Dainik Panchang
Wed, 16 Dec 2026 at New Delhi, Delhi, India. Hindu (Purnimanta) date: Margashirsha Shukla Saptami, Vikram Samvat 2083.
Hindu (Purnimanta) date
- Date
- Margashirsha Shukla Saptami
- Year
- Vikram Samvat 2083
- Weekday
- Wednesday (Budhavara)
Sun and Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Moonrise
- 11:47
- Moonset
- 23:51
- Day length
- 10 h 19 min
- Night length
- 13 h 40 min
Panchang
Each element is given up to the time it ends; the day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
- Tithi
- Shukla Saptami up to 22:46; then Shukla Ashtami (all day and night)
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha up to 14:02; then Purva Bhadrapada (all day and night)
- Yoga
- Vajra up to 13:46; then Siddhi (all day and night)
- Karana
- Gara up to 10:08; then Vanija up to 22:46; then Vishti (Bhadra) (all day and night)
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha
- Vara
- Budhavara
Month, year and season
- Amanta month
- Margashirsha
- Purnimanta month
- Margashirsha
- Shaka Samvat
- 1948 Parabhava
- Vikram Samvat
- 2083 (Chaitra), 2083 (Kartika)
- Ritu
- Hemanta (Pre-winter)
- Ayana
- Dakshinayana (by the sidereal Sun); Dakshinayana (by the tropical Sun)
- Sun sign
- Scorpio
- Moon sign
- Aquarius (all day and night)
Festivals and vrats
- Dhanu Sankranti
- The Sun enters Sagittarius at 16 Dec 2026, 10:24
Auspicious times
| Muhurta | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 05:17 | 06:12 | The second-last muhurta of the night |
| Pratah Sandhya | 05:44 | 07:06 | |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:55 | 12:37 | Not used on Wednesday |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 13:59 | 14:41 | |
| Godhuli Muhurta | 17:14 | 17:38 | |
| Sayahna Sandhya | 17:26 | 18:48 | |
| Pradosh Kaal | 17:26 | 20:10 | Three muhurtas after sunset |
| Nishita Muhurta | 23:49 | 00:44, 17 Dec | The middle muhurta of the night |
Times to avoid
| Period | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panchak | 07:06 | 07:07, 17 Dec | |
| Yamaganda | 08:24 | 09:41 | |
| Gulika Kalam | 10:59 | 12:16 | |
| Durmuhurtam | 11:55 | 12:37 | |
| Rahu Kalam | 12:16 | 13:34 | |
| Bhadra | 22:46 | 07:07, 17 Dec | Vishti karana |
Chandrabalam and Tarabalam
Birth signs and birth stars for which the day is favourable.
- Chandrabalam, Moon in Aquarius
- Aries, Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, Aquarius (up to 09:13, 17 Dec)
- Tarabalam, Shatabhisha
- Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada (up to 14:02)
- Tarabalam, Purva Bhadrapada
- Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati (up to 15:30, 17 Dec)
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.