Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Saturday, 26 December 2026
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 7:11 AM and sets at 5:31 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Tritiya (until 8:05 PM) and the nakshatra Pushya (until 8:12 PM). Rahu kaal runs from 9:46 AM to 11:04 AM, and the abhijit muhurat from 12:00 PM to 12:42 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Krishna Dwitiya; this sunrise: Krishna Tritiya.
- Previous sunrise: Punarvasu; this sunrise: Pushya.
- Next day (27 Dec 2026) at sunrise: Krishna Chaturthi.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Akhuratha Sankashti — Krishna Chaturthi prevailing at moonrise; the fast ends when the moon is seen. If on both days, the first.
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)
Saturday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Krishna Tritiya
until 8:05 PM
Krishna Chaturthi
8:05 PM to 27 Dec, 5:13 PM
Nakshatra
Pushyalord Saturn
until 8:12 PM
Ashleshalord Mercury
8:12 PM to 27 Dec, 6:04 PM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 27 Dec, 12:22 AM
Vishkambha
27 Dec, 12:22 AM to 27 Dec, 8:53 PM
Karana
Vanija
until 9:42 AM
Vishti (Bhadra)
9:42 AM to 8:05 PM
Bava
8:05 PM to 27 Dec, 6:35 AM
Balava
27 Dec, 6:35 AM to 27 Dec, 5:13 PM
Moon sign
- Canceruntil 27 Dec, 6:04 PM
Sun sign: Sagittarius
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal9:46 AM – 11:04 AM
- Yamaganda1:39 PM – 2:56 PM
- Gulika kaal7:11 AM – 8:29 AM
- Dur muhurat 17:11 AM – 7:53 AM
- Dur muhurat 27:53 AM – 8:34 AM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat12:00 PM – 12:42 PM
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Margashirsha / Pausha
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Hemanta (pre-winter) · Dakshinayana
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°14′13″
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
- KaalAvoid7:11 AM – 8:29 AM
- ShubhGood8:29 AM – 9:46 AM
- RogAvoid9:46 AM – 11:04 AM
- UdvegAvoid11:04 AM – 12:21 PM
- CharNeutral12:21 PM – 1:39 PM
- LabhGood1:39 PM – 2:56 PM
- AmritGood2:56 PM – 4:13 PM
- KaalAvoid4:13 PM – 5:31 PM
Night choghadiya
- LabhGood5:31 PM – 7:14 PM
- UdvegAvoid7:14 PM – 8:56 PM
- ShubhGood8:56 PM – 10:39 PM
- AmritGood10:39 PM – 12:21 AM
- CharNeutral12:21 AM – 2:04 AM
- RogAvoid2:04 AM – 3:46 AM
- KaalAvoid3:46 AM – 5:29 AM
- LabhGood5:29 AM – 7:12 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Saturn7:11 AM
- Jupiter8:03 AM
- Mars8:55 AM
- Sun9:46 AM
- Venus10:38 AM
- Mercury11:29 AM
- Moon12:21 PM
- Saturn1:13 PM
- Jupiter2:04 PM
- Mars2:56 PM
- Sun3:48 PM
- Venus4:39 PM
Night horas
- Mercury5:31 PM
- Moon6:39 PM
- Saturn7:48 PM
- Jupiter8:56 PM
- Mars10:05 PM
- Sun11:13 PM
- Venus12:21 AM
- Mercury1:30 AM
- Moon2:38 AM
- Saturn3:46 AM
- Jupiter4:55 AM
- Mars6:03 AM
26 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.
26 Dec 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 26 Dec 2026?
On 26 Dec 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Krishna Tritiya (Krishna paksha), until 8:05 PM; then Krishna Chaturthi. The month is Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 26 Dec 2026?
Pushya at sunrise, until 8:12 PM; then Ashlesha.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 26 Dec 2026?
From 9:46 AM to 11:04 AM. Yamaganda is 1:39 PM–2:56 PM and gulika 7:11 AM–8:29 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 26 Dec 2026?
Sunrise is at 7:11 AM and sunset at 5:31 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 26 Dec 2026?
Akhuratha Sankashti: Krishna Chaturthi prevailing at moonrise; the fast ends when the moon is seen. If on both days, the first.
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.