Vijayawada, Thursday, 17 December 2026
Thursday 17 December 2026
The next day, Friday 18 December
Sunrise 6:29 am, sunset 5:38 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 6:29 am to 11:13 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:27 pm – 2:51 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:29 am – 7:52 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:16 am – 10:40 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 am – 7:52 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:52 am – 9:16 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:16 am – 10:40 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:40 am – 12:03 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:03 pm – 1:27 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:27 pm – 2:51 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:51 pm – 4:14 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:14 pm – 5:38 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:38 pm – 7:15 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:15 pm – 8:51 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:51 pm – 10:27 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:27 pm – 12:04 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:04 am – 1:40 am | Labh | good |
| 1:40 am – 3:16 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:16 am – 4:53 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:53 am – 6:29 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
11:41 am – 12:26 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:07 pm, moonset 12:26 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.
| 6:29 am – 7:24 am | Jupiter |
| 7:24 am – 8:20 am | Mars |
| 8:20 am – 9:16 am | Sun |
| 9:16 am – 10:12 am | Venus |
| 10:12 am – 11:08 am | Mercury |
| 11:08 am – 12:03 pm | Moon |
| 12:03 pm – 12:59 pm | Saturn |
| 12:59 pm – 1:55 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:55 pm – 2:51 pm | Mars |
| 2:51 pm – 3:47 pm | Sun |
| 3:47 pm – 4:42 pm | Venus |
| 4:42 pm – 5:38 pm | Mercury |
| 5:38 pm – 6:42 pm | Moon |
| 6:42 pm – 7:47 pm | Saturn |
| 7:47 pm – 8:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:51 pm – 9:55 pm | Mars |
| 9:55 pm – 10:59 pm | Sun |
| 10:59 pm – 12:04 am | Venus |
| 12:04 am – 1:08 am | Mercury |
| 1:08 am – 2:12 am | Moon |
| 2:12 am – 3:16 am | Saturn |
| 3:16 am – 4:21 am | Jupiter |
| 4:21 am – 5:25 am | Mars |
| 5:25 am – 6:29 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 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 1:27 pm in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 17 December 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 11:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:29 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 17 December 2026?
1:27 pm to 2:51 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:29 am to 7:52 am and Gulikai 9:16 am to 10:40 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 17 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:29 am to 7:52 am, Labh 12:03 pm to 1:27 pm, Shubh 4:14 pm to 5:38 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:41 am to 12:26 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 17 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:07 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Vijayawada (16.5062°N, 80.6480°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.