Panchang for 21 December 2026, Sydney

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Somavara (Moon)

Sunrise

05:40

Sunset

20:05

Next sunrise

05:41 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonrise 17:05 · Moonset 03:13 (next day)

Tithi at sunrise

Shukla Dvadashi

Nakshatra at sunrise

Bharani, pada 2 (lord Venus)

Yoga at sunrise

Shiva

Karana at sunrise

Bava

Moon sign at sunrise

Mesha (Aries)

Sun sign at sunrise

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Rahu Kaal

07:28–09:16 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 05:40–07:28 Amrit good Best
2. 09:16–11:04 Shubh good Better
3. 16:29–18:17 Labh good Good
4. 18:17–20:05 Amrit good Best

All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 05:40 to sunset 20:05

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
05:40–07:28	Amrit good	Best
07:28–09:16	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
09:16–11:04	Shubh good	Better
11:04–12:53	Rog inauspicious	Bad
12:53–14:41	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
14:41–16:29	Chal neutral	Neutral
16:29–18:17	Labh good	Good
18:17–20:05	Amrit good	Best

Night: sunset 20:05 to next sunrise 05:41

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
20:05–21:17	Chal neutral	Neutral
21:17–22:29	Rog inauspicious	Bad
22:29–23:41	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
23:41–00:53	Labh good	Good
00:53–02:05	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
02:05–03:17	Shubh good	Better
03:17–04:29	Amrit good	Best
04:29–05:41	Chal neutral	Neutral

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

11:04–12:53 · 14:41–16:29

Abhijit muhurta

12:24–13:21

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 05:40 (yesterday 05:40), sunset 20:05 (yesterday 20:04), daylight 14 h 25 min (yesterday 14 h 25 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 17:05, yesterday 15:53; moonset 03:13 (next day), yesterday 02:29 (next day).
• At 05:40 the tithi is Shukla Dvadashi; at yesterday’s sunrise (05:40) it was Shukla Ekadashi.
• At 05:40 the Moon is in Bharani (Ashwini at 05:40 yesterday), in Mesha (Aries); the yoga is Shiva (yesterday Parigha).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 18:16–20:04 on Sunday (daylight part 8 of 8) to 07:28–09:16 on Monday (part 2).

Sydney lies at 33.87° S, 151.21° E; local solar noon is at 12:53, with 14 h 25 min of daylight against 11 h 22 min in Bengaluru. The limbs end at the same instants everywhere; this page gives Sydney’s local clock.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 1 h 48 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (58 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

• Mokshada Ekadashi: Ekadashi tithi from Sun 20 Dec 2026, 03:40 to Mon 21 Dec 2026, 01:45. the fast is kept on Sunday 20 December 2026. Parana (breaking the Smarta fast) today: after 07:06, once Hari Vasara is over, and before Dwadashi ends at Mon 21 Dec 2026, 23:07; many calendars recommend finishing by 08:33. Ekadashi 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 Sydney (Australia/Sydney). 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 Monday, Somavara (Moon) in the tradition, from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise at 05:41 (next day); the night lasts 9 h 36 min.
• Shukla Dvadashi gives way to Shukla Trayodashi at 23:07, 17 h 27 min after this sunrise.
• The 1 h 48 min day choghadiyas begin with Amrit and the 1 h 12 min night choghadiyas with Chal, as on every Monday.
• Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Around this day

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