Visakhapatnam, Monday, 7 December 2026
Monday 7 December 2026
The next day, Tuesday 8 December
Sunrise 6:15 am, sunset 5:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 4:13 am Tuesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Vishakha
until 3:48 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 · Atiganda
until 7:47 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 · Vishti
until 3:15 pm; then Shakuni until 4:13 am Tuesday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:15 am to 3:15 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
7:38 am – 9:02 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:25 am – 11:48 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:12 pm – 2:35 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 am – 7:38 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:38 am – 9:02 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:02 am – 10:25 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:25 am – 11:48 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:48 am – 1:12 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:12 pm – 2:35 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:35 pm – 3:59 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:59 pm – 5:22 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:22 pm – 6:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| 6:59 pm – 8:35 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:35 pm – 10:12 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:12 pm – 11:49 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:49 pm – 1:25 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:25 am – 3:02 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:02 am – 4:39 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:39 am – 6:15 am | Char | neutral |
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 – 12:11 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:36 am Tuesday, moonset 3:51 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: the Moon on a Monday.
| 6:15 am – 7:10 am | Moon |
| 7:10 am – 8:06 am | Saturn |
| 8:06 am – 9:02 am | Jupiter |
| 9:02 am – 9:57 am | Mars |
| 9:57 am – 10:53 am | Sun |
| 10:53 am – 11:48 am | Venus |
| 11:48 am – 12:44 pm | Mercury |
| 12:44 pm – 1:40 pm | Moon |
| 1:40 pm – 2:35 pm | Saturn |
| 2:35 pm – 3:31 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:31 pm – 4:26 pm | Mars |
| 4:26 pm – 5:22 pm | Sun |
| 5:22 pm – 6:26 pm | Venus |
| 6:26 pm – 7:31 pm | Mercury |
| 7:31 pm – 8:35 pm | Moon |
| 8:35 pm – 9:40 pm | Saturn |
| 9:40 pm – 10:44 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:44 pm – 11:49 pm | Mars |
| 11:49 pm – 12:53 am | Sun |
| 12:53 am – 1:58 am | Venus |
| 1:58 am – 3:02 am | Mercury |
| 3:02 am – 4:07 am | Moon |
| 4:07 am – 5:11 am | Saturn |
| 5:11 am – 6:15 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 7:47 am, karana at 3:15 pm, nakshatra at 3:48 pm, tithi and karana at 4:13 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:38 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 7 December 2026?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 4:13 am Tuesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:15 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 7 December 2026?
7:38 am to 9:02 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:25 am to 11:48 am and Gulikai 1:12 pm to 2:35 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 7 December 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:15 am to 7:38 am, Shubh 9:02 am to 10:25 am, Labh 2:35 pm to 3:59 pm, Amrit 3:59 pm to 5:22 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:26 am to 12:11 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 7 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:36 am on Tuesday 8 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.