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Panchang · Cairns

20 December 2026

Sunday, 20 December 2026 · Cairns

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Mokshada EkadashiGita Jayanti
‹December 2026›

Masa (Month): Margashirsha

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Tithi
Shukla 11
Nakshatra
Ashwini
Yoga
Parigha
Karana
Vanija
Paksha
Shukla
Sunrise
5:39 AM

Panchang calculated according to sunrise at Cairns (5:39 AM).

The five limbs

Panchang for 20 December 2026, Cairns
LimbValueBeginsEndsElapsed
TithiShukla 11
Index 11 of 30 · Shukla paksha		2:39 AM12:45 AM, 21 Dec13% · 1.60° of 12.00°
NakshatraAshwini
Index 0 of 27 · Pada 2 of 4		8:28 PM, 19 Dec7:25 PM40% · 5.28° of 13.33°
YogaParigha
Index 18 of 27		3:05 PM, 19 Dec12:40 PM67% · 8.96° of 13.33°
KaranaVanija
Index 20 of 60 · half a Tithi		2:39 AM1:48 PM27% · 1.60° of 6.00°
VaraSunday
Sunrise to sunrise, not midnight to midnight		5:39 AM——

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
6:48 PM
Day duration
13:09 hrs
Night duration
10:52 hrs
Moonrise
2:48 PM
Moonset
1:39 AM

Lunar calendar

Masa (Amanta)
Margashirsha
Masa (Purnimanta)
Margashirsha
Paksha
Shukla
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Ritu
Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948

Cairns conventionally follows the Purnimanta reckoning, so the month there is Margashirsha.

Inauspicious timings

Periods traditionally avoided on 20 December 2026
PeriodTime
Rahu Kaal5:07 PM – 6:45 PM
Yamaganda12:14 PM – 1:52 PM
Gulika Kaal3:29 PM – 5:07 PM

Disha Shool: West. Travel in that direction is traditionally avoided on a Sunday.

Auspicious timings

Favourable muhurats on 20 December 2026, Cairns
MuhuratTimeWhat it is
Abhijit Muhurta11:48 AM – 12:40 PMThe eighth muhurta of the day, centred on solar noon.
Brahma Muhurta4:13 AM – 4:56 AMThe fourteenth of the night’s fifteen muhurtas, ending before sunrise.
Nishita Muhurta11:53 PM – 12:36 AM (next day)Vedic midnight — the middle of the night, which is not clock midnight.

Amrit Kaal is not published. It needs the per-nakshatra amrit ghati table, which is a sourced traditional table rather than a derivation — an unverified version would put wrong muhurat timings on an indexed page (plan 6.4).

Reference

Exactly what this page was computed from
InputValue
Coordinates16.9186° S, 145.7781° E
TimezoneAustralia/Brisbane (UTC+10)
AyanamsaLahiri (Chitrapaksha), sidereal
EphemerisSwiss Ephemeris
Day boundarySunrise to sunrise — the Vara changes at sunrise, not midnight
Tithi basisUdaya (sunrise-anchored), the published convention

Choghadiya

Day Choghadiya — Cairns, 20 December 2026
ChoghadiyaFromToNature
Udveg5:39 AM7:18 AMBad
Char7:18 AM8:57 AMNeutral
Labh8:57 AM10:35 AMGood
Amrit10:35 AM12:14 PMGood
Kaal12:14 PM1:52 PMBad
Shubh1:52 PM3:31 PMGood
Rog3:31 PM5:10 PMBad
Udveg5:10 PM6:48 PMBad
Night Choghadiya — Cairns, 20 December 2026
ChoghadiyaFromToNature
Shubh6:48 PM8:10 PMGood
Amrit8:10 PM9:31 PMGood
Char9:31 PM10:53 PMNeutral
Rog10:53 PM12:14 AMBad
Kaal12:14 AM1:35 AMBad
Labh1:35 AM2:57 AMGood
Udveg2:57 AM4:18 AMBad
Shubh4:18 AM5:40 AMGood

Hora

Day Hora — Cairns, 20 December 2026
HoraFromToNatureSuited to
Sun5:39 AM6:45 AMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus6:45 AM7:51 AMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury7:51 AM8:57 AMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon8:57 AM10:02 AMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn10:02 AM11:08 AMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Jupiter11:08 AM12:14 PMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars12:14 PM1:20 PMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun1:20 PM2:25 PMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus2:25 PM3:31 PMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury3:31 PM4:37 PMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon4:37 PM5:43 PMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn5:43 PM6:48 PMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Night Hora — Cairns, 20 December 2026
HoraFromToNatureSuited to
Jupiter6:48 PM7:43 PMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars7:43 PM8:37 PMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun8:37 PM9:31 PMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus9:31 PM10:25 PMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury10:25 PM11:20 PMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon11:20 PM12:14 AMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn12:14 AM1:08 AMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Jupiter1:08 AM2:03 AMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars2:03 AM2:57 AMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun2:57 AM3:51 AMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus3:51 AM4:45 AMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury4:45 AM5:40 AMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication

Fasts & Festivals

Mokshada EkadashiGita Jayanti

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