Panchang for 24 December 2026, Kochi

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Guruvara (Jupiter)

Sunrise

06:37

Sunset

18:10

Next sunrise

06:38 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonset 06:43 · Moonrise 18:36

Tithi at sunrise

Shukla Purnima

Nakshatra at sunrise

Ardra, pada 1 (lord Rahu)

Yoga at sunrise

Shukla

Karana at sunrise

Bava

Moon sign at sunrise

Mithuna (Gemini)

Sun sign at sunrise

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Rahu Kaal

13:51–15:17 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 06:37–08:04 Shubh good Better
2. 12:24–13:51 Labh good Good
3. 13:51–15:17 Amrit good Best
4. 16:44–18:10 Shubh good Better

All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 06:37 to sunset 18:10

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
06:37–08:04	Shubh good	Better
08:04–09:31	Rog inauspicious	Bad
09:31–10:57	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
10:57–12:24	Chal neutral	Neutral
12:24–13:51	Labh good	Good
13:51–15:17	Amrit good	Best
15:17–16:44	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
16:44–18:10	Shubh good	Better

Night: sunset 18:10 to next sunrise 06:38

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
18:10–19:44	Amrit good	Best
19:44–21:17	Chal neutral	Neutral
21:17–22:51	Rog inauspicious	Bad
22:51–00:24	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
00:24–01:58	Labh good	Good
01:58–03:31	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
03:31–05:05	Shubh good	Better
05:05–06:38	Amrit good	Best

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

06:37–08:04 · 09:31–10:57

Abhijit muhurta

12:01–12:47

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 06:37 (yesterday 06:37), sunset 18:10 (yesterday 18:10), daylight 11 h 33 min (yesterday 11 h 33 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 18:36, yesterday 17:27; moonset 06:43, yesterday none.
• At 06:37 the tithi is Shukla Purnima; at yesterday’s sunrise (06:37) it was Shukla Chaturdashi.
• At 06:37 the Moon is in Ardra (Rohini at 06:37 yesterday), having moved from Vrishabha (Taurus) into Mithuna (Gemini); the yoga is Shukla (yesterday Shubha).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 12:23–13:50 on Wednesday (daylight part 5 of 8) to 13:51–15:17 on Thursday (part 6).

Kochi lies at 9.94° N, 76.26° E; local solar noon is at 12:24. 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).

Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya

• Margashirsha Purnima: Purnima tithi from Wed 23 Dec 2026, 10:48 to Thu 24 Dec 2026, 06:58. Purnima is in effect at sunrise. Vrat and puja days can fall on the previous day where the rule looks at moonrise, evening or midday instead. Purnima dates for 2026.

This page reports the tithi calculation and the sunrise rule. Fasting and festival days also follow regional and sectarian rules; when in doubt, follow your own tradition or temple calendar.

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 Thursday, Guruvara (Jupiter) in the tradition, from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise at 06:38 (next day); the night lasts 12 h 28 min.
• Krishna Pratipada begins after this sunrise and ends before the next one, so it never names a day (a kshaya tithi).
• The 1 h 27 min day choghadiyas begin with Shubh and the 1 h 33 min night choghadiyas with Amrit, as on every Thursday.
• Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 7 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.