Vijayawada, Wednesday, 23 December 2026
Wednesday 23 December 2026
Pournami
The next day, Thursday 24 December
Sunrise 6:32 am, sunset 5:41 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pournami is on Wednesday 23 December. Pournami dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi
until 10:48 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Rohini
until 7:57 am; then Mrigashira until 4:53 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shubha
until 5:16 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 · Vanija
until 10:48 am; then Vishti until 8:54 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:48 am to 8:54 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:06 pm – 1:30 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:55 am – 9:19 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:43 am – 12:06 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 am – 7:55 am | Labh | good |
| 7:55 am – 9:19 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:19 am – 10:43 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:43 am – 12:06 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:06 pm – 1:30 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:30 pm – 2:54 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:54 pm – 4:17 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:17 pm – 5:41 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:41 pm – 7:17 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:17 pm – 8:54 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:54 pm – 10:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:30 pm – 12:07 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:07 am – 1:43 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:43 am – 3:19 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:19 am – 4:56 am | Labh | good |
| 4:56 am – 6:32 am | Udveg | 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 – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:58 pm; the Moon does not set again before the next sunrise.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:32 am – 7:27 am | Mercury |
| 7:27 am – 8:23 am | Moon |
| 8:23 am – 9:19 am | Saturn |
| 9:19 am – 10:15 am | Jupiter |
| 10:15 am – 11:11 am | Mars |
| 11:11 am – 12:06 pm | Sun |
| 12:06 pm – 1:02 pm | Venus |
| 1:02 pm – 1:58 pm | Mercury |
| 1:58 pm – 2:54 pm | Moon |
| 2:54 pm – 3:49 pm | Saturn |
| 3:49 pm – 4:45 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:45 pm – 5:41 pm | Mars |
| 5:41 pm – 6:45 pm | Sun |
| 6:45 pm – 7:50 pm | Venus |
| 7:50 pm – 8:54 pm | Mercury |
| 8:54 pm – 9:58 pm | Moon |
| 9:58 pm – 11:02 pm | Saturn |
| 11:02 pm – 12:07 am | Jupiter |
| 12:07 am – 1:11 am | Mars |
| 1:11 am – 2:15 am | Sun |
| 2:15 am – 3:19 am | Venus |
| 3:19 am – 4:24 am | Mercury |
| 4:24 am – 5:28 am | Moon |
| 5:28 am – 6:32 am | Saturn |
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 7:57 am, tithi and karana at 10:48 am, yoga at 5:16 pm, karana at 8:54 pm, nakshatra at 4:53 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:06 pm in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 23 December 2026?
Shukla Chaturdashi, until 10:48 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:32 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 23 December 2026?
12:06 pm to 1:30 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:55 am to 9:19 am and Gulikai 10:43 am to 12:06 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 23 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:32 am to 7:55 am, Amrit 7:55 am to 9:19 am, Shubh 10:43 am to 12:06 pm, Labh 4:17 pm to 5:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:29 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 23 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:58 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.