Hyderabad, Thursday, 17 December 2026
Thursday 17 December 2026
The next day, Friday 18 December
Sunrise 6:39 am, sunset 5:45 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 11:27 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 3:31 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 · Siddhi
until 1:22 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 · Vishti
until 11:13 am; then Bava until 11:27 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:39 am to 11:13 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:35 pm – 2:59 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:39 am – 8:02 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:25 am – 10:49 am
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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:39 am – 8:02 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:02 am – 9:25 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:25 am – 10:49 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:49 am – 12:12 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:12 pm – 1:35 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:35 pm – 2:59 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:59 pm – 4:22 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:22 pm – 5:45 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:45 pm – 7:22 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:22 pm – 8:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:59 pm – 10:36 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:36 pm – 12:12 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:12 am – 1:49 am | Labh | good |
| 1:49 am – 3:26 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:26 am – 5:03 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:03 am – 6:39 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:50 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:15 pm, moonset 12:35 am Friday.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:39 am – 7:34 am | Jupiter |
| 7:34 am – 8:30 am | Mars |
| 8:30 am – 9:25 am | Sun |
| 9:25 am – 10:21 am | Venus |
| 10:21 am – 11:17 am | Mercury |
| 11:17 am – 12:12 pm | Moon |
| 12:12 pm – 1:08 pm | Saturn |
| 1:08 pm – 2:03 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:03 pm – 2:59 pm | Mars |
| 2:59 pm – 3:54 pm | Sun |
| 3:54 pm – 4:50 pm | Venus |
| 4:50 pm – 5:45 pm | Mercury |
| 5:45 pm – 6:50 pm | Moon |
| 6:50 pm – 7:54 pm | Saturn |
| 7:54 pm – 8:59 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:59 pm – 10:03 pm | Mars |
| 10:03 pm – 11:08 pm | Sun |
| 11:08 pm – 12:12 am | Venus |
| 12:12 am – 1:17 am | Mercury |
| 1:17 am – 2:21 am | Moon |
| 2:21 am – 3:26 am | Saturn |
| 3:26 am – 4:30 am | Jupiter |
| 4:30 am – 5:35 am | Mars |
| 5:35 am – 6:39 am | Sun |
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 11:13 am, yoga at 1:22 pm, nakshatra at 3:31 pm, tithi and karana at 11:27 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:35 pm in Hyderabad.
Questions
What is the tithi in Hyderabad on 17 December 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 11:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:39 am in Hyderabad).
When is Rahu Kalam in Hyderabad on 17 December 2026?
1:35 pm to 2:59 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:39 am to 8:02 am and Gulikai 9:25 am to 10:49 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Hyderabad on 17 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:39 am to 8:02 am, Labh 12:12 pm to 1:35 pm, Shubh 4:22 pm to 5:45 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:50 am to 12:34 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Hyderabad on 17 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:15 pm.
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.