Panchang for 24 December 2026, Kolkata

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Guruvara (Jupiter)

Sunrise

06:13

Sunset

16:58

Next sunrise

06:13 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonset 06:23 · Moonrise 17:16

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

12:56–14:17 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 06:13–07:33 Shubh good Better
2. 11:35–12:56 Labh good Good
3. 12:56–14:17 Amrit good Best
4. 15:37–16:58 Shubh good Better

All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 06:13 to sunset 16:58

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
06:13–07:33	Shubh good	Better
07:33–08:54	Rog inauspicious	Bad
08:54–10:15	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
10:15–11:35	Chal neutral	Neutral
11:35–12:56	Labh good	Good
12:56–14:17	Amrit good	Best
14:17–15:37	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
15:37–16:58	Shubh good	Better

Night: sunset 16:58 to next sunrise 06:13

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
16:58–18:38	Amrit good	Best
18:38–20:17	Chal neutral	Neutral
20:17–21:56	Rog inauspicious	Bad
21:56–23:36	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
23:36–01:15	Labh good	Good
01:15–02:55	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
02:55–04:34	Shubh good	Better
04:34–06:13	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

06:13–07:33 · 08:54–10:15

Abhijit muhurta

11:14–11:57

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 06:13 (yesterday 06:12), sunset 16:58 (yesterday 16:58), daylight 10 h 45 min (yesterday 10 h 45 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 17:16, yesterday 16:06; moonset 06:23, yesterday none.
• At 06:13 the tithi is Shukla Purnima; at yesterday’s sunrise (06:12) it was Shukla Chaturdashi.
• At 06:13 the Moon is in Ardra (Rohini at 06:12 yesterday), having moved from Vrishabha (Taurus) into Mithuna (Gemini); the yoga is Shukla (yesterday Shubha).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 11:35–12:56 on Wednesday (daylight part 5 of 8) to 12:56–14:17 on Thursday (part 6).

Kolkata lies at 22.56° N, 88.36° E; local solar noon is at 11:35. Against Bengaluru on the same date, sunrise here is 25 min earlier, sunset 62 min earlier and daylight 37 min shorter; the limbs end at the same clock times in both.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 1 h 21 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (43 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 Kolkata (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 06:13 to the next sunrise at 06:13 (next day); the night lasts 13 h 15 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 21 min day choghadiyas begin with Shubh and the 1 h 39 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

• Kolkata Panchang calendar for December 2026
• Today’s Panchang in Kolkata · Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
• The same date in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, 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.