Hyderabad, Tuesday, 15 December 2026
Tuesday 15 December 2026
The next day, Wednesday 16 December
Sunrise 6:38 am, sunset 5:44 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Shashti
until 9:20 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 11:53 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Harshana
until 1:38 pm
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 · Kaulava
until 8:22 am; then Taitila until 9:20 pm
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
2:58 pm – 4:21 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:24 am – 10:48 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:11 pm – 1:34 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:38 am – 8:01 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:01 am – 9:24 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:24 am – 10:48 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:48 am – 12:11 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:11 pm – 1:34 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:34 pm – 2:58 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:58 pm – 4:21 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:21 pm – 5:44 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:44 pm – 7:21 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:21 pm – 8:58 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:58 pm – 10:35 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:35 pm – 12:11 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:11 am – 1:48 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:48 am – 3:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:25 am – 5:02 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:02 am – 6:38 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
11:49 am – 12:33 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:07 am, moonset 10:56 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.
| 6:38 am – 7:33 am | Mars |
| 7:33 am – 8:29 am | Sun |
| 8:29 am – 9:24 am | Venus |
| 9:24 am – 10:20 am | Mercury |
| 10:20 am – 11:16 am | Moon |
| 11:16 am – 12:11 pm | Saturn |
| 12:11 pm – 1:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:07 pm – 2:02 pm | Mars |
| 2:02 pm – 2:58 pm | Sun |
| 2:58 pm – 3:53 pm | Venus |
| 3:53 pm – 4:49 pm | Mercury |
| 4:49 pm – 5:44 pm | Moon |
| 5:44 pm – 6:49 pm | Saturn |
| 6:49 pm – 7:53 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:53 pm – 8:58 pm | Mars |
| 8:58 pm – 10:02 pm | Sun |
| 10:02 pm – 11:07 pm | Venus |
| 11:07 pm – 12:11 am | Mercury |
| 12:11 am – 1:16 am | Moon |
| 1:16 am – 2:20 am | Saturn |
| 2:20 am – 3:25 am | Jupiter |
| 3:25 am – 4:29 am | Mars |
| 4:29 am – 5:34 am | Sun |
| 5:34 am – 6:38 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:22 am, nakshatra at 11:53 am, yoga at 1:38 pm, tithi and karana at 9:20 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:58 pm in Hyderabad.
Questions
What is the tithi in Hyderabad on 15 December 2026?
Shukla Shashti, until 9:20 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:38 am in Hyderabad).
When is Rahu Kalam in Hyderabad on 15 December 2026?
2:58 pm to 4:21 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:24 am to 10:48 am and Gulikai 12:11 pm to 1:34 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Hyderabad on 15 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:48 am to 12:11 pm, Amrit 12:11 pm to 1:34 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:33 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Hyderabad on 15 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:07 am.
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.