Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Wednesday, 16 December 2026
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 7:06 AM and sets at 5:26 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Saptami (until 10:46 PM) and the nakshatra Shatabhisha (until 2:02 PM). Rahu kaal runs from 12:16 PM to 1:34 PM, and the abhijit muhurat from 11:55 AM to 12:37 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Shukla Shashthi; this sunrise: Shukla Saptami.
- Previous sunrise: Dhanishta; this sunrise: Shatabhisha.
- Next day (17 Dec 2026) at sunrise: Shukla Ashtami.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Dhanu Sankranti — The Sun enters Sagittarius at 10:25 AM.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Wednesday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Shukla Saptami
until 10:46 PM
Shukla Ashtami
10:46 PM to 17 Dec, 11:26 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishalord Rahu
until 2:02 PM
Purva Bhadrapadalord Jupiter
2:02 PM to 17 Dec, 3:30 PM
Yoga
Vajra
until 1:46 PM
Siddhi
1:46 PM to 17 Dec, 1:21 PM
Karana
Gara
until 10:08 AM
Vanija
10:08 AM to 10:46 PM
Vishti (Bhadra)
10:46 PM to 17 Dec, 11:12 AM
Moon sign
- Aquariusuntil 17 Dec, 9:13 AM
Sun sign: Scorpio
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal12:16 PM – 1:34 PM
- Yamaganda8:24 AM – 9:41 AM
- Gulika kaal10:59 AM – 12:16 PM
- Dur muhurat11:55 AM – 12:37 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhuratTraditionally not used on a Wednesday.11:55 AM – 12:37 PM
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Margashirsha / Margashirsha
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Hemanta (pre-winter) · Dakshinayana
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°14′11″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- LabhGood7:06 AM – 8:24 AM
- AmritGood8:24 AM – 9:41 AM
- KaalAvoid9:41 AM – 10:59 AM
- ShubhGood10:59 AM – 12:16 PM
- RogAvoid12:16 PM – 1:34 PM
- UdvegAvoid1:34 PM – 2:51 PM
- CharNeutral2:51 PM – 4:09 PM
- LabhGood4:09 PM – 5:26 PM
Night choghadiya
- UdvegAvoid5:26 PM – 7:09 PM
- ShubhGood7:09 PM – 8:51 PM
- AmritGood8:51 PM – 10:34 PM
- CharNeutral10:34 PM – 12:16 AM
- RogAvoid12:16 AM – 1:59 AM
- KaalAvoid1:59 AM – 3:42 AM
- LabhGood3:42 AM – 5:24 AM
- UdvegAvoid5:24 AM – 7:07 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Mercury7:06 AM
- Moon7:58 AM
- Saturn8:49 AM
- Jupiter9:41 AM
- Mars10:33 AM
- Sun11:24 AM
- Venus12:16 PM
- Mercury1:08 PM
- Moon1:59 PM
- Saturn2:51 PM
- Jupiter3:43 PM
- Mars4:34 PM
Night horas
- Sun5:26 PM
- Venus6:34 PM
- Mercury7:43 PM
- Moon8:51 PM
- Saturn10:00 PM
- Jupiter11:08 PM
- Mars12:16 AM
- Sun1:25 AM
- Venus2:33 AM
- Mercury3:42 AM
- Moon4:50 AM
- Saturn5:58 AM
16 December 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
16 Dec 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 16 Dec 2026?
On 16 Dec 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Shukla Saptami (Shukla paksha), until 10:46 PM; then Shukla Ashtami. The month is Margashirsha (amanta) / Margashirsha (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 16 Dec 2026?
Shatabhisha at sunrise, until 2:02 PM; then Purva Bhadrapada.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 16 Dec 2026?
From 12:16 PM to 1:34 PM. Yamaganda is 8:24 AM–9:41 AM and gulika 10:59 AM–12:16 PM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 16 Dec 2026?
Sunrise is at 7:06 AM and sunset at 5:26 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 16 Dec 2026?
Dhanu Sankranti: The Sun enters Sagittarius at 10:25 AM.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.