Visakhapatnam, Thursday, 3 December 2026
Thursday 3 December 2026
The next day, Friday 4 December
Sunrise 6:12 am, sunset 5:21 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dashami
until 11:04 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 9:24 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 · Priti
until 9:15 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 · Vanija
until 10:54 am; then Vishti until 11:04 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:54 am to 11:04 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:10 pm – 2:34 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:12 am – 7:36 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:00 am – 10:23 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:12 am – 7:36 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:36 am – 9:00 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:00 am – 10:23 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:23 am – 11:47 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:47 am – 1:10 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:10 pm – 2:34 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:34 pm – 3:58 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:58 pm – 5:21 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:21 pm – 6:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:58 pm – 8:34 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:34 pm – 10:11 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:11 pm – 11:47 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:47 pm – 1:24 am | Labh | good |
| 1:24 am – 3:00 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:00 am – 4:37 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:37 am – 6:13 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
11:24 am – 12:09 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:04 am Friday, moonset 1:15 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.
| 6:12 am – 7:08 am | Jupiter |
| 7:08 am – 8:04 am | Mars |
| 8:04 am – 9:00 am | Sun |
| 9:00 am – 9:55 am | Venus |
| 9:55 am – 10:51 am | Mercury |
| 10:51 am – 11:47 am | Moon |
| 11:47 am – 12:42 pm | Saturn |
| 12:42 pm – 1:38 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:38 pm – 2:34 pm | Mars |
| 2:34 pm – 3:30 pm | Sun |
| 3:30 pm – 4:25 pm | Venus |
| 4:25 pm – 5:21 pm | Mercury |
| 5:21 pm – 6:25 pm | Moon |
| 6:25 pm – 7:30 pm | Saturn |
| 7:30 pm – 8:34 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:34 pm – 9:38 pm | Mars |
| 9:38 pm – 10:43 pm | Sun |
| 10:43 pm – 11:47 pm | Venus |
| 11:47 pm – 12:51 am | Mercury |
| 12:51 am – 1:56 am | Moon |
| 1:56 am – 3:00 am | Saturn |
| 3:00 am – 4:04 am | Jupiter |
| 4:04 am – 5:09 am | Mars |
| 5:09 am – 6:13 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: yoga at 9:15 am, nakshatra at 9:24 am, karana at 10:54 am, tithi and karana at 11:04 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:10 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 3 December 2026?
Krishna Dashami, until 11:04 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:12 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 3 December 2026?
1:10 pm to 2:34 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:12 am to 7:36 am and Gulikai 9:00 am to 10:23 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 3 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:12 am to 7:36 am, Labh 11:47 am to 1:10 pm, Shubh 3:58 pm to 5:21 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:24 am to 12:09 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 3 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:04 am on Friday 4 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.