Visakhapatnam, Saturday, 5 December 2026
Saturday 5 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 6 December
Sunrise 6:14 am, sunset 5:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 12:52 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Chitra
until 11:49 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 · Saubhagya
until 7:53 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 12:16 pm; then Taitila until 12:52 am Sunday
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
9:01 am – 10:24 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:11 pm – 2:35 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:14 am – 7:37 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:14 am – 7:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:37 am – 9:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:01 am – 10:24 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:24 am – 11:48 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:48 am – 1:11 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:11 pm – 2:35 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:35 pm – 3:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 3:58 pm – 5:22 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:22 pm – 6:58 pm | Labh | good |
| 6:58 pm – 8:35 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:35 pm – 10:11 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:11 pm – 11:48 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:48 pm – 1:24 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:24 am – 3:01 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:01 am – 4:38 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:38 am – 6:14 am | Labh | 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
11:25 am – 12:10 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:48 am Sunday, moonset 2:28 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:14 am – 7:09 am | Saturn |
| 7:09 am – 8:05 am | Jupiter |
| 8:05 am – 9:01 am | Mars |
| 9:01 am – 9:56 am | Sun |
| 9:56 am – 10:52 am | Venus |
| 10:52 am – 11:48 am | Mercury |
| 11:48 am – 12:43 pm | Moon |
| 12:43 pm – 1:39 pm | Saturn |
| 1:39 pm – 2:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:35 pm – 3:30 pm | Mars |
| 3:30 pm – 4:26 pm | Sun |
| 4:26 pm – 5:22 pm | Venus |
| 5:22 pm – 6:26 pm | Mercury |
| 6:26 pm – 7:30 pm | Moon |
| 7:30 pm – 8:35 pm | Saturn |
| 8:35 pm – 9:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:39 pm – 10:43 pm | Mars |
| 10:43 pm – 11:48 pm | Sun |
| 11:48 pm – 12:52 am | Venus |
| 12:52 am – 1:57 am | Mercury |
| 1:57 am – 3:01 am | Moon |
| 3:01 am – 4:05 am | Saturn |
| 4:05 am – 5:10 am | Jupiter |
| 5:10 am – 6:14 am | Mars |
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 7:53 am, nakshatra at 11:49 am, karana at 12:16 pm, tithi and karana at 12:52 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:01 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 5 December 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 12:52 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:14 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 5 December 2026?
9:01 am to 10:24 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:11 pm to 2:35 pm and Gulikai 6:14 am to 7:37 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 5 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:37 am to 9:01 am, Labh 1:11 pm to 2:35 pm, Amrit 2:35 pm to 3:58 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:25 am to 12:10 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 5 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:48 am on Sunday 6 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.