Vijayawada, Monday, 21 December 2026
Monday 21 December 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Tuesday 22 December
Sunrise 6:31 am, sunset 5:40 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:40 pm to 8:04 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 5:37 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 1:09 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 · Siddha
until 1:32 am Tuesday
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 · Bava
until 7:01 am; then Balava until 5:37 pm; then Kaulava until 4:04 am Tuesday
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
7:54 am – 9:18 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:42 am – 12:05 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:29 pm – 2:53 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:31 am – 7:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:54 am – 9:18 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:18 am – 10:42 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:42 am – 12:05 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:05 pm – 1:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:29 pm – 2:53 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:53 pm – 4:16 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:16 pm – 5:40 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:40 pm – 7:16 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:16 pm – 8:53 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:53 pm – 10:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:29 pm – 12:06 am | Labh | good |
| 12:06 am – 1:42 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:42 am – 3:18 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:18 am – 4:55 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:55 am – 6:31 am | Char | neutral |
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 – 12:28 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:55 pm, moonset 4:20 am Tuesday.
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 Moon on a Monday.
| 6:31 am – 7:27 am | Moon |
| 7:27 am – 8:22 am | Saturn |
| 8:22 am – 9:18 am | Jupiter |
| 9:18 am – 10:14 am | Mars |
| 10:14 am – 11:10 am | Sun |
| 11:10 am – 12:05 pm | Venus |
| 12:05 pm – 1:01 pm | Mercury |
| 1:01 pm – 1:57 pm | Moon |
| 1:57 pm – 2:53 pm | Saturn |
| 2:53 pm – 3:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:48 pm – 4:44 pm | Mars |
| 4:44 pm – 5:40 pm | Sun |
| 5:40 pm – 6:44 pm | Venus |
| 6:44 pm – 7:49 pm | Mercury |
| 7:49 pm – 8:53 pm | Moon |
| 8:53 pm – 9:57 pm | Saturn |
| 9:57 pm – 11:01 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:01 pm – 12:06 am | Mars |
| 12:06 am – 1:10 am | Sun |
| 1:10 am – 2:14 am | Venus |
| 2:14 am – 3:18 am | Mercury |
| 3:18 am – 4:23 am | Moon |
| 4:23 am – 5:27 am | Saturn |
| 5:27 am – 6:31 am | Jupiter |
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 7:01 am, nakshatra at 1:09 pm, tithi and karana at 5:37 pm, yoga at 1:32 am Tuesday, karana at 4:04 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:54 am in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 21 December 2026?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 5:37 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:31 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 21 December 2026?
7:54 am to 9:18 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:42 am to 12:05 pm and Gulikai 1:29 pm to 2:53 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 21 December 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:31 am to 7:54 am, Shubh 9:18 am to 10:42 am, Labh 2:53 pm to 4:16 pm, Amrit 4:16 pm to 5:40 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:43 am to 12:28 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 21 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:55 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.