Hyderabad, Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Amavasya
The next day, Wednesday 9 December
Sunrise 6:34 am, sunset 5:42 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Tuesday 8 December. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 6:22 am Wednesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 6:16 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Sukarma
until 8:07 am
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Chatushpada
until 5:15 pm; then Naga until 6:22 am Wednesday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
2:55 pm – 4:18 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:21 am – 10:44 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:08 pm – 1:31 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:34 am – 7:57 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:57 am – 9:21 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:21 am – 10:44 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:44 am – 12:08 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:08 pm – 1:31 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:31 pm – 2:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:55 pm – 4:18 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:18 pm – 5:42 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:42 pm – 7:18 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:18 pm – 8:55 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:55 pm – 10:32 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:32 pm – 12:08 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:08 am – 1:45 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:45 am – 3:21 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:21 am – 4:58 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:58 am – 6:34 am | Kaal | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:46 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Hyderabad between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 4:58 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:34 am – 7:29 am | Mars |
| 7:29 am – 8:25 am | Sun |
| 8:25 am – 9:21 am | Venus |
| 9:21 am – 10:16 am | Mercury |
| 10:16 am – 11:12 am | Moon |
| 11:12 am – 12:08 pm | Saturn |
| 12:08 pm – 1:03 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:03 pm – 1:59 pm | Mars |
| 1:59 pm – 2:55 pm | Sun |
| 2:55 pm – 3:50 pm | Venus |
| 3:50 pm – 4:46 pm | Mercury |
| 4:46 pm – 5:42 pm | Moon |
| 5:42 pm – 6:46 pm | Saturn |
| 6:46 pm – 7:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:51 pm – 8:55 pm | Mars |
| 8:55 pm – 9:59 pm | Sun |
| 9:59 pm – 11:04 pm | Venus |
| 11:04 pm – 12:08 am | Mercury |
| 12:08 am – 1:12 am | Moon |
| 1:12 am – 2:17 am | Saturn |
| 2:17 am – 3:21 am | Jupiter |
| 3:21 am – 4:26 am | Mars |
| 4:26 am – 5:30 am | Sun |
| 5:30 am – 6:34 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:07 am, karana at 5:15 pm, nakshatra at 6:16 pm, tithi and karana at 6:22 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:55 pm in Hyderabad.
Questions
What is the tithi in Hyderabad on 8 December 2026?
Amavasya, until 6:22 am Wednesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:34 am in Hyderabad).
When is Rahu Kalam in Hyderabad on 8 December 2026?
2:55 pm to 4:18 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:21 am to 10:44 am and Gulikai 12:08 pm to 1:31 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Hyderabad on 8 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:44 am to 12:08 pm, Amrit 12:08 pm to 1:31 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Hyderabad on 8 December 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Hyderabad between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Hyderabad (17.3850°N, 78.4867°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.