
- 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.