Hyderabad, Sunday, 20 December 2026
Sunday 20 December 2026
The next day, Monday 21 December
Sunrise 6:41 am, sunset 5:46 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi
until 8:15 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashwini
until 2:56 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 · Parigha
until 8:10 am; then Shiva until 5:07 am Monday
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 · Vanija
until 9:18 am; then Vishti until 8:15 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 9:18 am to 8:15 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:23 pm – 5:46 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:14 pm – 1:37 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:00 pm – 4:23 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:41 am – 8:04 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:04 am – 9:27 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:27 am – 10:50 am | Labh | good |
| 10:50 am – 12:14 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:14 pm – 1:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:37 pm – 3:00 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:00 pm – 4:23 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:23 pm – 5:46 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:46 pm – 7:23 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:23 pm – 9:00 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:00 pm – 10:37 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:37 pm – 12:14 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:14 am – 1:51 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:51 am – 3:27 am | Labh | good |
| 3:27 am – 5:04 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:04 am – 6:41 am | Shubh | 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
11:51 am – 12:36 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:13 pm, moonset 3:25 am Monday.
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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:41 am – 7:36 am | Sun |
| 7:36 am – 8:32 am | Venus |
| 8:32 am – 9:27 am | Mercury |
| 9:27 am – 10:23 am | Moon |
| 10:23 am – 11:18 am | Saturn |
| 11:18 am – 12:14 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:14 pm – 1:09 pm | Mars |
| 1:09 pm – 2:05 pm | Sun |
| 2:05 pm – 3:00 pm | Venus |
| 3:00 pm – 3:55 pm | Mercury |
| 3:55 pm – 4:51 pm | Moon |
| 4:51 pm – 5:46 pm | Saturn |
| 5:46 pm – 6:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:51 pm – 7:56 pm | Mars |
| 7:56 pm – 9:00 pm | Sun |
| 9:00 pm – 10:05 pm | Venus |
| 10:05 pm – 11:09 pm | Mercury |
| 11:09 pm – 12:14 am | Moon |
| 12:14 am – 1:18 am | Saturn |
| 1:18 am – 2:23 am | Jupiter |
| 2:23 am – 3:27 am | Mars |
| 3:27 am – 4:32 am | Sun |
| 4:32 am – 5:36 am | Venus |
| 5:36 am – 6:41 am | Mercury |
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: yoga at 8:10 am, karana at 9:18 am, nakshatra at 2:56 pm, tithi and karana at 8:15 pm, yoga at 5:07 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:23 pm in Hyderabad.
Questions
What is the tithi in Hyderabad on 20 December 2026?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 8:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:41 am in Hyderabad).
When is Rahu Kalam in Hyderabad on 20 December 2026?
4:23 pm to 5:46 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:14 pm to 1:37 pm and Gulikai 3:00 pm to 4:23 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Hyderabad on 20 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:27 am to 10:50 am, Amrit 10:50 am to 12:14 pm, Shubh 1:37 pm to 3:00 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:51 am to 12:36 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Hyderabad on 20 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:13 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.