Panchang in Devon, Gauteng, South Africa Tue 15 Dec 2026
sunrise to sunrise · times in SAST
Shubh muhurat on Tuesday 15 December
- Before sunrise, Tue 15 Dec
- 03:44–04:25Brahma Muhurta
- From sunrise 05:06
- 10:16–11:59Labha choghadiya
- 11:32–11:59Abhijit Muhuratwithout Gulikai Kalam
- 11:59–13:43Amrita choghadiyain Gulikai Kalam
- 15:26–17:10Shubha choghadiyain Rahu Kaal
- After sunset 18:53
- 20:10–21:26Labha choghadiya
- 22:43–22:58Shubha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- 23:39–00:00 WedShubha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- 00:00–01:16 WedAmrita choghadiya
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02:41–04:26 WedAmrit Kalamin Shatabhisha
- 03:44–04:25 WedNext day's Brahma Muhurta
Times to avoid
Sunrise and sunset
Panchang
Choghadiya
Choghadiya by day
- 05:06–06:49Rogabad
- 06:49–08:33Udvegabad
- 08:33–10:16Charaneutral
- 10:16–11:59Labhagood
- 11:59–13:43Amritain Gulikai Kalam
- 13:43–15:26Kalabad
- 15:26–17:10Shubhain Rahu Kaal
- 17:10–18:53Rogabad
Choghadiya by night
- 18:53–20:10Kalabad
- 20:10–21:26Labhagood
- 21:26–22:43Udvegabad
- 22:43–00:00 WedShubhagood
- 00:00–01:16 WedAmritagood
- 01:16–02:33 WedCharaneutral
- 02:33–03:50 WedRogabad
- 03:50–05:06 WedKalabad
The day, from Brahma Muhurta to the next sunrise
Time runs down. Bands: choghadiya. Bars: muhurta and kala, over their real times.
- Before sunrise, Tue 15 Dec: Brahma Muhurta, 03:44–04:25, good
- Roga, bad, 05:06–06:49
- Udvega, bad, 06:49–08:33
- Chara, neutral, 08:33–10:16
- Labha, good, 10:16–11:59
- Amrita, good, 11:59–13:43
- Kala, bad, 13:43–15:26
- Shubha, good, 15:26–17:10
- Roga, bad, 17:10–18:53
- Kala, bad, 18:53–20:10
- Labha, good, 20:10–21:26
- Udvega, bad, 21:26–22:43
- Shubha, good, 22:43–00:00 Wed
- Amrita, good, 00:00–01:16 Wed
- Chara, neutral, 01:16–02:33 Wed
- Roga, bad, 02:33–03:50 Wed
- Kala, bad, 03:50–05:06 Wed
- Dur Muhurtam, 07:51–08:46, bad
- Yamaganda, 08:33–10:16, bad
- Abhijit, 11:32–12:27, good
- Gulikai Kalam, 11:59–13:43, bad
- Rahu Kaal, 15:26–17:10, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 22:58–23:39, bad
- Next day's Brahma Muhurta, 03:44–04:25 Wed
How each value is worked out
Which tithi is on Tue 15 Dec? Shukla Shashthi
At sunrise the Moon led the Sun by 66.1°: Shukla Shashthi.
The Moon gains on the Sun about 12° a day. Each 12° of lead is one tithi: 60°–72° is the 6th, Shukla Shashthi. A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise, 05:06 here. Panchami ended at 15:46 Mon, before it. Shashthi ends at 17:49, when the lead reaches 72°. The lead passed 0° at the new moon of 9 Dec, so the Moon is waxing: Shukla paksha.
What time is Brahma Muhurta on Tue 15 Dec? 03:44–04:25
Brahma Muhurta is the 14th of 15 equal parts of the night before sunrise: 03:44–04:25.
The night of Mon 14 Dec ran from sunset 18:52 Mon to sunrise 05:06, 10 h 14 m. Cut into 15 muhurtas of 40 m, its 14th is Brahma Muhurta, the one before the last.
Daylight in 15 muhurtas
When is Abhijit Muhurat on Tue 15 Dec? 11:32–12:27
Abhijit is the 8th of 15 equal parts of daylight, the one around midday: 11:32–12:27.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Tue 15 Dec? 07:51–08:46
Dur Muhurtam is the 4th of 15 equal parts of daylight, 07:51–08:46, and the 7th of the night's 15, 22:58–23:39.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Tue 15 Dec? 22:58–23:39
Dur Muhurtam is the 4th of 15 equal parts of daylight, 07:51–08:46, and the 7th of the night's 15, 22:58–23:39.
Daylight here, 05:06 to 18:53, is cut into 15 muhurtas of 55 m. Abhijit is the 8th, the middle one. Dur Muhurtam on a Tuesday is the 4th and the night's 7th, 07:51–08:46 and 22:58–23:39.
Which choghadiya is good on Tue 15 Dec?
05:06–06:49 is Roga, ruled by Mangala (Mars), the 1st of 8 equal parts of Tuesday's daylight, counted bad.
Daylight here, 05:06 to 18:53, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 43 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
The night here, 18:53 to 05:06 Wed, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 16 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
Daylight in 8 parts
When is Rahu Kaal on Tue 15 Dec? 15:26–17:10
Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is the 7th of 8 equal parts of Tuesday's daylight: 15:26–17:10.
When is Yamagandam on Tue 15 Dec? 08:33–10:16
Yamaganda is the 3rd of 8 equal parts of Tuesday's daylight: 08:33–10:16.
When is Gulika Kalam on Tue 15 Dec? 11:59–13:43
Gulikai Kalam is the 5th of 8 equal parts of Tuesday's daylight: 11:59–13:43.
Daylight here runs 05:06 to 18:53, 13 h 47 m. Cut into 8 equal parts of 1 h 43 m, it gives the day's windows by weekday: on a Tuesday Rahu Kaal is the 7th part, Yamaganda the 3rd and Gulikai Kalam the 5th.
Sunrise and sunset
What time is sunrise on Tue 15 Dec? 05:06
Day here: sunrise 05:06, sunset 18:53, 13 h 47 m of daylight.
What time is sunset on Tue 15 Dec? 18:53
Day here: sunrise 05:06, sunset 18:53, 13 h 47 m of daylight.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 13 h 47 m and the night until the next sunrise 10 h 13 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 13 h 47 m and the night until the next sunrise 10 h 13 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Which nakshatra is it on Tue 15 Dec? Dhanishtha
At sunrise the Moon was at 305°: Dhanishtha, pada 4.
The fixed stars divide the Moon's path into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each in 4 padas of 3°20′. Dhanishtha spans 293°20′–306°40′; the Moon entered its pada 4 at 303°20′. It leaves at 08:23, for Shatabhisha.
Which yoga is it on Tue 15 Dec? Harshana
At sunrise the Sun and Moon together made 543.9°, one turn and 183.9°: Harshana.
Add the Sun's and the Moon's places among the stars: 238.9° + 305° = 543.9°, one full turn and 183.9°. Past the turn, cut into 27 parts of 13°20′, it gives the yoga: 173°20′–186°40′ is the 14th, Harshana. It ends at 10:07, then Vajra.
Which karana is it on Tue 15 Dec? Taitila
At sunrise the lead was 66.1°: the second half of Shashthi, Taitila.
A karana is half a tithi: 6° of the Moon's lead, so the first half of Shashthi is Kaulava and the second Taitila. Kaulava ended at 04:52, when the lead reached 66°; Taitila runs until 17:49.
Which vara is Tue 15 Dec, and from when? Mangalawara
This day began at sunrise, 05:06 on Tuesday: Mangalawara.
A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, not midnight to midnight. This one runs 05:06 to 05:06 Wed, so the hours after midnight still belong to Mangalawara.
Which Hindu month is Tue 15 Dec in (amanta)? Margashirsha
This month began at the new moon of 9 Dec, with the Sun in Vrishchika: Margashirsha.
An amanta month runs from new moon to new moon and takes its name from the rashi the Sun is in at the new moon that begins it: Vrishchika gives Margashirsha. The Sun enters Dhanu on 16 Dec, inside the month. The next new moon, 7 Jan, finds it in Dhanu and begins Pausha.
Which Hindu month is Tue 15 Dec in (purnimanta)? Margashirsha
Counted full moon to full moon, this waxing half belongs to Margashirsha.
A purnimanta month runs from full moon to full moon, so its waning half comes first. It shares its name with the amanta month that its second half falls in: the new moon of 9 Dec, with the Sun in Vrishchika, began Margashirsha. This Shukla paksha reads Margashirsha in both counts.
Which samvat year is Tue 15 Dec in? Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
Vikram Samvat 2083 began at the Chaitra new moon of 19 Mar 2026.
A samvat year begins with Chaitra, the month whose new moon finds the Sun in Meena: 19 Mar 2026, 03:23 Thu. Since then the Sun has moved 264.7° round the stars. Vikram Samvat numbers that year 2083; Shaka Samvat numbers it 1948.
Moonrise and moonset
What time is moonrise on Tue 15 Dec? 10:23
The Moon rises here at 10:23.
What time is moonset on Tue 15 Dec? 23:18
The Moon was down at sunrise and rises at 10:23, in this day's daylight; it sets again at 23:18.
The Moon was down at sunrise and rose at 10:23; it sets again at 23:18, so this day's moonset falls in its night.