Vijayawada, Monday, 20 December 2027
Monday 20 December 2027
The next day, Tuesday 21 December
Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 5:39 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ashtami
until 1:53 am Tuesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 1:05 am Tuesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Ayushman
until 5:56 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 · Balava
until 2:41 pm; then Kaulava until 1:53 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 – 9:17 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:41 am – 12:05 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:28 pm – 2:52 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am – 7:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:54 am – 9:17 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:17 am – 10:41 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:41 am – 12:05 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:05 pm – 1:28 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:28 pm – 2:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:52 pm – 4:16 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:16 pm – 5:39 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 pm – 7:16 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:16 pm – 8:52 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:52 pm – 10:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:29 pm – 12:05 am | Labh | good |
| 12:05 am – 1:41 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:41 am – 3:18 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:18 am – 4:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:54 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
11:42 am – 12:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:29 am Tuesday, moonset 11:47 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: the Moon on a Monday.
| 6:30 am – 7:26 am | Moon |
| 7:26 am – 8:22 am | Saturn |
| 8:22 am – 9:17 am | Jupiter |
| 9:17 am – 10:13 am | Mars |
| 10:13 am – 11:09 am | Sun |
| 11:09 am – 12:05 pm | Venus |
| 12:05 pm – 1:00 pm | Mercury |
| 1:00 pm – 1:56 pm | Moon |
| 1:56 pm – 2:52 pm | Saturn |
| 2:52 pm – 3:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:48 pm – 4:44 pm | Mars |
| 4:44 pm – 5:39 pm | Sun |
| 5:39 pm – 6:44 pm | Venus |
| 6:44 pm – 7:48 pm | Mercury |
| 7:48 pm – 8:52 pm | Moon |
| 8:52 pm – 9:56 pm | Saturn |
| 9:56 pm – 11:01 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:01 pm – 12:05 am | Mars |
| 12:05 am – 1:09 am | Sun |
| 1:09 am – 2:14 am | Venus |
| 2:14 am – 3:18 am | Mercury |
| 3:18 am – 4:22 am | Moon |
| 4:22 am – 5:26 am | Saturn |
| 5:26 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 2:41 pm, yoga at 5:56 pm, nakshatra at 1:05 am Tuesday, tithi and karana at 1:53 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 20 December 2027?
Krishna Ashtami, until 1:53 am Tuesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:30 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 20 December 2027?
7:54 am to 9:17 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:41 am to 12:05 pm and Gulikai 1:28 pm to 2:52 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 20 December 2027?
During daylight: Amrit 6:30 am to 7:54 am, Shubh 9:17 am to 10:41 am, Labh 2:52 pm to 4:16 pm, Amrit 4:16 pm to 5:39 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:27 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 20 December 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:29 am on Tuesday 21 December.
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.