Hyderabad, Tuesday, 22 December 2026
Tuesday 22 December 2026
The next day, Wednesday 23 December
Sunrise 6:42 am, sunset 5:47 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 2:24 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Krittika
until 10:46 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 · Sadhya
until 9:32 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 · Taitila
until 2:24 pm; then Gara until 12:38 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
3:01 pm – 4:24 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:28 am – 10:51 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:15 pm – 1:38 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:42 am – 8:05 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:05 am – 9:28 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:28 am – 10:51 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:51 am – 12:15 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:15 pm – 1:38 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:38 pm – 3:01 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:01 pm – 4:24 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:24 pm – 5:47 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:47 pm – 7:24 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:24 pm – 9:01 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:01 pm – 10:38 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:38 pm – 12:15 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:15 am – 1:52 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:52 am – 3:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:28 am – 5:05 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:05 am – 6:42 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
11:52 am – 12:37 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:00 pm, moonset 5:40 am Wednesday.
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.
| 6:42 am – 7:37 am | Mars |
| 7:37 am – 8:33 am | Sun |
| 8:33 am – 9:28 am | Venus |
| 9:28 am – 10:24 am | Mercury |
| 10:24 am – 11:19 am | Moon |
| 11:19 am – 12:15 pm | Saturn |
| 12:15 pm – 1:10 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:10 pm – 2:05 pm | Mars |
| 2:05 pm – 3:01 pm | Sun |
| 3:01 pm – 3:56 pm | Venus |
| 3:56 pm – 4:52 pm | Mercury |
| 4:52 pm – 5:47 pm | Moon |
| 5:47 pm – 6:52 pm | Saturn |
| 6:52 pm – 7:57 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:57 pm – 9:01 pm | Mars |
| 9:01 pm – 10:06 pm | Sun |
| 10:06 pm – 11:10 pm | Venus |
| 11:10 pm – 12:15 am | Mercury |
| 12:15 am – 1:19 am | Moon |
| 1:19 am – 2:24 am | Saturn |
| 2:24 am – 3:28 am | Jupiter |
| 3:28 am – 4:33 am | Mars |
| 4:33 am – 5:37 am | Sun |
| 5:37 am – 6:42 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: nakshatra at 10:46 am, tithi and karana at 2:24 pm, yoga at 9:32 pm, karana at 12:38 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:01 pm in Hyderabad.
Questions
What is the tithi in Hyderabad on 22 December 2026?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 2:24 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:42 am in Hyderabad).
When is Rahu Kalam in Hyderabad on 22 December 2026?
3:01 pm to 4:24 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:28 am to 10:51 am and Gulikai 12:15 pm to 1:38 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Hyderabad on 22 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:51 am to 12:15 pm, Amrit 12:15 pm to 1:38 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:52 am to 12:37 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Hyderabad on 22 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:00 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.