Panchang in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Wed 23 Dec 2026
sunrise to sunrise · times in EET
Shukla paksha · until 03:28 Thu
then Pratipada · until 23:37 Thu
Not the same tithi as New Delhi Know whyVrat
Purnima
Purnima is on Wed 23 Dec: Purnima holds sunrise that day. Why Wed 23 Dec?
Purnima: every date in SofiaShubh muhurat on Wednesday 23 December
- Before sunrise, Wed 23 Dec
- 05:54–06:54Brahma Muhurta
- From sunrise 07:54
- 07:54–09:02Labha choghadiya
- 09:02–10:10Amrita choghadiyain Yamaganda
- 11:18–12:25Shubha choghadiyain Gulikai Kalam
- 15:49–16:57Labha choghadiya
- After sunset 16:57
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17:42–19:06Amrit Kalamin Mrigashira
- 18:49–20:41Shubha choghadiya
- 20:41–22:33Amrita choghadiya
- 04:10–06:02 ThuLabha choghadiya
- 05:55–06:55 ThuNext day's Brahma Muhurta
Times to avoid
Sunrise and sunset
Panchang
Choghadiya
Choghadiya by day
- 07:54–09:02Labhagood
- 09:02–10:10Amritain Yamaganda
- 10:10–11:18Kalabad
- 11:18–12:25Shubhain Gulikai Kalam
- 12:25–13:33Rogabad
- 13:33–14:41Udvegabad
- 14:41–15:49Charaneutral
- 15:49–16:57Labhagood
Choghadiya by night
- 16:57–18:49Udvegabad
- 18:49–20:41Shubhagood
- 20:41–22:33Amritagood
- 22:33–00:26 ThuCharaneutral
- 00:26–02:18 ThuRogabad
- 02:18–04:10 ThuKalabad
- 04:10–06:02 ThuLabhagood
- 06:02–07:55 ThuUdvegabad
The day, from Brahma Muhurta to the next sunrise
Time runs down. Bands: choghadiya. Bars: muhurta and kala, over their real times.
- Before sunrise, Wed 23 Dec: Brahma Muhurta, 05:54–06:54, good
- Labha, good, 07:54–09:02
- Amrita, good, 09:02–10:10
- Kala, bad, 10:10–11:18
- Shubha, good, 11:18–12:25
- Roga, bad, 12:25–13:33
- Udvega, bad, 13:33–14:41
- Chara, neutral, 14:41–15:49
- Labha, good, 15:49–16:57
- Udvega, bad, 16:57–18:49
- Shubha, good, 18:49–20:41
- Amrita, good, 20:41–22:33
- Chara, neutral, 22:33–00:26 Thu
- Roga, bad, 00:26–02:18 Thu
- Kala, bad, 02:18–04:10 Thu
- Labha, good, 04:10–06:02 Thu
- Udvega, bad, 06:02–07:55 Thu
- Yamaganda, 09:02–10:10, bad
- Gulikai Kalam, 11:18–12:25, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 12:07–12:43, bad
- Rahu Kaal, 12:25–13:33, bad
- Next day's Brahma Muhurta, 05:55–06:55 Thu
How each value is worked out
Why is Purnima on Wed 23 Dec in Sofia?
Purnima is on Wed 23 Dec: Purnima holds sunrise that day.
Purnima follows the tithi at sunrise. Purnima runs from 07:17 on Wed 23 Dec to 03:28 on Thu 24 Dec, so it holds sunrise only on Wed 23 Dec, at 07:54. No text giving Purnima’s time was found; sunrise is Tithika’s convention.
Which tithi is on Wed 23 Dec? Shukla Purnima
At sunrise the Moon led the Sun by 168.4°: Shukla Purnima.
The Moon gains on the Sun about 12° a day. Each 12° of lead is one tithi: 168°–180° is the 15th, Shukla Purnima. A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise, 07:54 here. Chaturdashi ended at 07:17, before it. Purnima ends at 03:28 Thu, when the lead reaches 180°. The lead passed 0° at the new moon of 9 Dec, so the Moon is waxing: Shukla paksha.
Why does New Delhi read Chaturdashi?
New Delhi reads Chaturdashi, Sofia reads Purnima.
A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise.
New Delhi · IST
Sunrise here, 07:10, came before Chaturdashi ended at 10:47: this day reads Chaturdashi. Purnima ends at 06:58 Thu, before the next sunrise, so no day here reads Purnima: it is kshaya.
Sofia · UTC+2
Sunrise here, 07:54, came after Chaturdashi ended at 07:17: this day reads Purnima.
What time is Brahma Muhurta on Wed 23 Dec? 05:54–06:54
Brahma Muhurta is the 14th of 15 equal parts of the night before sunrise: 05:54–06:54.
The night of Tue 22 Dec ran from sunset 16:56 Tue to sunrise 07:54, 14 h 58 m. Cut into 15 muhurtas of 59 m, its 14th is Brahma Muhurta, the one before the last.
Daylight in 15 muhurtas
When is Dur Muhurtam on Wed 23 Dec? 12:07–12:43
Dur Muhurtam is the 8th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 12:07–12:43.
Daylight here, 07:54 to 16:57, is cut into 15 muhurtas of 36 m. Dur Muhurtam on a Wednesday is the 8th, 12:07–12:43: it takes the 8th, the middle one, so a Wednesday has no Abhijit.
Which choghadiya is good on Wed 23 Dec?
07:54–09:02 is Labha, ruled by Budha (Mercury), the 1st of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight, counted good.
Daylight here, 07:54 to 16:57, 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, 16:57 to 07:55 Thu, 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 Wed 23 Dec? 12:25–13:33
Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is the 5th of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight: 12:25–13:33.
When is Yamagandam on Wed 23 Dec? 09:02–10:10
Yamaganda is the 2nd of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight: 09:02–10:10.
When is Gulika Kalam on Wed 23 Dec? 11:18–12:25
Gulikai Kalam is the 4th of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight: 11:18–12:25.
Daylight here runs 07:54 to 16:57, 9 h 3 m. Cut into 8 equal parts of 1 h 7 m, it gives the day's windows by weekday: on a Wednesday Rahu Kaal is the 5th part, Yamaganda the 2nd and Gulikai Kalam the 4th.
Sunrise and sunset
What time is sunrise on Wed 23 Dec? 07:54
Day here: sunrise 07:54, sunset 16:57, 9 h 3 m of daylight.
What time is sunset on Wed 23 Dec? 16:57
Day here: sunrise 07:54, sunset 16:57, 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 Wed 23 Dec? Mrigashira
At sunrise the Moon was at 55.5°: Mrigashira, pada 1.
The fixed stars divide the Moon's path into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each in 4 padas of 3°20′. Mrigashira spans 53°20′–66°40′; the Moon entered its pada 1 at 53°20′. It leaves at 01:23 Thu, for Ardra.
Which yoga is it on Wed 23 Dec? Shubha
At sunrise the Sun and Moon together made 302.7°: Shubha.
Add the Sun's and the Moon's places among the stars: 247.2° + 55.5° = 302.7°. The sum, cut into 27 parts of 13°20′, gives the yoga: 293°20′–306°40′ is the 23rd, Shubha. It ends at 13:45, then Shukla.
Which karana is it on Wed 23 Dec? Vishti
At sunrise the lead was 168.4°: the first half of Purnima, Vishti.
A karana is half a tithi: 6° of the Moon's lead, so the first half of Purnima is Vishti and the second Bava. Vishti runs until 17:23, when the lead reaches 174°; Bava until 03:28 Thu.
Which vara is Wed 23 Dec, and from when? Budhawara
This day began at sunrise, 07:54 on Wednesday: Budhawara.
A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, not midnight to midnight. This one runs 07:54 to 07:55 Thu, so the hours after midnight still belong to Budhawara.
Which Hindu month is Wed 23 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 Wed 23 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 Wed 23 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 273° round the stars. Vikram Samvat numbers that year 2083; Shaka Samvat numbers it 1948.
Moonrise and moonset
What time is moonrise on Wed 23 Dec? 16:01
The Moon rises here at 16:01.
The Moon rises at 16:01, in this day's daylight, and does not set before the next sunrise.
The Moon does not set between this sunrise and the next.