Panchang for Chennai on Tuesday, 1 December 2026

Tuesday, 1 December 2026 IST Vedic time Kartika māsa · Krishna paksha

Observance

Kala Bhairav JayantiKalashtami

Upcoming Vitthalnath Jayanti Sant Dnyaneshwar Punyatithi Balaji Jayanti Vivah Panchami, Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi (Sanatan), Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Shaheedi Divas Subramanya Shashti

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 06:15 AM Sunset 05:40 PM Nakshatra → Purva Phalguni Karana → Kaulava Yoga → Vishkambha Tithi → Navami Amrit 06:41 AM Abhijit Vijaya Sayahna Sandhya 05:40 PM Durm Yamaganda 09:06 AM Gulikai 11:57 AM Rahu 02:49 PM Varjyam 04:59 PM NOW

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

Tuesday, 1 December 2026

1. Tithi (Lunar day)

Krishna Ashtami

until · then Navami

Type
Jaya
Deity
Shiva
Paksha
Krishna
2. Nakshatra (Lunar mansion)

Magha

until · then Purva Phalguni

Pada
4
Lord
Ketu
Deity
Pitris
3. Yoga (Solar-lunar)

Vaidhriti

until · then Vishkambha

4. Karana (Half-tithi)

Balava

until · then Kaulava

Nature
Saumya
Lord
Moon
5. Vara (Weekday)

Mangalavara

Ruling graha
Mangala (Mars)

Sun & moon

Day length 11h 25m

Surya (Sun)

Vrischika · Scorpio
Sunrise
Solar noon
11:57 AM
Sunset

Sun in Anuradha (pada 4)

Chandra (Moon)

Simha · Leo

Last quarter

52.5% illuminated · waning

Moonrise
12:29 AM (+1)
Moonset
12:54 PM (+1)

Rashi & signs

Moon sign (Chandra)
Simha (Leo)
Sun sign (Surya)
Vrischika (Scorpio)
Sun nakshatra
Anuradha, pada 4
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)
24.2398°

Samvat & era

Vikram Samvat
2083 · Siddharthi
Shaka Samvat
1948 · Parabhava
Kali Yuga year
5127
Lunar month (Amanta)
Kartika
Solar month
Kartika
Ritu (Vedic · Drik)
Hemant (Pre-winter) · Hemant
National civil date
10 Agrahayana 1948 Shaka

Disha Shool & dosha

Inauspicious directionNorth

Travel remedy

Consume sesame (til) before travel

Panchaka rahitaNot active

Special yogas: Kaladanda (Anandadi)

Chandrabalam

Favourable rashis

Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrischika, Kumbha, Meena

Chandrashtama (avoid initiations)

Makara

Shubh muhurat (auspicious)

  • Amrit Kalam

  • Pratah Sandhya

  • Brahma Muhurat

  • Abhijit Muhurat

  • Vijaya Muhurta

  • Godhuli Muhurta

  • Sayahna Sandhya

  • Nishita Muhurta

Ashubh muhurat (inauspicious)

  • Dur Muhurtam

  • Yamaganda

  • Gulikai Kalam

  • Rahu Kalam

  • Varjyam

Choghadiya (day & night)

Eight diurnal and eight nocturnal partitions for quick decisions

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

Planetary positions (graha spashta)

Lahiri · sidereal
Graha Rashi Degrees Motion
Sun (Surya) Vrischika (Scorpio) 14° 35′ Direct
Moon (Chandra) Simha (Leo) 11° 46′ Direct
Mercury (Budha) Tula (Libra) 27° 51′ Direct
Venus (Shukra) Tula (Libra) 3° 46′ Direct
Mars (Mangala) Simha (Leo) 7° 42′ Direct
Jupiter (Guru) Simha (Leo) 2° 32′ Direct
Saturn (Shani) Meena (Pisces) 13° 46′ Retrograde
Rahu Kumbha (Aquarius) 0° 14′ Retrograde
Ketu Simha (Leo) 0° 14′ Retrograde

Hourly hora

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

Regional Hindu calendars

Solar and lunisolar month and era for Tuesday, 1 December 2026

Tamil calendar

Karthigai(கார்த்திகை)

2057 · Parabhava

Telugu calendar

Karthika(కార్తీకం)

1948 · Parabhava

Kannada calendar

Kartika(ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ)

1948 · Parabhava

Malayalam calendar

Vrischikam(വൃശ്ചികം)

1201

Bengali calendar

Ogrohayon(অগ্রহায়ণ)

1433

Gujarati calendar

Kartik(કારતક)

2083 · Kalayukti

Marathi calendar

Kartik(कार्तिक)

1948 · Parabhava

Odia calendar

Margasira(ମାର୍ଗଶୀର)

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.