Panchang for 18 December 2026, Kochi

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Shukravara (Venus)

Sunrise

06:34

Sunset

18:07

Next sunrise

06:35 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonrise 13:00 · Moonset 01:34 (next day)

Tithi at sunrise

Shukla Navami

Nakshatra at sunrise

Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 3 (lord Saturn)

Yoga at sunrise

Vyatipata

Karana at sunrise

Balava

Moon sign at sunrise

Mina (Pisces)

Sun sign at sunrise

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Rahu Kaal

10:54–12:21 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 08:01–09:28 Labh good Good
2. 09:28–10:54 Amrit good Best
3. 12:21–13:48 Shubh good Better

All 16 choghadiyas

Friday order; night times after midnight fall on the next date.

Day: sunrise 06:34 to sunset 18:07

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
06:34–08:01	Chal neutral	Neutral
08:01–09:28	Labh good	Good
09:28–10:54	Amrit good	Best
10:54–12:21	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
12:21–13:48	Shubh good	Better
13:48–15:14	Rog inauspicious	Bad
15:14–16:41	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
16:41–18:07	Chal neutral	Neutral

Night: sunset 18:07 to next sunrise 06:35

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
18:07–19:41	Rog inauspicious	Bad
19:41–21:14	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
21:14–22:48	Labh good	Good
22:48–00:21	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
00:21–01:55	Shubh good	Better
01:55–03:28	Amrit good	Best
03:28–05:02	Chal neutral	Neutral
05:02–06:35	Rog inauspicious	Bad

Timing quality, best to worst

• Best Amrit choghadiya · Jupiter hora
• Better Shubh choghadiya · Venus hora
• Good Labh choghadiya · Moon and Mercury horas
• Neutral Chal choghadiya · Sun hora
• Bad Udveg and Rog choghadiyas · Mars and Saturn horas
• Worst Kaal choghadiya · Rahu Kaal

Grades follow the panchanga tradition; they are not a forecast.

Yamaganda · Gulika

15:14–16:41 · 08:01–09:28

Abhijit muhurta

11:58–12:44

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 06:34 (yesterday 06:34), sunset 18:07 (yesterday 18:07), daylight 11 h 33 min (yesterday 11 h 33 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 13:00, yesterday 12:21; moonset 01:34 (next day), yesterday 00:45 (next day).
• At 06:34 the tithi is Shukla Navami; at yesterday’s sunrise (06:34) it was Shukla Ashtami.
• At 06:34 the Moon is in Uttara Bhadrapada (Purva Bhadrapada at 06:34 yesterday), having moved from Kumbha (Aquarius) into Mina (Pisces); the yoga is Vyatipata (yesterday Siddhi).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 13:47–15:14 on Thursday (daylight part 6 of 8) to 10:54–12:21 on Friday (part 4).

Kochi lies at 9.94° N, 76.26° E; local solar noon is at 12:21. Against Bengaluru on the same date, sunrise here is 1 min earlier, sunset 10 min later and daylight 11 min longer; the limbs end at the same clock times in both.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 1 h 27 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (46 min) and Brahma muhurta count as favourable by tradition. Some panchangas reckon Brahma muhurta with fixed 48-minute muhurtas.

Month, paksha and year

Paksha

Shukla paksha (waxing Moon)

Amanta month

Margashirsha

Purnimanta month

Margashirsha

Ritu (by amanta month)

Hemanta

Ayana (sidereal Sun)

Dakshinayana

Shaka Samvat

1948

Vikram Samvat (Chaitradi)

2083

Samvatsara

Parabhava

Amanta months run new Moon to new Moon (South and West India), purnimanta months full Moon to full Moon (North India).

When each limb changes

Times are local in Kochi (Asia/Kolkata). The first of each is in effect at sunrise; each next one begins where the previous ends. “Next day” means after midnight, before the next sunrise.

About this day

• The day is Friday, Shukravara (Venus) in the tradition, from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise at 06:35 (next day); the night lasts 12 h 28 min.
• Shukla Navami gives way to Shukla Dashami at 23:15, 16 h 40 min after this sunrise.
• The 1 h 27 min day choghadiyas begin with Chal and the 1 h 33 min night choghadiyas with Rog, as on every Friday.
• Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Around this day

• Kochi Panchang calendar for December 2026
• Today’s Panchang in Kochi · Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
• The same date in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune
• This day in हिन्दी · বাংলা · தமிழ் · తెలుగు · ಕನ್ನಡ · മലയാളം · मराठी · ગુજરાતી · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · ଓଡ଼ିଆ · অসমীয়া · اردو · संस्कृतम्
• What a tithi is · nakshatra · yoga and karana · how Rahu Kaal is calculated

Method and limits

Calculated with the live Panchang’s model and checked against Drik Panchang on 28 city-and-date combinations (times within 2.3 minutes, moonrise and moonset within 6.4). Observance of fasts and festivals follows regional rules. Amrit Kaal, Varjyam and Durmuhurta are not calculated yet.