Visakhapatnam, Sunday, 6 December 2026
Sunday 6 December 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Monday 7 December
Sunrise 6:14 am, sunset 5:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:22 pm to 7:46 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Trayodashi
until 2:23 am Monday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 1:38 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shobhana
until 7:42 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 · Gara
until 1:35 pm; then Vanija until 2:23 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 2:23 am to 3:15 pm on Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:58 pm – 5:22 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:48 am – 1:11 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:35 pm – 3:58 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:14 am – 7:38 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:38 am – 9:01 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:01 am – 10:25 am | Labh | good |
| 10:25 am – 11:48 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:48 am – 1:11 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:11 pm – 2:35 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:35 pm – 3:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:58 pm – 5:22 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:22 pm – 6:58 pm | Shubh | good |
| 6:58 pm – 8:35 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:35 pm – 10:12 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:12 pm – 11:48 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:48 pm – 1:25 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:25 am – 3:02 am | Labh | good |
| 3:02 am – 4:38 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:38 am – 6:15 am | Shubh | 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
11:26 am – 12:10 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:42 am Monday, moonset 3:08 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.
| 6:14 am – 7:10 am | Sun |
| 7:10 am – 8:05 am | Venus |
| 8:05 am – 9:01 am | Mercury |
| 9:01 am – 9:57 am | Moon |
| 9:57 am – 10:52 am | Saturn |
| 10:52 am – 11:48 am | Jupiter |
| 11:48 am – 12:44 pm | Mars |
| 12:44 pm – 1:39 pm | Sun |
| 1:39 pm – 2:35 pm | Venus |
| 2:35 pm – 3:31 pm | Mercury |
| 3:31 pm – 4:26 pm | Moon |
| 4:26 pm – 5:22 pm | Saturn |
| 5:22 pm – 6:26 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:26 pm – 7:31 pm | Mars |
| 7:31 pm – 8:35 pm | Sun |
| 8:35 pm – 9:39 pm | Venus |
| 9:39 pm – 10:44 pm | Mercury |
| 10:44 pm – 11:48 pm | Moon |
| 11:48 pm – 12:53 am | Saturn |
| 12:53 am – 1:57 am | Jupiter |
| 1:57 am – 3:02 am | Mars |
| 3:02 am – 4:06 am | Sun |
| 4:06 am – 5:10 am | Venus |
| 5:10 am – 6:15 am | Mercury |
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 7:42 am, karana at 1:35 pm, nakshatra at 1:38 pm, tithi and karana at 2:23 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:58 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2026?
Krishna Trayodashi, until 2:23 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:14 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2026?
3:58 pm to 5:22 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:48 am to 1:11 pm and Gulikai 2:35 pm to 3:58 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:01 am to 10:25 am, Amrit 10:25 am to 11:48 am, Shubh 1:11 pm to 2:35 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:26 am to 12:10 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:42 am on Monday 7 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.