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Panchang · पञ्चांग · Houston

Thursday, 17 December 2026

Margashirsha · Shukla paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 Calculated

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Sunrise 7:10 amDaySunset 5:24 pm
Tithi at sunriseShukla AshtamiFrom 16 Dec, 11:16 to 17 Dec, 11:56, then Navami
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada17 Dec, 04:00 → 18 Dec, 04:40
Moon53% illuminatedMoon–Sun elongation 93.7°
Sunrise07:10Sunset17:24Moonrise12:30Moonset00:18

Across the day

Sunrise 07:10 → next sunrise 07:11

At 07:10An ordinary hour
TithiAshtami
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada

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Five limbs · पञ्च अङ्ग

The five limbs of the day

१VaraGuruvara (Thursday)
२TithiShukla Ashtami→ 11:56
३NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada→ 04:40, 18 Dec
४YogaVyatipata→ 00:48, 18 Dec
५KaranaBava→ 11:56
Yamaganda07:10–08:27Gulika kaal09:44–11:00Month (amanta)Margashirsha

December 2026

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Houston
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1Krishna Navami from 11:44Navami2Krishna Dashami from 11:22Dashami3Krishna Ekadashi from 11:33Ekadashi4Krishna Dwadashi from 12:15DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi5Krishna Trayodashi from 13:22TrayodashiPradosh Vrat6Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:52ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri7Krishna Amavasya from 16:42Amavasya8Shukla Pratipada from 18:51PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 21:16Dwitiya10Shukla Tritiya from 23:53Tritiya11Shukla Chaturthi from 02:36Chaturthi12Shukla Panchami from 05:18Panchami13Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami14Shukla Shashthi from 07:46Shashthi15Shukla Saptami from 09:49SaptamiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Ashtami from 11:16Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 11:56Navami18Shukla Dashami from 11:44Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 10:39Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 08:44DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi21Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:54ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Purnima from 23:17Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 19:28PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima24Krishna Dwitiya from 15:37Dwitiya25Krishna Tritiya from 11:56TritiyaChristmas26Krishna Chaturthi from 08:35ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi27Krishna Shashthi from 03:28Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 01:55Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 01:06Ashtami30Krishna Navami from 01:02Navami31Krishna Dashami from 01:40Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2026

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 3 Dec, 11:33 GMT-6 → 4 Dec, 12:15 GMT-6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Dec, 13:22 GMT-6 → 6 Dec, 14:52 GMT-6
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Dec, 14:52 GMT-6 → 7 Dec, 16:42 GMT-6
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Amavasya: 7 Dec, 16:42 GMT-6 → 8 Dec, 18:52 GMT-6
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 22:54 GMT-6
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 10:39 GMT-6 → 20 Dec, 08:44 GMT-6
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 06:06 GMT-6 → 22 Dec, 02:54 GMT-6
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Purnima: 22 Dec, 23:17 GMT-6 → 23 Dec, 19:28 GMT-6
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Dec, 08:35 GMT-6 → 27 Dec, 05:43 GMT-6

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