Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 2 December 2026
Wednesday 2 December 2026
The next day, Thursday 3 December
Sunrise 6:12 am, sunset 5:21 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Navami
until 10:53 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 8:55 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vishkambha
until 10:32 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 · Taitila
until 10:59 am; then Gara until 10:53 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
11:46 am – 1:10 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:35 am – 8:59 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:23 am – 11:46 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:12 am – 7:35 am | Labh | good |
| 7:35 am – 8:59 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:59 am – 10:23 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:23 am – 11:46 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:46 am – 1:10 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:10 pm – 2:34 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:34 pm – 3:57 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:57 pm – 5:21 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:21 pm – 6:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 6:57 pm – 8:34 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:34 pm – 10:10 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:10 pm – 11:47 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:47 pm – 1:23 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:23 am – 3:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:00 am – 4:36 am | Labh | good |
| 4:36 am – 6:12 am | Udveg | 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
11:24 am – 12:09 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:12 am Thursday, moonset 12:39 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:12 am – 7:08 am | Mercury |
| 7:08 am – 8:03 am | Moon |
| 8:03 am – 8:59 am | Saturn |
| 8:59 am – 9:55 am | Jupiter |
| 9:55 am – 10:51 am | Mars |
| 10:51 am – 11:46 am | Sun |
| 11:46 am – 12:42 pm | Venus |
| 12:42 pm – 1:38 pm | Mercury |
| 1:38 pm – 2:34 pm | Moon |
| 2:34 pm – 3:29 pm | Saturn |
| 3:29 pm – 4:25 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:25 pm – 5:21 pm | Mars |
| 5:21 pm – 6:25 pm | Sun |
| 6:25 pm – 7:30 pm | Venus |
| 7:30 pm – 8:34 pm | Mercury |
| 8:34 pm – 9:38 pm | Moon |
| 9:38 pm – 10:42 pm | Saturn |
| 10:42 pm – 11:47 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:47 pm – 12:51 am | Mars |
| 12:51 am – 1:55 am | Sun |
| 1:55 am – 3:00 am | Venus |
| 3:00 am – 4:04 am | Mercury |
| 4:04 am – 5:08 am | Moon |
| 5:08 am – 6:12 am | Saturn |
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: nakshatra at 8:55 am, yoga at 10:32 am, karana at 10:59 am, tithi and karana at 10:53 pm.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:46 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 2 December 2026?
Krishna Navami, until 10:53 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:12 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 2 December 2026?
11:46 am to 1:10 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:35 am to 8:59 am and Gulikai 10:23 am to 11:46 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 2 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:12 am to 7:35 am, Amrit 7:35 am to 8:59 am, Shubh 10:23 am to 11:46 am, Labh 3:57 pm to 5:21 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:24 am to 12:09 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 2 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:12 am on Thursday 3 December.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Visakhapatnam (17.6868°N, 83.2185°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.