Vijayawada, Friday, 18 December 2026
Friday 18 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 19 December
Sunrise 6:29 am, sunset 5:39 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 11:15 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada
until 4:10 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 · Vyatipata
until 12:19 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 · Balava
until 11:27 am; then Kaulava until 11:15 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
10:40 am – 12:04 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:51 pm – 4:15 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:53 am – 9:17 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 am – 7:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:53 am – 9:17 am | Labh | good |
| 9:17 am – 10:40 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:40 am – 12:04 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:04 pm – 1:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:28 pm – 2:51 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:51 pm – 4:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:15 pm – 5:39 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 pm – 7:15 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:15 pm – 8:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:51 pm – 10:28 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:28 pm – 12:04 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:04 am – 1:41 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:41 am – 3:17 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:17 am – 4:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:53 am – 6:30 am | Rog | 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
11:42 am – 12:26 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:43 pm, moonset 1:18 am Saturday.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:29 am – 7:25 am | Venus |
| 7:25 am – 8:21 am | Mercury |
| 8:21 am – 9:17 am | Moon |
| 9:17 am – 10:12 am | Saturn |
| 10:12 am – 11:08 am | Jupiter |
| 11:08 am – 12:04 pm | Mars |
| 12:04 pm – 1:00 pm | Sun |
| 1:00 pm – 1:55 pm | Venus |
| 1:55 pm – 2:51 pm | Mercury |
| 2:51 pm – 3:47 pm | Moon |
| 3:47 pm – 4:43 pm | Saturn |
| 4:43 pm – 5:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:39 pm – 6:43 pm | Mars |
| 6:43 pm – 7:47 pm | Sun |
| 7:47 pm – 8:51 pm | Venus |
| 8:51 pm – 9:56 pm | Mercury |
| 9:56 pm – 11:00 pm | Moon |
| 11:00 pm – 12:04 am | Saturn |
| 12:04 am – 1:08 am | Jupiter |
| 1:08 am – 2:13 am | Mars |
| 2:13 am – 3:17 am | Sun |
| 3:17 am – 4:21 am | Venus |
| 4:21 am – 5:25 am | Mercury |
| 5:25 am – 6:30 am | Moon |
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 11:27 am, yoga at 12:19 pm, nakshatra at 4:10 pm, tithi and karana at 11:15 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:40 am in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 18 December 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 11:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:29 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 18 December 2026?
10:40 am to 12:04 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:51 pm to 4:15 pm and Gulikai 7:53 am to 9:17 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 18 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:53 am to 9:17 am, Amrit 9:17 am to 10:40 am, Shubh 12:04 pm to 1:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:26 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 18 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:43 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.