Panchang for Bengaluru on Friday, 25 December 2026

Friday, 25 December 2026 IST Vedic time Margashira māsa · Krishna paksha

Observance

Tulsi Pujan Diwas

Upcoming Sri Akshobhya Tirtha Aradhana, Chhote Sahibzade Shaheedi Divas Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti Mahaperiyava Aradhana Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

Panchang timeline

local time
Shubh Ashubh
04 AM 06 AM 08 AM 10 AM 12 PM 02 PM 04 PM 06 PM 08 PM 10 PM 12 AM ☀ Sunrise 06:38 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Yoga → Indra Karana → Gara Nakshatra → Pushya Tithi → Tritiya Abhijit Vijaya Sayahna Sandhya 06:00 PM Amrit 08:44 PM Gulikai 08:03 AM Durm Rahu 10:54 AM Varjyam 12:19 PM Yamaganda 03:10 PM NOW

Windows before 04 AM or after midnight are listed in the muhurat tables below.

Friday, 25 December 2026

1. Tithi (Lunar day)

Krishna Dwitiya

until · then Tritiya

Type
Bhadra
Deity
Brahma
Paksha
Krishna
2. Nakshatra (Lunar mansion)

Punarvasu

until · then Pushya

Pada
1
Lord
Jupiter
Deity
Aditi
3. Yoga (Solar-lunar)

Brahma

until · then Indra

4. Karana (Half-tithi)

Taitila

until · then Gara

Nature
Saumya
Lord
Mercury
5. Vara (Weekday)

Shukravara

Ruling graha
Shukra (Venus)

Sun & moon

Day length 11h 22m

Surya (Sun)

Dhanu · Sagittarius
Sunrise
Solar noon
12:19 PM
Sunset

Sun in Moola (pada 3)

Chandra (Moon)

Mithuna · Gemini

Full moon

98.5% illuminated · waning

Moonrise
07:32 PM
Moonset
08:46 AM (+1)

Rashi & signs

Moon sign (Chandra)
Mithuna (Gemini)
Sun sign (Surya)
Dhanu (Sagittarius)
Sun nakshatra
Moola, pada 3
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)
24.2407°

Samvat & era

Vikram Samvat
2083 · Siddharthi
Shaka Samvat
1948 · Parabhava
Kali Yuga year
5127
Lunar month (Amanta)
Margashira
Solar month
Margashirsha
Ritu (Vedic · Drik)
Hemant (Pre-winter) · Shishir
National civil date
4 Pausha 1948 Shaka

Disha Shool & dosha

Inauspicious directionWest

Travel remedy

Consume sugar before travel

Panchaka rahitaNot active

Special yogas: Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Vidaal Yoga, Lumbaka (Anandadi)

Chandrabalam

Favourable rashis

Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara

Chandrashtama (avoid initiations)

Vrischika

Shubh muhurat (auspicious)

  • Pratah Sandhya

  • Brahma Muhurat

  • Abhijit Muhurat

  • Vijaya Muhurta

  • Godhuli Muhurta

  • Sayahna Sandhya

  • Amrit Kalam

  • Nishita Muhurta

Ashubh muhurat (inauspicious)

  • Gulikai Kalam

  • Dur Muhurtam

  • Rahu Kalam

  • Varjyam

  • Yamaganda

Choghadiya (day & night)

Eight diurnal and eight nocturnal partitions for quick decisions

# Choghadiya Interval AuspiciousnessNature
01 Char GoodAuspicious
02 Labh GoodAuspicious
03 Amrit BestHighly auspicious
04 Kaal AvoidInauspicious
05 Shubh GoodAuspicious
06 Rog AvoidInauspicious
07 Udveg AvoidInauspicious
08 Char GoodAuspicious

Planetary positions (graha spashta)

Lahiri · sidereal
Graha Rashi Degrees Motion
Sun (Surya) Dhanu (Sagittarius) 8° 59′ Direct
Moon (Chandra) Mithuna (Gemini) 23° 05′ Direct
Mercury (Budha) Dhanu (Sagittarius) 4° 37′ Direct
Venus (Shukra) Tula (Libra) 22° 29′ Direct
Mars (Mangala) Simha (Leo) 14° 34′ Direct
Jupiter (Guru) Simha (Leo) 2° 32′ Retrograde
Saturn (Shani) Meena (Pisces) 13° 52′ Direct
Rahu Makara (Capricorn) 28° 58′ Retrograde
Ketu Karka (Cancer) 28° 58′ Retrograde

Hourly hora

from sunrise · Venus first
  1. Shukra Hora
  2. Budha Hora
  3. Chandra Hora
  4. Shani Hora
  5. Guru Hora
  6. Mangala Hora
  7. Surya Hora
  8. Shukra Hora
  9. Budha Hora
  10. Chandra Hora
  11. Shani Hora
  12. Guru Hora
  13. Mangala Hora
  14. Surya Hora
  15. Shukra Hora
  16. Budha Hora
  17. Chandra Hora
  18. Shani Hora
  19. Guru Hora
  20. Mangala Hora
  21. Surya Hora
  22. Shukra Hora
  23. Budha Hora
  24. Chandra Hora

Regional Hindu calendars

Solar and lunisolar month and era for Friday, 25 December 2026

Tamil calendar

Margazhi(மார்கழி)

2057 · Parabhava

Telugu calendar

Margashira(మార్గశిరం)

1948 · Parabhava

Kannada calendar

Margashira(ಮಾರ್ಗಶಿರ)

1948 · Parabhava

Malayalam calendar

Dhanu(ധനു)

1201

Bengali calendar

Poush(পৌষ)

1433

Gujarati calendar

Magshar(માગશર)

2083 · Kalayukti

Marathi calendar

Margashirsh(मार्गशीर्ष)

1948 · Parabhava

Odia calendar

Pausa(ପୌଷ)

1433

Vedic astronomical almanac

Understanding the Hindu Panchang

Pancha (five) anga (limbs): the five elements above describe every day in the Hindu calendar. They are calculated for your location and its sunrise (Drik ganita) with the Lahiri ayanamsa.

1 Tithi (lunar day)

The lunar day, measured by the angle between the Moon and the Sun. The tithi at sunrise governs the day's observances; its end time is shown above.

2 Nakshatra (lunar mansion)

The stretch of sky the Moon is passing through. Each has a ruling planet and four padas, shown with today's nakshatra above.

3 Yoga

A combination of the Sun's and Moon's positions. The current yoga and the one that follows it are listed above.

4 Karana (half-tithi)

Half of a tithi. Each karana has its own nature, shown with the current karana above.

5 Vara (weekday)

The Vedic day runs from one sunrise to the next and has a ruling graha, shown above.