Visakhapatnam, Friday, 4 December 2026
Friday 4 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 5 December
Sunrise 6:13 am, sunset 5:21 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi
until 11:45 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Hasta
until 10:23 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 · Ayushman
until 8:24 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 11:21 am; then Balava until 11:45 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
10:24 am – 11:47 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:34 pm – 3:58 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:37 am – 9:00 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:13 am – 7:37 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:37 am – 9:00 am | Labh | good |
| 9:00 am – 10:24 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:24 am – 11:47 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:47 am – 1:11 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:11 pm – 2:34 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:34 pm – 3:58 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:58 pm – 5:21 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:21 pm – 6:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:58 pm – 8:34 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:34 pm – 10:11 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:11 pm – 11:47 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:47 pm – 1:24 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:24 am – 3:01 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:01 am – 4:37 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:37 am – 6:14 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
11:25 am – 12:09 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:56 am Saturday, moonset 1:51 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.
| 6:13 am – 7:09 am | Venus |
| 7:09 am – 8:04 am | Mercury |
| 8:04 am – 9:00 am | Moon |
| 9:00 am – 9:56 am | Saturn |
| 9:56 am – 10:51 am | Jupiter |
| 10:51 am – 11:47 am | Mars |
| 11:47 am – 12:43 pm | Sun |
| 12:43 pm – 1:39 pm | Venus |
| 1:39 pm – 2:34 pm | Mercury |
| 2:34 pm – 3:30 pm | Moon |
| 3:30 pm – 4:26 pm | Saturn |
| 4:26 pm – 5:21 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:21 pm – 6:26 pm | Mars |
| 6:26 pm – 7:30 pm | Sun |
| 7:30 pm – 8:34 pm | Venus |
| 8:34 pm – 9:39 pm | Mercury |
| 9:39 pm – 10:43 pm | Moon |
| 10:43 pm – 11:47 pm | Saturn |
| 11:47 pm – 12:52 am | Jupiter |
| 12:52 am – 1:56 am | Mars |
| 1:56 am – 3:01 am | Sun |
| 3:01 am – 4:05 am | Venus |
| 4:05 am – 5:09 am | Mercury |
| 5:09 am – 6:14 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:24 am, nakshatra at 10:23 am, karana at 11:21 am, tithi and karana at 11:45 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:24 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 4 December 2026?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 11:45 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:13 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 4 December 2026?
10:24 am to 11:47 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:34 pm to 3:58 pm and Gulikai 7:37 am to 9:00 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 4 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:37 am to 9:00 am, Amrit 9:00 am to 10:24 am, Shubh 11:47 am to 1:11 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:25 am to 12:09 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 4 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:56 am on Saturday 5 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.