Panchang · Bhutan
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026 in Thimphu, Bhutan, the Sun rises at 06:48 AM and sets at 05:13 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Chaturdashi, until 11:18 AM; the nakshatra is Rohini until 08:27 AM, the yoga Shubha and the karana Vanija. Rahu Kaal is 12:00 PM to 01:18 PM.
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
Plan your day
Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Tula (Libra) Moon sign, 07:06 PM, Dec 21 to 06:56 PM: the Moon is in their 8th sign.For Vrishchika (Scorpio) Moon sign, 06:56 PM to 06:03 PM, Dec 25: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel north is traditionally avoided on Wednesdays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
11:18 AM to 09:24 PM: avoided for auspicious work.
Neither falls today.
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
Wait until Chaturdashi ends at 11:18 AM: a good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors.
Rohini is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts until 11:18 AM; Wednesday is the Mercury's day, linked with study, writing and trade.
Wait until Chaturdashi ends at 11:18 AM: good for buying, investing and opening accounts.
Rohini is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts until 11:18 AM; Wednesday is the Mercury's day, linked with trade and accounts.
Wait until Chaturdashi ends at 11:18 AM: postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Rohini is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts until 11:18 AM; Disha Shool today is north: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Wait until Chaturdashi ends at 11:18 AM: good for starting treatment, exercise or a new routine.
Rohini is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine; Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts until 11:18 AM.
Wait until Chaturdashi ends at 11:18 AM: a warm day for family, friends and romance.
Rohini is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours friendship, marriage talks and gatherings; Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts until 11:18 AM.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Rohini is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity; Purnima is traditionally a day for fasting, prayer and charity from 11:18 AM.
Traditions differ by region and family; for an important start, check the Muhurat for your own chart.
Day and night each split into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided; Chal is neutral and suits travel.
Day and night each split into twelve planetary hours, starting with the weekday's lord at sunrise.
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercury | 06:48 AM | 07:40 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 2 | Moon | 07:40 AM | 08:32 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 3 | Saturn | 08:32 AM | 09:24 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 4 | Jupiter | 09:24 AM | 10:16 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 5 | Mars | 10:16 AM | 11:08 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 6 | Sun | 11:08 AM | 12:00 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 7 | Venus | 12:00 PM | 12:52 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 8 | Mercury | 12:52 PM | 01:44 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 9 | Moon | 01:44 PM | 02:36 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 10 | Saturn | 02:36 PM | 03:28 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 11 | Jupiter | 03:28 PM | 04:21 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 12 | Mars | 04:21 PM | 05:13 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sun | 05:13 PM | 06:21 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 14 | Venus | 06:21 PM | 07:29 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 15 | Mercury | 07:29 PM | 08:37 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 16 | Moon | 08:37 PM | 09:45 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 17 | Saturn | 09:45 PM | 10:53 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 18 | Jupiter | 10:53 PM | 12:01 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 19 | Mars | 12:01 AM | 01:09 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 20 | Sun | 01:09 AM | 02:17 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 21 | Venus | 02:17 AM | 03:25 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 22 | Mercury | 03:25 AM | 04:33 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 23 | Moon | 04:33 AM | 05:41 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 24 | Saturn | 05:41 AM | 06:49 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
Purnimanta month convention for Chang Gewog, Thimphu, Thimphu District, Bhutan. The Hindu day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a Tithi or Nakshatra ending “after midnight” still belongs to this day. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa; other almanacs can differ by a few minutes. Methodology
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Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Thimphu sits at 27.47°N, 89.64°E, 2,320 m above sea level, in the Asia/Thimphu time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Thimphu's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Chaturdashi is the tithi at sunrise (06:48 AM) in Thimphu and lasts until 11:18 AM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Rohini (pada 4), until 08:27 AM.
Sunrise is at 06:48 AM and sunset at 05:13 PM, local time, for Thimphu's own coordinates.
12:00 PM to 01:18 PM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Thimphu's sunrise and sunset.
04:59 AM to 05:54 AM: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta (about 48 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally kept for prayer and study.
The Moon rises at 04:22 PM and sets at 06:57 AM, Dec 24.
Wait until Chaturdashi ends at 11:18 AM: a good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Labh 03:55 PM to 05:13 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 12:00 PM to 01:18 PM.
People with Tula (Libra) Moon sign, 07:06 PM, Dec 21 to 06:56 PM and people with Vrishchika (Scorpio) Moon sign, 06:56 PM to 06:03 PM, Dec 25: the Moon is in their 8th sign.
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it gives five details (panch anga, "five parts"): Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), Yoga (a Sun–Moon combination) and Karana (half a Tithi), along with sunrise-based timings used to choose a Muhurat.
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), assigned to Rahu by weekday. Traditionally people avoid starting new ventures, signing agreements or beginning journeys in it. Because it depends on local sunrise and sunset, it differs from city to city and day to day.
A Tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so it can end at any hour. By convention the Tithi prevailing at sunrise names the day, which is why a festival can fall on a different civil date in different places.
