Daily Panchang
Thursday, 17 December 2026
Shukla Paksha
Thursday, 17 December 2026
Guruvaar (Thursday) · Ashtami until 11:27 pm, then Navami
Month Margashirsha · Margashirsha (Amanta)
Vikram Samvat 2083 Siddharthi
Ritu Hemanta
Shaka 1948 Parabhava · Dakshinayana
Sunrise
07:26 am
Sunset
06:13 pm
Moonrise
12:50 pm
Moonset
12:27 am
On this day
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapada
until 03:30 pm, then Uttara Bhadrapada
Yoga
Siddhi
until 01:22 pm, then Shobhana
Rahu Kaal
02:11 pm
to 03:31 pm · avoid new work
Abhijit Muhurat
12:28 pm
to 01:11 pm · most auspicious
The week ahead
▲ auspicious · ● neutral · ▼ inauspicious
Day
Night
⁺¹ = after midnight, on the next calendar day.
Every change in the five limbs today · Moon 48.4% lit
Tithi
Ashtami
Dec 16, 10:47 pm to Dec 17, 11:27 pm
Navami
Dec 17, 11:27 pm to Dec 18, 11:15 pm
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapada
Dec 16, 02:02 pm to Dec 17, 03:30 pm
Uttara Bhadrapada
Dec 17, 03:30 pm to Dec 18, 04:10 pm
Yoga
Siddhi
Dec 16, 10:03 am to Dec 17, 01:22 pm
Shobhana
Dec 17, 01:22 pm to Dec 19, 03:20 am
Karana
Vishti
Dec 16, 01:09 am to Dec 17, 11:13 am
Disha Shool
Avoid travel south
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Sun sign
Sagittarius
Moon sign
Aquarius
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
Saphala Ekadashi
Krishna Ekadashi
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 Ashtami of Shukla Paksha in Margashirsha month, with the Moon in Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra. It is observed as Masik Durgashtami. Rahu Kaal: 2:11 pm–3:31 pm. Abhijit Muhurat, traditionally considered auspicious, is from 12:28 pm to 1:11 pm. The answers below are calculated for Dwarka, Gujarat and refresh every day.
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the tithi in Dwarka is Ashtami, from 10:47 pm (prev day) to 11:27 pm, followed by Navami, from 11:27 pm to 11:15 pm (next day). It falls in Shukla Paksha of Margashirsha (Amanta) / Margashirsha (Purnimanta).
The Moon is in Purva Bhadrapada, from 02:02 pm (prev day) to 03:30 pm, then Uttara Bhadrapada, from 03:30 pm to 04:10 pm (next day) on Thursday, 17 December 2026 in Dwarka. The Moon is in Aquarius and the Sun in Sagittarius.
Rahu Kaal in Dwarka today (Thursday) runs from 02:11 pm to 03:31 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 Thursday, 17 December 2026, sunrise is at 07:26 am and sunset at 06:13 pm; moonrise is at 12:50 pm. The Hindu day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Abhijit Muhurat in Dwarka today is from 12:28 pm to 01:11 pm, around local midday. It is traditionally considered a favourable window.
Auspicious daytime choghadiya today: Shubh 07:26 am–08:47 am; Labh 12:50 pm–02:11 pm; Amrit 02:11 pm–03:31 pm; Shubh 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.
