Vijayawada, Sunday, 20 December 2026
Sunday 20 December 2026
The next day, Monday 21 December
Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 5:40 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
4:16 pm – 5:40 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:05 pm – 1:29 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:52 pm – 4:16 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am – 7:54 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:54 am – 9:18 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:18 am – 10:41 am | Labh | good |
| 10:41 am – 12:05 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:05 pm – 1:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:29 pm – 2:52 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:52 pm – 4:16 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:16 pm – 5:40 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:40 pm – 7:16 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:16 pm – 8:52 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:52 pm – 10:29 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:29 pm – 12:05 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:42 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:42 am – 3:18 am | Labh | good |
| 3:18 am – 4:54 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:54 am – 6:31 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
11:43 am – 12:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:05 pm, moonset 3:15 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.
| 6:30 am – 7:26 am | Sun |
| 7:26 am – 8:22 am | Venus |
| 8:22 am – 9:18 am | Mercury |
| 9:18 am – 10:13 am | Moon |
| 10:13 am – 11:09 am | Saturn |
| 11:09 am – 12:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:05 pm – 1:01 pm | Mars |
| 1:01 pm – 1:56 pm | Sun |
| 1:56 pm – 2:52 pm | Venus |
| 2:52 pm – 3:48 pm | Mercury |
| 3:48 pm – 4:44 pm | Moon |
| 4:44 pm – 5:40 pm | Saturn |
| 5:40 pm – 6:44 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:44 pm – 7:48 pm | Mars |
| 7:48 pm – 8:52 pm | Sun |
| 8:52 pm – 9:57 pm | Venus |
| 9:57 pm – 11:01 pm | Mercury |
| 11:01 pm – 12:05 am | Moon |
| 12:05 am – 1:09 am | Saturn |
| 1:09 am – 2:14 am | Jupiter |
| 2:14 am – 3:18 am | Mars |
| 3:18 am – 4:22 am | Sun |
| 4:22 am – 5:26 am | Venus |
| 5:26 am – 6:31 am | Mercury |
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 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 4:16 pm in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 20 December 2026?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 8:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:30 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 20 December 2026?
4:16 pm to 5:40 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:05 pm to 1:29 pm and Gulikai 2:52 pm to 4:16 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 20 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:18 am to 10:41 am, Amrit 10:41 am to 12:05 pm, Shubh 1:29 pm to 2:52 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:43 am to 12:27 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 20 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:05 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.