Vijayawada, Tuesday, 22 December 2026
Tuesday 22 December 2026
The next day, Wednesday 23 December
Sunrise 6:31 am, sunset 5:40 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 2:24 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Krittika
until 10:46 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Sadhya
until 9:32 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 · Taitila
until 2:24 pm; then Gara until 12:38 am Wednesday
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
2:53 pm – 4:17 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:19 am – 10:42 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:06 pm – 1:30 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:31 am – 7:55 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:55 am – 9:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:19 am – 10:42 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:42 am – 12:06 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:06 pm – 1:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:30 pm – 2:53 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:53 pm – 4:17 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:17 pm – 5:40 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:40 pm – 7:17 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:17 pm – 8:53 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:53 pm – 10:30 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:30 pm – 12:06 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:06 am – 1:43 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:43 am – 3:19 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:19 am – 4:55 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:55 am – 6:32 am | Kaal | 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
11:44 am – 12:28 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:53 pm, moonset 5:29 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:31 am – 7:27 am | Mars |
| 7:27 am – 8:23 am | Sun |
| 8:23 am – 9:19 am | Venus |
| 9:19 am – 10:14 am | Mercury |
| 10:14 am – 11:10 am | Moon |
| 11:10 am – 12:06 pm | Saturn |
| 12:06 pm – 1:02 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:02 pm – 1:57 pm | Mars |
| 1:57 pm – 2:53 pm | Sun |
| 2:53 pm – 3:49 pm | Venus |
| 3:49 pm – 4:45 pm | Mercury |
| 4:45 pm – 5:40 pm | Moon |
| 5:40 pm – 6:45 pm | Saturn |
| 6:45 pm – 7:49 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:49 pm – 8:53 pm | Mars |
| 8:53 pm – 9:58 pm | Sun |
| 9:58 pm – 11:02 pm | Venus |
| 11:02 pm – 12:06 am | Mercury |
| 12:06 am – 1:10 am | Moon |
| 1:10 am – 2:15 am | Saturn |
| 2:15 am – 3:19 am | Jupiter |
| 3:19 am – 4:23 am | Mars |
| 4:23 am – 5:27 am | Sun |
| 5:27 am – 6:32 am | Venus |
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: nakshatra at 10:46 am, tithi and karana at 2:24 pm, yoga at 9:32 pm, karana at 12:38 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:53 pm in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 22 December 2026?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 2:24 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:31 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 22 December 2026?
2:53 pm to 4:17 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:19 am to 10:42 am and Gulikai 12:06 pm to 1:30 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 22 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:42 am to 12:06 pm, Amrit 12:06 pm to 1:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:28 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 22 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:53 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.