Daily Panchang
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Shukla Paksha
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Budhvaar (Wednesday) · Saptami until 10:47 pm, then Ashtami
Month Margashirsha · Margashirsha (Amanta)
Vikram Samvat 2083 Siddharthi
Ritu Hemanta
Shaka 1948 Parabhava · Dakshinayana
Sunrise
07:25 am
Sunset
06:13 pm
Moonrise
12:18 pm
Moonset
12:27 am (next day)
On this day
Nakshatra
Shatabhisha
until 02:02 pm, then Purva Bhadrapada
Yoga
Vajra
until 01:46 pm, then Saubhagya
Rahu Kaal
12:49 pm
to 02:10 pm · avoid new work
Abhijit Muhurat
None today
Not observed on Wednesdays
The week ahead
▲ auspicious · ● neutral · ▼ inauspicious
Day
Night
⁺¹ = after midnight, on the next calendar day.
Every change in the five limbs today · Moon 38.5% lit
Tithi
Saptami
Dec 15, 09:20 pm to Dec 16, 10:47 pm
Ashtami
Dec 16, 10:47 pm to Dec 17, 11:27 pm
Nakshatra
Shatabhisha
Dec 15, 11:53 am to Dec 16, 02:02 pm
Purva Bhadrapada
Dec 16, 02:02 pm to Dec 17, 03:30 pm
Yoga
Vajra
Dec 15, 10:14 am to Dec 16, 01:46 pm
Saubhagya
Dec 16, 01:46 pm to Dec 17, 06:59 pm
Karana
Gara
Dec 15, 02:36 am to Dec 16, 10:09 am
Disha Shool
Avoid travel north
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Sun sign
Scorpio
Moon sign
Aquarius
Masik Durgashtami
Shukla Ashtami
Gita Jayanti
Margashirsha Ekadashi Shukla
Mokshada Ekadashi
Margashirsha Ekadashi Shukla
Soma Pradosh Vrat
Margashirsha Dwadashi Shukla
Anvadhan
Margashirsha Chaturdashi Shukla
Dattatreya Jayanti
Margashirsha Chaturdashi Shukla
Ishti
Margashirsha Purnima Shukla
Margashirsha Purnima
Margashirsha Purnima Shukla
Akhuratha Sankashti
Pausha Chaturthi Krishna
Kalashtami
Krishna Ashtami
Dates as per New Delhi. In some regions a festival may be observed a day earlier or later.
Timings are for Dwarka. For rituals, many families also consult their local priest.
Panchang
Today is Saptami of Shukla Paksha in Margashirsha month, with the Moon in Shatabhisha Nakshatra. It is observed as Dhanu Sankranti. Rahu Kaal: 12:49 pm–2:10 pm. The answers below are calculated for Dwarka, Gujarat and refresh every day.
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the tithi in Dwarka is Saptami, from 09:20 pm (prev day) to 10:47 pm, followed by Ashtami, from 10:47 pm to 11:27 pm (next day). It falls in Shukla Paksha of Margashirsha (Amanta) / Margashirsha (Purnimanta).
The Moon is in Shatabhisha, from 11:53 am (prev day) to 02:02 pm, then Purva Bhadrapada, from 02:02 pm to 03:30 pm (next day) on Wednesday, 16 December 2026 in Dwarka. The Moon is in Aquarius and the Sun in Scorpio.
Rahu Kaal in Dwarka today (Wednesday) runs from 12:49 pm to 02:10 pm. It is a period of about 90 minutes that is traditionally avoided for starting new ventures; its timing depends on the weekday and on local sunrise and sunset, so it differs from city to city.
In Dwarka on Wednesday, 16 December 2026, sunrise is at 07:25 am and sunset at 06:13 pm; moonrise is at 12:18 pm. The Hindu day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
There is no Abhijit Muhurat today (Wednesday). Traditionally it is not observed on Wednesdays.
Auspicious daytime choghadiya today: Labh 07:25 am–08:46 am; Amrit 08:46 am–10:07 am; Shubh 11:28 am–12:49 pm; Labh 04:52 pm–06:13 pm. Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight parts each; Amrit, Shubh and Labh are the auspicious ones.
The Panchang is computed for the exact coordinates of Dwarka (22.24°N, 68.97°E) from the real positions of the Sun and Moon. Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are shown with their start and end times, in Dwarka's local time.
“Panchang” means “five limbs”: tithi (lunar day), vaar (weekday), nakshatra (the lunar mansion the Moon occupies), yoga (a Sun–Moon angular combination) and karana (half of a tithi). Together with Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat and choghadiya, they are used to choose favourable times for prayers, travel and new beginnings.
