Panchang on 18 Dec 2026 in Chennai (Friday, 18 December 2026): tithi Shukla Navami until 23:14, then Shukla Dashami; nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 16:09, then Revati; yoga Vyatipata until 12:17; karana Balava until 11:27; vara Friday (Shukravara). Hindu month Margashirsha, Shukla paksha, Vikram Samvat 2083. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:46 IST. Rahu Kaal 10:40 to 12:05, Abhijit Muhurat 11:42 to 12:28.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu (13.09°N, 80.28°E), Indian Standard Time. Values are for local sunrise; aaj ka panchang = today's panchang.
| Element | Friday, 18 December 2026 |
|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Navami until 23:14, then Shukla Dashami |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Bhadrapada until 16:09, then Revati |
| Yoga | Vyatipata until 12:17 |
| Karana | Balava until 11:27 |
| Vara | Friday (Shukravara) |
| Paksha | Shukla |
| Hindu month | Margashirsha |
| Samvat | Vikram 2083, Shaka 1948 |
| Moon sign | Meena (Pisces) |
| Sun sign (sidereal) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:24 / 17:46 |
| Period | Time (IST) | Traditional use |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:42 to 12:28 | auspicious midday window |
| Rahu Kaal | 10:40 to 12:05 | avoid starting new work, travel or purchases |
| Yamaganda | 14:55 to 16:20 | avoid auspicious starts |
| Gulika Kaal | 07:49 to 09:14 | avoid; work begun now tends to repeat |
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At sunrise (06:24 IST) the tithi in Chennai is Shukla Navami. It lasts until 23:14, after which Shukla Dashami begins. A tithi is one of 30 lunar days, each the time the Moon takes to gain 12 degrees on the Sun.
The Moon is in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra at sunrise on 18 Dec 2026 and stays there until 16:09, then moves into Revati. The Moon is in Meena (Pisces) rashi.
Rahu Kaal in Chennai on 18 Dec 2026 is 10:40 to 12:05 IST, Yamaganda 14:55 to 16:20 and Gulika Kaal 07:49 to 09:14. The auspicious Abhijit Muhurat is 11:42 to 12:28.
Panchang means five limbs: tithi (lunar day), vara (weekday), nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), yoga (from the combined longitude of Sun and Moon) and karana (half a tithi). Each is read at local sunrise for the day.
It is Margashirsha, Shukla paksha, in Vikram Samvat 2083 (Shaka 1948). North Indian calendars count months purnimanta (ending on the full moon); much of South and West India counts amanta (ending on the new moon), so the month name can differ in the dark fortnight.
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