Vijayawada, Saturday, 19 December 2026
Saturday 19 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 20 December
Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 5:39 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dashami
until 10:10 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Revati
until 3:58 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 · Variyana
until 10:35 am
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 10:49 am; then Gara until 10:10 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
9:17 am – 10:41 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:28 pm – 2:52 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:30 am – 7:53 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am – 7:53 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:53 am – 9:17 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:17 am – 10:41 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:41 am – 12:04 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:04 pm – 1:28 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:28 pm – 2:52 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:52 pm – 4:15 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:15 pm – 5:39 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 pm – 7:15 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:15 pm – 8:52 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:52 pm – 10:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:28 pm – 12:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:05 am – 1:41 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:41 am – 3:17 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:17 am – 4:54 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:54 am – 6:30 am | Labh | 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
11:42 am – 12:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:22 pm, moonset 2:14 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:30 am – 7:25 am | Saturn |
| 7:25 am – 8:21 am | Jupiter |
| 8:21 am – 9:17 am | Mars |
| 9:17 am – 10:13 am | Sun |
| 10:13 am – 11:09 am | Venus |
| 11:09 am – 12:04 pm | Mercury |
| 12:04 pm – 1:00 pm | Moon |
| 1:00 pm – 1:56 pm | Saturn |
| 1:56 pm – 2:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:52 pm – 3:47 pm | Mars |
| 3:47 pm – 4:43 pm | Sun |
| 4:43 pm – 5:39 pm | Venus |
| 5:39 pm – 6:43 pm | Mercury |
| 6:43 pm – 7:48 pm | Moon |
| 7:48 pm – 8:52 pm | Saturn |
| 8:52 pm – 9:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:56 pm – 11:00 pm | Mars |
| 11:00 pm – 12:05 am | Sun |
| 12:05 am – 1:09 am | Venus |
| 1:09 am – 2:13 am | Mercury |
| 2:13 am – 3:17 am | Moon |
| 3:17 am – 4:22 am | Saturn |
| 4:22 am – 5:26 am | Jupiter |
| 5:26 am – 6:30 am | Mars |
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: yoga at 10:35 am, karana at 10:49 am, nakshatra at 3:58 pm, tithi and karana at 10:10 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:17 am in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 19 December 2026?
Shukla Dashami, until 10:10 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:30 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 19 December 2026?
9:17 am to 10:41 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:28 pm to 2:52 pm and Gulikai 6:30 am to 7:53 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 19 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:53 am to 9:17 am, Labh 1:28 pm to 2:52 pm, Amrit 2:52 pm to 4:15 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:27 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 19 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:22 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.