Visakhapatnam, Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Amavasya
The next day, Wednesday 9 December
Sunrise 6:15 am, sunset 5:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Tuesday 8 December. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 6:22 am Wednesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 6:16 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 · Sukarma
until 8:07 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 · Chatushpada
until 5:15 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
2:36 pm – 3:59 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:02 am – 10:25 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:49 am – 1:12 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 am – 7:39 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:39 am – 9:02 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:02 am – 10:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:25 am – 11:49 am | Labh | good |
| 11:49 am – 1:12 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:12 pm – 2:36 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:36 pm – 3:59 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:59 pm – 5:22 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:22 pm – 6:59 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 6:59 pm – 8:36 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:36 pm – 10:12 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:12 pm – 11:49 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:49 pm – 1:26 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:26 am – 3:03 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:03 am – 4:39 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:39 am – 6:16 am | Kaal | 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
11:27 am – 12:11 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Visakhapatnam between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 4:38 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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:15 am – 7:11 am | Mars |
| 7:11 am – 8:07 am | Sun |
| 8:07 am – 9:02 am | Venus |
| 9:02 am – 9:58 am | Mercury |
| 9:58 am – 10:53 am | Moon |
| 10:53 am – 11:49 am | Saturn |
| 11:49 am – 12:44 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:44 pm – 1:40 pm | Mars |
| 1:40 pm – 2:36 pm | Sun |
| 2:36 pm – 3:31 pm | Venus |
| 3:31 pm – 4:27 pm | Mercury |
| 4:27 pm – 5:22 pm | Moon |
| 5:22 pm – 6:27 pm | Saturn |
| 6:27 pm – 7:31 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:31 pm – 8:36 pm | Mars |
| 8:36 pm – 9:40 pm | Sun |
| 9:40 pm – 10:45 pm | Venus |
| 10:45 pm – 11:49 pm | Mercury |
| 11:49 pm – 12:54 am | Moon |
| 12:54 am – 1:58 am | Saturn |
| 1:58 am – 3:03 am | Jupiter |
| 3:03 am – 4:07 am | Mars |
| 4:07 am – 5:12 am | Sun |
| 5:12 am – 6:16 am | Venus |
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 8:07 am, karana at 5:15 pm, nakshatra at 6:16 pm. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 6:22 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:36 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 8 December 2026?
Amavasya, until 6:22 am Wednesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:15 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 8 December 2026?
2:36 pm to 3:59 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:02 am to 10:25 am and Gulikai 11:49 am to 1:12 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 8 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:25 am to 11:49 am, Amrit 11:49 am to 1:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:27 am to 12:11 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 8 December 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Visakhapatnam between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
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.