Panchang · India
On Friday, 18 December 2026 in Howrah, West Bengal, the Sun rises at 06:11 AM and sets at 04:56 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Navami, until 11:15 PM; the nakshatra is Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:10 PM, the yoga Vyatipata and the karana Balava. Rahu Kaal is 10:13 AM to 11:33 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:12 AM to 11:55 AM.
Times for Howrah, West Bengal
Friday, 18 December 2026 · IST (UTC+5:30) · Sunrise 06:11 AM · Sunset 04:56 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 Simha (Leo) Moon sign, 09:13 AM, Dec 17 to 03:58 PM, Dec 19: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel west is traditionally avoided on Fridays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
No Bhadra today.
Panchak 09:13 AM, Dec 17 to 03:58 PM, Dec 19Gandmool (Revati) 04:10 PM to 03:58 PM, Dec 19
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
Hold new starts and important pitches.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; Navami is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures.
Delay loans and big investments.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; Navami is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with buying clothes, jewellery and vehicles.
Postpone non-essential journeys if you can.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, traditionally avoided for journeys; Navami is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts; the yoga is inauspicious for new ventures; Disha Shool today is west: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
A steady day for routine care.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine; Navami is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts.
Fine for everyday time together.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours friendship, marriage talks and gatherings; Navami is a Rikta tithi, avoided for new starts; Friday is the Venus's day, linked with romance, art and gifts.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Uttara Bhadrapada is a Dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity.
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 | Venus | 06:11 AM | 07:04 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 2 | Mercury | 07:04 AM | 07:58 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 3 | Moon | 07:58 AM | 08:52 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 4 | Saturn | 08:52 AM | 09:46 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 5 | Jupiter | 09:46 AM | 10:39 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 6 | Mars | 10:39 AM | 11:33 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 7 | Sun | 11:33 AM | 12:27 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 8 | Venus | 12:27 PM | 01:21 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 9 | Mercury | 01:21 PM | 02:14 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 10 | Moon | 02:14 PM | 03:08 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 11 | Saturn | 03:08 PM | 04:02 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 12 | Jupiter | 04:02 PM | 04:56 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mars | 04:56 PM | 06:02 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 14 | Sun | 06:02 PM | 07:08 PM | Government, authority, health |
| 15 | Venus | 07:08 PM | 08:15 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 16 | Mercury | 08:15 PM | 09:21 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 17 | Moon | 09:21 PM | 10:27 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 18 | Saturn | 10:27 PM | 11:33 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 19 | Jupiter | 11:33 PM | 12:40 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 20 | Mars | 12:40 AM | 01:46 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 21 | Sun | 01:46 AM | 02:52 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 22 | Venus | 02:52 AM | 03:59 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 23 | Mercury | 03:59 AM | 05:05 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 24 | Moon | 05:05 AM | 06:11 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
Purnimanta month convention for Bally, Greater Kolkata, Bally Jagachha, Howrah, West Bengal, 712258, India. 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
✦ festival · • vrat · each day opens its own Howrah page
City data © GeoNames. Times for Howrah, West Bengal, in Asia/Kolkata.
Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Howrah sits at 22.58°N, 88.32°E, 8 m above sea level, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Howrah's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Shukla Navami is the tithi at sunrise (06:11 AM) in Howrah and lasts until 11:15 PM. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Uttara Bhadrapada (pada 3), until 04:10 PM.
Sunrise is at 06:11 AM and sunset at 04:56 PM, local time, for Howrah's own coordinates.
10:13 AM to 11:33 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Howrah's sunrise and sunset.
11:12 AM to 11:55 AM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:25 AM to 05:18 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 12:08 PM and sets at 12:51 AM, Dec 19.
Hold new starts and important pitches. Best window: Shubh 11:33 AM to 12:54 PM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 10:13 AM to 11:33 AM.
People with Simha (Leo) Moon sign, 09:13 AM, Dec 17 to 03:58 PM, Dec 19: 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.
