Vijayawada, Thursday, 23 December 2027
Thursday 23 December 2027
The next day, Friday 24 December
Sunrise 6:32 am, sunset 5:41 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi
until 11:12 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 12:18 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Atiganda
until 11:43 am
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 · Bava
until 11:24 am; then Balava until 11:12 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
1:30 pm – 2:54 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:32 am – 7:55 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:19 am – 10:43 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 am – 7:55 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:55 am – 9:19 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:19 am – 10:43 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:43 am – 12:06 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:06 pm – 1:30 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:30 pm – 2:54 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:54 pm – 4:17 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:17 pm – 5:41 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:41 pm – 7:17 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:17 pm – 8:54 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:54 pm – 10:30 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:30 pm – 12:06 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:06 am – 1:43 am | Labh | good |
| 1:43 am – 3:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:19 am – 4:56 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:56 am – 6:32 am | Amrit | 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
11:44 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:17 am Friday, moonset 1:50 pm.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:32 am – 7:27 am | Jupiter |
| 7:27 am – 8:23 am | Mars |
| 8:23 am – 9:19 am | Sun |
| 9:19 am – 10:15 am | Venus |
| 10:15 am – 11:10 am | Mercury |
| 11:10 am – 12:06 pm | Moon |
| 12:06 pm – 1:02 pm | Saturn |
| 1:02 pm – 1:58 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:58 pm – 2:54 pm | Mars |
| 2:54 pm – 3:49 pm | Sun |
| 3:49 pm – 4:45 pm | Venus |
| 4:45 pm – 5:41 pm | Mercury |
| 5:41 pm – 6:45 pm | Moon |
| 6:45 pm – 7:49 pm | Saturn |
| 7:49 pm – 8:54 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:54 pm – 9:58 pm | Mars |
| 9:58 pm – 11:02 pm | Sun |
| 11:02 pm – 12:06 am | Venus |
| 12:06 am – 1:11 am | Mercury |
| 1:11 am – 2:15 am | Moon |
| 2:15 am – 3:19 am | Saturn |
| 3:19 am – 4:24 am | Jupiter |
| 4:24 am – 5:28 am | Mars |
| 5:28 am – 6:32 am | Sun |
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 11:24 am, yoga at 11:43 am, tithi and karana at 11:12 pm, nakshatra at 12:18 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:30 pm in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 23 December 2027?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 11:12 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:32 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 23 December 2027?
1:30 pm to 2:54 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:32 am to 7:55 am and Gulikai 9:19 am to 10:43 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 23 December 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 6:32 am to 7:55 am, Labh 12:06 pm to 1:30 pm, Shubh 4:17 pm to 5:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:29 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 23 December 2027?
Moonrise is at 3:17 am on Friday 24 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.