Vijayawada, Friday, 25 December 2026
Friday 25 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 26 December
Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 5:42 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwitiya
until 11:27 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 10:50 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 · Brahma
until 8:29 am; then Indra until 4:17 am Saturday
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 1:15 pm; then Gara until 11:27 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
10:44 am – 12:07 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:55 pm – 4:18 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:56 am – 9:20 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 7:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:56 am – 9:20 am | Labh | good |
| 9:20 am – 10:44 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:44 am – 12:07 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:07 pm – 1:31 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:31 pm – 2:55 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:55 pm – 4:18 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:18 pm – 5:42 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:42 pm – 7:18 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:18 pm – 8:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:55 pm – 10:31 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:31 pm – 12:08 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:08 am – 1:44 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:44 am – 3:20 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:20 am – 4:57 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:57 am – 6:33 am | Rog | 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
11:45 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:17 pm, moonset 7:40 am.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:33 am – 7:28 am | Venus |
| 7:28 am – 8:24 am | Mercury |
| 8:24 am – 9:20 am | Moon |
| 9:20 am – 10:16 am | Saturn |
| 10:16 am – 11:12 am | Jupiter |
| 11:12 am – 12:07 pm | Mars |
| 12:07 pm – 1:03 pm | Sun |
| 1:03 pm – 1:59 pm | Venus |
| 1:59 pm – 2:55 pm | Mercury |
| 2:55 pm – 3:50 pm | Moon |
| 3:50 pm – 4:46 pm | Saturn |
| 4:46 pm – 5:42 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:42 pm – 6:46 pm | Mars |
| 6:46 pm – 7:51 pm | Sun |
| 7:51 pm – 8:55 pm | Venus |
| 8:55 pm – 9:59 pm | Mercury |
| 9:59 pm – 11:03 pm | Moon |
| 11:03 pm – 12:08 am | Saturn |
| 12:08 am – 1:12 am | Jupiter |
| 1:12 am – 2:16 am | Mars |
| 2:16 am – 3:20 am | Sun |
| 3:20 am – 4:25 am | Venus |
| 4:25 am – 5:29 am | Mercury |
| 5:29 am – 6:33 am | Moon |
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 8:29 am, karana at 1:15 pm, nakshatra at 10:50 pm, tithi and karana at 11:27 pm, yoga at 4:17 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:44 am in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 25 December 2026?
Krishna Dwitiya, until 11:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 25 December 2026?
10:44 am to 12:07 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:55 pm to 4:18 pm and Gulikai 7:56 am to 9:20 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 25 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:56 am to 9:20 am, Amrit 9:20 am to 10:44 am, Shubh 12:07 pm to 1:31 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:45 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 25 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:17 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.