Vijayawada, Saturday, 26 December 2026
Saturday 26 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 27 December
Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 5:43 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Tritiya
until 8:06 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Pushya
until 8:13 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 · Vaidhriti
until 12:23 am Sunday
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 9:43 am; then Vishti until 8:06 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 9:43 am to 8:06 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:20 am – 10:44 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:32 pm – 2:55 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:33 am – 7:57 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 7:57 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:57 am – 9:20 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:20 am – 10:44 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:44 am – 12:08 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:08 pm – 1:32 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:32 pm – 2:55 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:55 pm – 4:19 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:19 pm – 5:43 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:43 pm – 7:19 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:19 pm – 8:55 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:55 pm – 10:32 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:32 pm – 12:08 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:08 am – 1:44 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:44 am – 3:21 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:21 am – 4:57 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:57 am – 6:34 am | Labh | 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
11:46 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:24 pm, moonset 8:36 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:33 am – 7:29 am | Saturn |
| 7:29 am – 8:25 am | Jupiter |
| 8:25 am – 9:20 am | Mars |
| 9:20 am – 10:16 am | Sun |
| 10:16 am – 11:12 am | Venus |
| 11:12 am – 12:08 pm | Mercury |
| 12:08 pm – 1:04 pm | Moon |
| 1:04 pm – 1:59 pm | Saturn |
| 1:59 pm – 2:55 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:55 pm – 3:51 pm | Mars |
| 3:51 pm – 4:47 pm | Sun |
| 4:47 pm – 5:43 pm | Venus |
| 5:43 pm – 6:47 pm | Mercury |
| 6:47 pm – 7:51 pm | Moon |
| 7:51 pm – 8:55 pm | Saturn |
| 8:55 pm – 10:00 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:00 pm – 11:04 pm | Mars |
| 11:04 pm – 12:08 am | Sun |
| 12:08 am – 1:12 am | Venus |
| 1:12 am – 2:17 am | Mercury |
| 2:17 am – 3:21 am | Moon |
| 3:21 am – 4:25 am | Saturn |
| 4:25 am – 5:29 am | Jupiter |
| 5:29 am – 6:34 am | Mars |
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 9:43 am, tithi and karana at 8:06 pm, nakshatra at 8:13 pm, yoga at 12:23 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:20 am in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 26 December 2026?
Krishna Tritiya, until 8:06 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 26 December 2026?
9:20 am to 10:44 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:32 pm to 2:55 pm and Gulikai 6:33 am to 7:57 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 26 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:57 am to 9:20 am, Labh 1:32 pm to 2:55 pm, Amrit 2:55 pm to 4:19 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 26 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:24 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.