Vijayawada, Friday, 24 December 2027
Friday 24 December 2027
The next day, Saturday 25 December
Sunrise 6:32 am, sunset 5:41 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 11:09 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Vishakha
until 12:51 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Sukarma
until 10:18 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 · Kaulava
until 11:07 am; then Taitila until 11:09 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
10:43 am – 12:07 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:54 pm – 4:18 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:56 am – 9:19 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 am – 7:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:56 am – 9:19 am | Labh | good |
| 9:19 am – 10:43 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:43 am – 12:07 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:07 pm – 1:30 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:30 pm – 2:54 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:54 pm – 4:18 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:18 pm – 5:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:41 pm – 7:18 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:18 pm – 8:54 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:54 pm – 10:31 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:31 pm – 12:07 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:07 am – 1:43 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:43 am – 3:20 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:20 am – 4:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:56 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
11:44 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:14 am Saturday, moonset 2:37 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:32 am – 7:28 am | Venus |
| 7:28 am – 8:24 am | Mercury |
| 8:24 am – 9:19 am | Moon |
| 9:19 am – 10:15 am | Saturn |
| 10:15 am – 11:11 am | Jupiter |
| 11:11 am – 12:07 pm | Mars |
| 12:07 pm – 1:03 pm | Sun |
| 1:03 pm – 1:58 pm | Venus |
| 1:58 pm – 2:54 pm | Mercury |
| 2:54 pm – 3:50 pm | Moon |
| 3:50 pm – 4:46 pm | Saturn |
| 4:46 pm – 5:41 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:41 pm – 6:46 pm | Mars |
| 6:46 pm – 7:50 pm | Sun |
| 7:50 pm – 8:54 pm | Venus |
| 8:54 pm – 9:58 pm | Mercury |
| 9:58 pm – 11:03 pm | Moon |
| 11:03 pm – 12:07 am | Saturn |
| 12:07 am – 1:11 am | Jupiter |
| 1:11 am – 2:15 am | Mars |
| 2:15 am – 3:20 am | Sun |
| 3:20 am – 4:24 am | Venus |
| 4:24 am – 5:28 am | Mercury |
| 5:28 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 10:18 am, karana at 11:07 am, tithi and karana at 11:09 pm, nakshatra at 12:51 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:43 am in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 24 December 2027?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 11:09 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:32 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 24 December 2027?
10:43 am to 12:07 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:54 pm to 4:18 pm and Gulikai 7:56 am to 9:19 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 24 December 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:56 am to 9:19 am, Amrit 9:19 am to 10:43 am, Shubh 12:07 pm to 1:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:29 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 24 December 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:14 am on Saturday 25 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.