Panchang for 21 December 2026
Monday · New Delhi
Shukla Paksha · Bharani nakshatra · Siddha yoga · Balava karana
Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28 — a day of 10 h 19 m. The Moon stands at 23° of Aries (Mesha), putting Virgo in Chandrashtama. Computed from the JPL DE421 ephemeris; nothing here is estimated.
What changes at sunrise around 21 December 2026
Each value is the one current at sunrise, the convention an almanac uses when a single figure has to stand for a civil date. Neighbouring days are here because that convention hides movement: a limb can hold across two sunrises or turn over twice. What each limb is.
| At sunrise | 20 Dec | 21 Dec | 22 Dec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Ekadashi | Shukla Dwadashi | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Ashwini | Bharani | Krittika |
| Yoga | Parigha | Siddha | Sadhya |
| Karana | Vanija | Balava | Taitila |
| Sunrise | 07:08 | 07:09 | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 17:28 | 17:28 | 17:29 |
| Rahu Kaal | 16:10-17:28 | 08:26-09:44 | 14:54-16:11 |
| Vara | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday |
The seven windows on 21 December 2026
In clock order through the day, with each length beside it. The three avoided windows come out at 78 minutes apiece because that is an eighth of this particular 10 h 19 m day — the arithmetic is in the next table.
| Window | Time (IST) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurat | 05:33-07:09 | 96 min |
| Sunrise | 07:09 | an instant |
| Rahu Kaal | 08:26-09:44 | 78 min |
| Yamaghanta Kaal | 11:01-12:19 | 78 min |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:58-12:39 | 41 min |
| Gulika Kaal | 13:36-14:53 | 77 min |
| Sunset | 17:28 | an instant |
The eight parts of 21 December 2026
Sunrise 07:09 to sunset 17:28 is 619 minutes, so each eighth runs 77.4 minutes. Which three of the eight carry names depends on the weekday, and on Monday they fall here. This day is as short as any day in the table, 219 minutes shorter than the longest, and every window above stretches or shrinks with it.
| Part | From | To | Named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:09 | 08:26 | — |
| 2 | 08:26 | 09:44 | Rahu Kaal |
| 3 | 09:44 | 11:01 | — |
| 4 | 11:01 | 12:19 | Yamaghanta |
| 5 | 12:19 | 13:36 | — |
| 6 | 13:36 | 14:53 | Gulika |
| 7 | 14:53 | 16:11 | — |
| 8 | 16:11 | 17:28 | — |
The five parts without a name are not auspicious by elimination — they are simply unmarked. For anywhere other than New Delhi the panchang tool recomputes all of this from that city’s own sunrise.
Chandra Bala on 21 December 2026 — all twelve rashis
One Moon, twelve answers: the house is the distance from your janma rashi to Aries. The last column counts forward to your own next Chandrashtama from this date, which is a different date for every rashi.
| Janma rashi | House | Bhava | Class | Next Chandrashtama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈︎Aries | 1 | Tanu — the body and the self | Favourable | 4 Jan 2027 |
| ♉︎Taurus | 12 | Vyaya — expenditure, release and distant places | Avoided | 6 Jan 2027 |
| ♊︎Gemini | 11 | Labha — gain, income and networks | Favourable | 9 Jan 2027 |
| ♋︎Cancer | 10 | Karma — action, career and standing | Favourable | 11 Jan 2027 |
| ♌︎Leo | 9 | Bhagya — fortune, dharma and long journeys | Middling | 14 Jan 2027 |
| ♍︎Virgo | 8 | Randhra — upheaval, the hidden and longevity | Avoided | today |
| ♎︎Libra | 7 | Kalatra — partnership, spouse and trade | Favourable | 22 Dec |
| ♏︎Scorpio | 6 | Shatru — competition, debt and disease | Favourable | 24 Dec |
| ♐︎Sagittarius | 5 | Putra — children, learning and creativity | Middling | 26 Dec |
| ♑︎Capricorn | 4 | Bandhu — home, mother and comfort | Avoided | 28 Dec |
| ♒︎Aquarius | 3 | Sahaja — effort, siblings and short journeys | Favourable | 30 Dec |
| ♓︎Pisces | 2 | Dhana — wealth, speech and family | Middling | 1 Jan 2027 |
Virgo holds the window while the Moon is in Aries — still there at sunrise on 21 December 2026, and in Taurus by sunrise on 22 December 2026, when Aries takes over. The crossing is somewhere between those two sunrises; the table samples the Moon once a day, so naming a minute would be inventing precision.
Tara Bala from your birth star on 21 December 2026
Counted from your janma nakshatra to Bharani, the day’s. Nine taras repeat three times across the 27, so each is reached from exactly three birth stars — find yours in the right-hand column and read across.
| Tara | What it signifies | If your janma nakshatra is |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Janma | the birth star — intensifies rather than helps | Bharani, Purva Ashadha, Purva Phalguni |
| 2. Sampat | wealth; the strongest for anything undertaken for gain | Ashwini, Moola, Magha |
| 3. Vipat | danger and loss; not chosen for beginnings or travel | Revati, Jyeshtha, Ashlesha |
| 4. Kshema | well-being; for what needs to hold rather than to win | Uttara Bhadrapada, Anuradha, Pushya |
| 5. Pratyari | obstruction; avoided where another party must consent | Purva Bhadrapada, Vishakha, Punarvasu |
| 6. Sadhaka | accomplishment; for finishing rather than starting | Shatabhisha, Swati, Ardra |
| 7. Vadha | harm; the heaviest of the three, rejected outright | Dhanishta, Chitra, Mrigashira |
| 8. Mitra | friendship; for dealings with people rather than things | Shravana, Hasta, Rohini |
| 9. Ati-Mitra | close friendship, also Parama Mitra; the mildest of the nine | Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Phalguni, Krittika |
Bharani is the sunrise nakshatra again on 17 January 2027, 13 February 2027, 13 March 2027 — so the nine columns above shift wholesale on those dates and the tara you land on changes with them. Find your nakshatra if you do not know it.
FAQ
Questions about 21 December 2026
What is the tithi on 21 December 2026?+
Shukla Dwadashi, in Shukla Paksha, at sunrise (07:09) in New Delhi. Shukla Ekadashi was the tithi at sunrise the previous day. By the next sunrise it is Shukla Trayodashi.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 21 December 2026 in New Delhi?+
08:26-09:44 — 78 minutes, which is one-eighth of this 10 h 19 m day. It is the 2nd of the eight equal parts between sunrise (07:09) and sunset (17:28), because that is the part Monday takes. Yamaghanta is 11:01-12:19 and Gulika 13:36-14:53 on the same construction.
How long is the day on 21 December 2026, and how long is each part?+
Sunrise to sunset is 10 h 19 m in New Delhi, so each of the eight parts runs 77.4 minutes. That is as short as any day in this two-year table, 219 minutes shorter than the longest (13 h 58 m on 14 June 2026). Every window on this page is a fraction of that length, so all of them move with it.
Which nakshatra is the Moon in on 21 December 2026?+
Bharani, at sunrise, with the Moon at 23° of Aries. It is the sunrise nakshatra again on 17 January 2027, 13 February 2027, 13 March 2027. The degree is given because the nakshatra alone does not fix the rashi — nine of the 27 straddle a sign boundary.
Which rashi is in Chandrashtama on 21 December 2026?+
Virgo (Kanya) — the Moon is in Aries, which is the eighth rashi from Virgo. Exactly one rashi qualifies on any date. The Moon is still in Aries at sunrise on 21 December 2026 and in Taurus by sunrise on 22 December 2026, at which point Aries takes over the window.
When is my next Chandrashtama after 21 December 2026?+
Counted forward from this date: Aries 4 January 2027; Taurus 6 January 2027; Gemini 9 January 2027; Cancer 11 January 2027; Leo 14 January 2027; Virgo 21 December 2026; Libra 22 December 2026; Scorpio 24 December 2026; Sagittarius 26 December 2026; Capricorn 28 December 2026; Aquarius 30 December 2026; Pisces 1 January 2027. Each rashi gets one window a lunar month, lasting two or three sunrises.
Is 21 December 2026 an auspicious day?+
Not a question a dated page can answer. Six of the twelve houses are classed favourable, so 6 of the twelve rashis sit in a favourable position on this date — and Tara Bala, the tithi, the karana and your own chart all still have to be applied. The combined filter passes roughly a third of days for any one person.
Where is this panchang computed for, and how?+
New Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.209°E), from the JPL DE421 ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa, over 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-31. Sunrise, sunset and the six windows derived from them are specific to this latitude and longitude.