Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 9 December 2026
Wednesday 9 December 2026
The next day, Thursday 10 December
Sunrise 6:16 am, sunset 5:23 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 6:22 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Jyeshtha
until 9:01 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 · Dhriti
until 8:40 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 · Naga
until 6:22 am; then Kimstughna until 7:32 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
11:49 am – 1:13 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:39 am – 9:03 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:26 am – 11:49 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:16 am – 7:39 am | Labh | good |
| 7:39 am – 9:03 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:03 am – 10:26 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:26 am – 11:49 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:49 am – 1:13 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:13 pm – 2:36 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:36 pm – 3:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:59 pm – 5:23 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:23 pm – 6:59 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 6:59 pm – 8:36 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:36 pm – 10:13 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:13 pm – 11:50 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:50 pm – 1:26 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:26 am – 3:03 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:03 am – 4:40 am | Labh | good |
| 4:40 am – 6:17 am | Udveg | 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 – 12:12 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:30 am, moonset 5:28 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:16 am – 7:12 am | Mercury |
| 7:12 am – 8:07 am | Moon |
| 8:07 am – 9:03 am | Saturn |
| 9:03 am – 9:58 am | Jupiter |
| 9:58 am – 10:54 am | Mars |
| 10:54 am – 11:49 am | Sun |
| 11:49 am – 12:45 pm | Venus |
| 12:45 pm – 1:40 pm | Mercury |
| 1:40 pm – 2:36 pm | Moon |
| 2:36 pm – 3:32 pm | Saturn |
| 3:32 pm – 4:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:27 pm – 5:23 pm | Mars |
| 5:23 pm – 6:27 pm | Sun |
| 6:27 pm – 7:32 pm | Venus |
| 7:32 pm – 8:36 pm | Mercury |
| 8:36 pm – 9:41 pm | Moon |
| 9:41 pm – 10:45 pm | Saturn |
| 10:45 pm – 11:50 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:50 pm – 12:54 am | Mars |
| 12:54 am – 1:59 am | Sun |
| 1:59 am – 3:03 am | Venus |
| 3:03 am – 4:08 am | Mercury |
| 4:08 am – 5:12 am | Moon |
| 5:12 am – 6:17 am | Saturn |
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: tithi and karana at 6:22 am, yoga at 8:40 am, karana at 7:32 pm, nakshatra at 9:01 pm.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:49 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 9 December 2026?
Amavasya, until 6:22 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:16 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 9 December 2026?
11:49 am to 1:13 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:39 am to 9:03 am and Gulikai 10:26 am to 11:49 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 9 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:16 am to 7:39 am, Amrit 7:39 am to 9:03 am, Shubh 10:26 am to 11:49 am, Labh 3:59 pm to 5:23 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:27 am to 12:12 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 9 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:30 am.
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.