Panchang in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Fri 18 Dec 2026
sunrise to sunrise · times in EET
Shubh muhurat on Friday 18 December
- Before sunrise, Fri 18 Dec
- 05:52–06:52Brahma Muhurta
- From sunrise 07:51
- 08:59–10:07Labha choghadiyain Gulikai Kalam
- 10:16–11:15Amrita choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- 12:23–12:41Abhijit Muhuratwithout Rahu Kaal
- 12:23–12:41Shubha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- 13:17–13:31Shubha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- After sunset 16:54
- 20:39–22:31Labha choghadiya
- 00:23–02:15 SatShubha choghadiya
- 02:15–04:08 SatAmrita choghadiya
- 05:52–06:52 SatNext day's Brahma Muhurta
Times to avoid
Sunrise and sunset
Panchang
Choghadiya
Choghadiya by day
- 07:51–08:59Charaneutral
- 08:59–10:07Labhain Gulikai Kalam
- 10:07–11:15Amritagood
- 11:15–12:23Kalabad
- 12:23–13:31Shubhagood
- 13:31–14:39Rogabad
- 14:39–15:46Udvegabad
- 15:46–16:54Charaneutral
Choghadiya by night
- 16:54–18:46Rogabad
- 18:46–20:39Kalabad
- 20:39–22:31Labhagood
- 22:31–00:23 SatUdvegabad
- 00:23–02:15 SatShubhagood
- 02:15–04:08 SatAmritagood
- 04:08–06:00 SatCharaneutral
- 06:00–07:52 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, 05:52–06:52, good
- Chara, neutral, 07:51–08:59
- Labha, good, 08:59–10:07
- Amrita, good, 10:07–11:15
- Kala, bad, 11:15–12:23
- Shubha, good, 12:23–13:31
- Roga, bad, 13:31–14:39
- Udvega, bad, 14:39–15:46
- Chara, neutral, 15:46–16:54
- Roga, bad, 16:54–18:46
- Kala, bad, 18:46–20:39
- Labha, good, 20:39–22:31
- Udvega, bad, 22:31–00:23 Sat
- Shubha, good, 00:23–02:15 Sat
- Amrita, good, 02:15–04:08 Sat
- Chara, neutral, 04:08–06:00 Sat
- Roga, bad, 06:00–07:52 Sat
- Gulikai Kalam, 08:59–10:07, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 09:40–10:16, bad
- Rahu Kaal, 11:15–12:23, bad
- Abhijit, 12:05–12:41, good
- Dur Muhurtam, 12:41–13:17, bad
- Yamaganda, 14:39–15:46, bad
- Next day's Brahma Muhurta, 05:52–06:52 Sat
How each value is worked out
Which tithi is on Fri 18 Dec? Shukla Navami
At sunrise the Moon led the Sun by 101.9°: 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, 07:51 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? 05:52–06:52
Brahma Muhurta is the 14th of 15 equal parts of the night before sunrise: 05:52–06:52.
The night of Thu 17 Dec ran from sunset 16:54 Thu to sunrise 07:51, 14 h 57 m. Cut into 15 muhurtas of 59 m, its 14th is Brahma Muhurta, the one before the last.
Daylight in 15 muhurtas
When is Abhijit Muhurat on Fri 18 Dec? 12:05–12:41
Abhijit is the 8th of 15 equal parts of daylight, the one around midday: 12:05–12:41.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Fri 18 Dec? 09:40–10:16
Dur Muhurtam is the 4th and 9th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 09:40–10:16 and 12:41–13:17.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Fri 18 Dec? 12:41–13:17
Dur Muhurtam is the 4th and 9th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 09:40–10:16 and 12:41–13:17.
Daylight here, 07:51 to 16:54, is cut into 15 muhurtas of 36 m. Abhijit is the 8th, the middle one. Dur Muhurtam on a Friday is the 4th and 9th, 09:40–10:16 and 12:41–13:17.
Which choghadiya is good on Fri 18 Dec?
07:51–08:59 is Chara, ruled by Shukra (Venus), the 1st of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight, counted neutral.
Daylight here, 07:51 to 16:54, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 7 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
The night here, 16:54 to 07:52 Sat, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 52 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? 11:15–12:23
Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is the 4th of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight: 11:15–12:23.
When is Yamagandam on Fri 18 Dec? 14:39–15:46
Yamaganda is the 7th of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight: 14:39–15:46.
When is Gulika Kalam on Fri 18 Dec? 08:59–10:07
Gulikai Kalam is the 2nd of 8 equal parts of Friday's daylight: 08:59–10:07.
Daylight here runs 07:51 to 16:54, 9 h 3 m. Cut into 8 equal parts of 1 h 7 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? 07:51
Day here: sunrise 07:51, sunset 16:54, 9 h 3 m of daylight.
What time is sunset on Fri 18 Dec? 16:54
Day here: sunrise 07:51, sunset 16:54, 9 h 3 m of daylight.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 9 h 3 m and the night until the next sunrise 14 h 58 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 9 h 3 m and the night until the next sunrise 14 h 58 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 344°: Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 4.
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 4 at 343°20′. It leaves at 12:40, for Revati.
Which yoga is it on Fri 18 Dec? Vyatipata
At sunrise the Sun and Moon together made 586.1°, one turn and 226.1°: Vyatipata.
Add the Sun's and the Moon's places among the stars: 242.1° + 344° = 586.1°, one full turn and 226.1°. 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 101.9°: 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, 07:51 on Friday: Shukrawara.
A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, not midnight to midnight. This one runs 07:51 to 07:52 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 267.9° 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? 12:44
The Moon rises here at 12:44.
What time is moonset on Fri 18 Dec? 02:19 Sat
The Moon was down at sunrise and rises at 12:44, in this day's daylight; it sets again at 02:19 Sat.
The Moon was down at sunrise and rose at 12:44; it sets again at 02:19 Sat, so this day's moonset falls in its night.