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Panchang: Thursday, 3 December 2026

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga, choghadiya and Rahu Kaal, based on the city’s sunrise.

On Thursday, 3 December 2026, sunrise in New Delhi is at 6:58 AM and sunset at 5:24 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Margashirsha Krishna Dashami. Rahu Kaal is from 1:29 PM to 2:47 PM and Abhijit muhurat from 11:50 AM to 12:32 PM.

Thursday, 3 December 2026 · New Delhi

Margashirsha Krishna Dashami

Dashami until 11:05 PM, then Ekadashi

Sunrise
6:58 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM
Day length
10 h 26 min
Moonrise
1:40 AM
Moonset
1:34 PM
Weekday
Thursday
Nakshatra
Uttara Phalguni until 9:24 AM
Yoga
Priti until 9:16 AM
Karana (at sunrise)
Vanija
Month (Purnimanta / Amanta)
Margashirsha / Kartik
Sun sign
Scorpio (Vrishchika)
Moon sign
Virgo (Kanya)

Auspicious times

Brahma muhurat
5:09 AM–6:03 AM
Abhijit muhurat
11:50 AM–12:32 PM
Vijay muhurat
1:55 PM–2:37 PM

Inauspicious times

Rahu Kaal
1:29 PM–2:47 PM
Yamaganda
6:58 AM–8:16 AM
Gulika Kaal
9:34 AM–10:53 AM

Day choghadiya

  1. Shubhauspicious6:58 AM–8:16 AM
  2. Roginauspicious8:16 AM–9:34 AM
  3. Udveginauspicious9:34 AM–10:53 AM
  4. Charneutral, good for travel10:53 AM–12:11 PM
  5. Labhgain12:11 PM–1:29 PM
  6. Amritbest1:29 PM–2:47 PM
  7. Kaalinauspicious2:47 PM–4:06 PM
  8. Shubhauspicious4:06 PM–5:24 PM

Night choghadiya

  1. Amritbest5:24 PM–7:06 PM
  2. Charneutral, good for travel7:06 PM–8:48 PM
  3. Roginauspicious8:48 PM–10:29 PM
  4. Kaalinauspicious10:29 PM–12:11 AM (4 Dec)
  5. Labhgain12:11–1:53 AM (4 Dec)
  6. Udveginauspicious1:53–3:35 AM (4 Dec)
  7. Shubhauspicious3:35–5:17 AM (4 Dec)
  8. Amritbest5:17–6:58 AM (4 Dec)

Calculated from the positions of the Sun and Moon (astronomy-engine) with the Lahiri ayanamsha, checked against Drik Panchang. Times are in Indian Standard Time. Local panchangs may differ by a minute or two. How we calculate · Today’s tithi and the next 15 days · Choghadiya today New Delhi · Moonrise time today in New Delhi · Rahu Kaal today New Delhi

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Understanding the panchang

What is choghadiya?

Choghadiya divides the day (sunrise to sunset) and the night (sunset to sunrise) into eight parts each. Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Char are taken as good for starting work or travel; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided.

What is a tithi?

Every 12 degrees of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi. A lunar month has 30 tithis: Pratipada to Purnima in the Shukla Paksha (waxing half), and Pratipada to Amavasya in the Krishna Paksha (waning half).

How is the tithi of a day decided?

The tithi running at sunrise is taken as that day’s tithi. This is called the udaya tithi. That is why tithi times differ slightly between cities.

What is the difference between Purnimanta and Amanta months?

In the Purnimanta system the month ends on the full moon (North India); in the Amanta system it ends on the new moon (South and West India). The Shukla Paksha has the same month name in both; in the Krishna Paksha the Purnimanta month name is one ahead.

How are Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika worked out?

The time from sunrise to sunset is divided into eight equal parts. On each weekday a fixed part is Rahu Kaal (for example the second on Monday and the third on Saturday), and other fixed parts are Yamaganda and Gulika.

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