Panchang in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Fri 18 Dec 2026
sunrise to sunrise · times in SAST
Shubh muhurat on Friday 18 December
- Before sunrise, Fri 18 Dec
- 03:36–04:15Brahma Muhurta
- From sunrise 04:54
- 06:41–08:27Labha choghadiyain Gulikai Kalam
- 08:41–10:14Amrita choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
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08:41–09:23Amrit Kalamwithout Gulikai Kalam, Dur Muhurtam · in Uttara Bhadrapada
- 12:00–12:28Abhijit Muhuratwithout Rahu Kaal
- 12:00–12:28Shubha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- 13:25–13:47Shubha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- After sunset 19:06
- 21:33–22:47Labha choghadiya
- 00:00–01:14 SatShubha choghadiya
- 01:14–02:27 SatAmrita choghadiya
- 03:36–04:15 SatNext day's Brahma Muhurta
Times to avoid
Sunrise and sunset
Panchang
Choghadiya
Choghadiya by day
- 04:54–06:41Charaneutral
- 06:41–08:27Labhain Gulikai Kalam
- 08:27–10:14Amritagood
- 10:14–12:00Kalabad
- 12:00–13:47Shubhagood
- 13:47–15:33Rogabad
- 15:33–17:20Udvegabad
- 17:20–19:06Charaneutral
Choghadiya by night
- 19:06–20:20Rogabad
- 20:20–21:33Kalabad
- 21:33–22:47Labhagood
- 22:47–00:00 SatUdvegabad
- 00:00–01:14 SatShubhagood
- 01:14–02:27 SatAmritagood
- 02:27–03:41 SatCharaneutral
- 03:41–04:54 SatRogabad
The day, from Brahma Muhurta to the next sunrise
Time runs down. Bands: choghadiya. Bars: muhurta and kala, over their real times.
- Before sunrise, Fri 18 Dec: Brahma Muhurta, 03:36–04:15, good
- Chara, neutral, 04:54–06:41
- Labha, good, 06:41–08:27
- Amrita, good, 08:27–10:14
- Kala, bad, 10:14–12:00
- Shubha, good, 12:00–13:47
- Roga, bad, 13:47–15:33
- Udvega, bad, 15:33–17:20
- Chara, neutral, 17:20–19:06
- Roga, bad, 19:06–20:20
- Kala, bad, 20:20–21:33
- Labha, good, 21:33–22:47
- Udvega, bad, 22:47–00:00 Sat
- Shubha, good, 00:00–01:14 Sat
- Amrita, good, 01:14–02:27 Sat
- Chara, neutral, 02:27–03:41 Sat
- Roga, bad, 03:41–04:54 Sat
- Gulikai Kalam, 06:41–08:27, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 07:44–08:41, bad
- Rahu Kaal, 10:14–12:00, bad
- Abhijit, 11:32–12:28, good
- Dur Muhurtam, 12:28–13:25, bad
- Yamaganda, 15:33–17:20, bad
- Next day's Brahma Muhurta, 03:36–04:15 Sat
How each value is worked out
Which tithi is on Fri 18 Dec? Shukla Navami
At sunrise the Moon led the Sun by 100.5°: Shukla Navami.
The Moon gains on the Sun about 12° a day. Each 12° of lead is one tithi: 96°–108° is the 9th, Shukla Navami. A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise, 04:54 here. Ashtami ended at 19:56 Thu, before it. Navami ends at 19:44, when the lead reaches 108°. The lead passed 0° at the new moon of 9 Dec, so the Moon is waxing: Shukla paksha.
What time is Brahma Muhurta on Fri 18 Dec? 03:36–04:15
Brahma Muhurta is the 14th of 15 equal parts of the night before sunrise: 03:36–04:15.
The night of Thu 17 Dec ran from sunset 19:06 Thu to sunrise 04:54, 9 h 48 m. Cut into 15 muhurtas of 39 m, its 14th is Brahma Muhurta, the one before the last.
Daylight in 15 muhurtas
When is Abhijit Muhurat on Fri 18 Dec? 11:32–12:28
Abhijit is the 8th of 15 equal parts of daylight, the one around midday: 11:32–12:28.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Fri 18 Dec? 07:44–08:41
Dur Muhurtam is the 4th and 9th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 07:44–08:41 and 12:28–13:25.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Fri 18 Dec? 12:28–13:25
Dur Muhurtam is the 4th and 9th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 07:44–08:41 and 12:28–13:25.
Daylight here, 04:54 to 19:06, is cut into 15 muhurtas of 56 m. Abhijit is the 8th, the middle one. Dur Muhurtam on a Friday is the 4th and 9th, 07:44–08:41 and 12:28–13:25.
Which choghadiya is good on Fri 18 Dec?
04:54–06:41 is Chara, ruled by Shukra (Venus), the 1st of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight, counted neutral.
Daylight here, 04:54 to 19:06, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 46 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
The night here, 19:06 to 04:54 Sat, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 13 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 Fri 18 Dec? 10:14–12:00
Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is the 4th of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight: 10:14–12:00.
When is Yamagandam on Fri 18 Dec? 15:33–17:20
Yamaganda is the 7th of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight: 15:33–17:20.
When is Gulika Kalam on Fri 18 Dec? 06:41–08:27
Gulikai Kalam is the 2nd of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight: 06:41–08:27.
Daylight here runs 04:54 to 19:06, 14 h 12 m. Cut into 8 equal parts of 1 h 46 m, it gives the day's windows by weekday: on a Friday Rahu Kaal is the 4th part, Yamaganda the 7th and Gulikai Kalam the 2nd.
Sunrise and sunset
What time is sunrise on Fri 18 Dec? 04:54
Day here: sunrise 04:54, sunset 19:06, 14 h 12 m of daylight.
What time is sunset on Fri 18 Dec? 19:06
Day here: sunrise 04:54, sunset 19:06, 14 h 12 m of daylight.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 12 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 48 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 12 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 48 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Which nakshatra is it on Fri 18 Dec? Uttara Bhadrapada
At sunrise the Moon was at 342.4°: Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 3.
The fixed stars divide the Moon's path into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each in 4 padas of 3°20′. Uttara Bhadrapada spans 333°20′–346°40′; the Moon entered its pada 3 at 340°. It leaves at 12:40, for Revati.
Which yoga is it on Fri 18 Dec? Vyatipata
At sunrise the Sun and Moon together made 584.3°, one turn and 224.3°: Vyatipata.
Add the Sun's and the Moon's places among the stars: 241.9° + 342.4° = 584.3°, one full turn and 224.3°. Past the turn, cut into 27 parts of 13°20′, it gives the yoga: 213°20′–226°40′ is the 17th, Vyatipata. It ends at 08:49, then Variyana.
Which karana is it on Fri 18 Dec? Balava
At sunrise the lead was 100.5°: the first half of Navami, Balava.
A karana is half a tithi: 6° of the Moon's lead, so the first half of Navami is Balava and the second Kaulava. Balava runs until 07:57, when the lead reaches 102°; Kaulava until 19:44.
Which vara is Fri 18 Dec, and from when? Shukrawara
This day began at sunrise, 04:54 on Friday: Shukrawara.
A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, not midnight to midnight. This one runs 04:54 to 04:54 Sat, so the hours after midnight still belong to Shukrawara.
Which Hindu month is Fri 18 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 Fri 18 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 Fri 18 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 267.7° round the stars. Vikram Samvat numbers that year 2083; Shaka Samvat numbers it 1948.
Moonrise and moonset
What time is moonrise on Fri 18 Dec? 13:11
The Moon rises here at 13:11.
What time is moonset on Fri 18 Dec? 00:44 Sat
The Moon was down at sunrise and rises at 13:11, in this day's daylight; it sets again at 00:44 Sat.
The Moon was down at sunrise and rose at 13:11; it sets again at 00:44 Sat, so this day's moonset falls in its night.