Panchang for 24 December 2026
Thursday · New Delhi
Krishna Paksha · Ardra nakshatra · Shukla yoga · Balava karana
Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30 — a day of 10 h 20 m. The Moon stands at 8.1° of Gemini (Mithuna), putting Scorpio in Chandrashtama. Computed from the JPL DE421 ephemeris; nothing here is estimated.
What changes at sunrise around 24 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 | 23 Dec | 24 Dec | 25 Dec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Chaturdashi | Krishna Pratipada | Krishna Dwitiya |
| Nakshatra | Rohini | Ardra | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Shubha | Shukla | Brahma |
| Karana | Vanija | Balava | Taitila |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 07:10 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
| Rahu Kaal | 12:20-13:37 | 13:38-14:55 | 11:03-12:21 |
| Vara | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
The seven windows on 24 December 2026
In clock order through the day, with each length beside it. The three avoided windows come out at 77 minutes apiece because that is an eighth of this particular 10 h 20 m day — the arithmetic is in the next table.
| Window | Time (IST) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurat | 05:34-07:10 | 96 min |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | an instant |
| Yamaghanta Kaal | 07:10-08:28 | 78 min |
| Gulika Kaal | 09:45-11:03 | 78 min |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:59-12:41 | 42 min |
| Rahu Kaal | 13:38-14:55 | 77 min |
| Sunset | 17:30 | an instant |
The eight parts of 24 December 2026
Sunrise 07:10 to sunset 17:30 is 620 minutes, so each eighth runs 77.5 minutes. Which three of the eight carry names depends on the weekday, and on Thursday they fall here. This day is 1 minute longer than the shortest day in the table, and 218 minutes shorter than the longest, and every window above stretches or shrinks with it.
| Part | From | To | Named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:10 | 08:28 | Yamaghanta |
| 2 | 08:28 | 09:45 | — |
| 3 | 09:45 | 11:03 | Gulika |
| 4 | 11:03 | 12:20 | — |
| 5 | 12:20 | 13:38 | — |
| 6 | 13:38 | 14:55 | Rahu Kaal |
| 7 | 14:55 | 16:13 | — |
| 8 | 16:13 | 17:30 | — |
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 24 December 2026 — all twelve rashis
One Moon, twelve answers: the house is the distance from your janma rashi to Gemini. 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 | 3 | Sahaja — effort, siblings and short journeys | Favourable | 4 Jan 2027 |
| ♉︎Taurus | 2 | Dhana — wealth, speech and family | Middling | 6 Jan 2027 |
| ♊︎Gemini | 1 | Tanu — the body and the self | Favourable | 9 Jan 2027 |
| ♋︎Cancer | 12 | Vyaya — expenditure, release and distant places | Avoided | 11 Jan 2027 |
| ♌︎Leo | 11 | Labha — gain, income and networks | Favourable | 14 Jan 2027 |
| ♍︎Virgo | 10 | Karma — action, career and standing | Favourable | 16 Jan 2027 |
| ♎︎Libra | 9 | Bhagya — fortune, dharma and long journeys | Middling | 18 Jan 2027 |
| ♏︎Scorpio | 8 | Randhra — upheaval, the hidden and longevity | Avoided | today |
| ♐︎Sagittarius | 7 | Kalatra — partnership, spouse and trade | Favourable | 26 Dec |
| ♑︎Capricorn | 6 | Shatru — competition, debt and disease | Favourable | 28 Dec |
| ♒︎Aquarius | 5 | Putra — children, learning and creativity | Middling | 30 Dec |
| ♓︎Pisces | 4 | Bandhu — home, mother and comfort | Avoided | 1 Jan 2027 |
Scorpio holds the window while the Moon is in Gemini — still there at sunrise on 25 December 2026, and in Cancer by sunrise on 26 December 2026, when Gemini 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 24 December 2026
Counted from your janma nakshatra to Ardra, 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 | Ardra, Shatabhisha, Swati |
| 2. Sampat | wealth; the strongest for anything undertaken for gain | Mrigashira, Dhanishta, Chitra |
| 3. Vipat | danger and loss; not chosen for beginnings or travel | Rohini, Shravana, Hasta |
| 4. Kshema | well-being; for what needs to hold rather than to win | Krittika, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Phalguni |
| 5. Pratyari | obstruction; avoided where another party must consent | Bharani, Purva Ashadha, Purva Phalguni |
| 6. Sadhaka | accomplishment; for finishing rather than starting | Ashwini, Moola, Magha |
| 7. Vadha | harm; the heaviest of the three, rejected outright | Revati, Jyeshtha, Ashlesha |
| 8. Mitra | friendship; for dealings with people rather than things | Uttara Bhadrapada, Anuradha, Pushya |
| 9. Ati-Mitra | close friendship, also Parama Mitra; the mildest of the nine | Purva Bhadrapada, Vishakha, Punarvasu |
Ardra is the sunrise nakshatra again on 21 January 2027, 17 February 2027, 17 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 24 December 2026
What is the tithi on 24 December 2026?+
Krishna Pratipada, in Krishna Paksha, at sunrise (07:10) in New Delhi. Shukla Chaturdashi was the tithi at sunrise the previous day. By the next sunrise it is Krishna Dwitiya.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 24 December 2026 in New Delhi?+
13:38-14:55 — 77 minutes, which is one-eighth of this 10 h 20 m day. It is the 6th of the eight equal parts between sunrise (07:10) and sunset (17:30), because that is the part Thursday takes. Yamaghanta is 07:10-08:28 and Gulika 09:45-11:03 on the same construction.
How long is the day on 24 December 2026, and how long is each part?+
Sunrise to sunset is 10 h 20 m in New Delhi, so each of the eight parts runs 77.5 minutes. That is 1 minute longer than the shortest day in this two-year table (10 h 19 m on 17 December 2026), and 218 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 24 December 2026?+
Ardra, at sunrise, with the Moon at 8.1° of Gemini. It is the sunrise nakshatra again on 21 January 2027, 17 February 2027, 17 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 24 December 2026?+
Scorpio (Vrishchika) — the Moon is in Gemini, which is the eighth rashi from Scorpio. Exactly one rashi qualifies on any date. The Moon is still in Gemini at sunrise on 25 December 2026 and in Cancer by sunrise on 26 December 2026, at which point Gemini takes over the window.
When is my next Chandrashtama after 24 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 16 January 2027; Libra 18 January 2027; 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 24 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.