Shastra Panchangam

Vijayawada, Sunday, 26 December 2027

Sunday 26 December 2027

Rahu Kalam4:19 pm – 5:42 pm
Yamagandam12:08 pm – 1:31 pm
Gulikai2:55 pm – 4:19 pm
TithiKrishna Chaturdashi until 12:23 am Monday

Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 5:42 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi

until 12:23 am Monday

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Jyeshtha

until 3:15 am Monday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Shula

until 8:27 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 · Vishti

until 11:54 am; then Shakuni until 12:23 am Monday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:33 am to 11:54 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:19 pm – 5:42 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

12:08 pm – 1:31 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

2:55 pm – 4:19 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
6:33 am – 7:57 amUdvegavoid
7:57 am – 9:20 amCharneutral
9:20 am – 10:44 amLabhgood
10:44 am – 12:08 pmAmritgood
12:08 pm – 1:31 pmKaalavoid
1:31 pm – 2:55 pmShubhgood
2:55 pm – 4:19 pmRogavoid
4:19 pm – 5:42 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
5:42 pm – 7:19 pmShubhgood
7:19 pm – 8:55 pmAmritgood
8:55 pm – 10:32 pmCharneutral
10:32 pm – 12:08 amRogavoid
12:08 am – 1:44 amKaalavoid
1:44 am – 3:21 amLabhgood
3:21 am – 4:57 amUdvegavoid
4:57 am – 6:33 amShubhgood

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 6:06 am Monday, moonset 4:19 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:33 am – 7:29 amSun
7:29 am – 8:25 amVenus
8:25 am – 9:20 amMercury
9:20 am – 10:16 amMoon
10:16 am – 11:12 amSaturn
11:12 am – 12:08 pmJupiter
12:08 pm – 1:04 pmMars
1:04 pm – 1:59 pmSun
1:59 pm – 2:55 pmVenus
2:55 pm – 3:51 pmMercury
3:51 pm – 4:47 pmMoon
4:47 pm – 5:42 pmSaturn
5:42 pm – 6:47 pmJupiter
6:47 pm – 7:51 pmMars
7:51 pm – 8:55 pmSun
8:55 pm – 9:59 pmVenus
9:59 pm – 11:04 pmMercury
11:04 pm – 12:08 amMoon
12:08 am – 1:12 amSaturn
1:12 am – 2:16 amJupiter
2:16 am – 3:21 amMars
3:21 am – 4:25 amSun
4:25 am – 5:29 amVenus
5:29 am – 6:33 amMercury

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 8:27 am, karana at 11:54 am, tithi and karana at 12:23 am Monday, nakshatra at 3:15 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:19 pm in Vijayawada.

Questions

What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 26 December 2027?

Krishna Chaturdashi, until 12:23 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Vijayawada).

When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 26 December 2027?

4:19 pm to 5:42 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:08 pm to 1:31 pm and Gulikai 2:55 pm to 4:19 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 26 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:20 am to 10:44 am, Amrit 10:44 am to 12:08 pm, Shubh 1:31 pm to 2:55 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:45 am to 12:30 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 26 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 6:06 am on Monday 27 December.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Vijayawada (16.5062°N, 80.6480°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.