Visakhapatnam, Saturday, 12 December 2026
Saturday 12 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 13 December
Sunrise 6:18 am, sunset 5:24 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Tritiya
until 2:07 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Ashadha
until 6:12 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vriddhi
until 11:17 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 2:07 pm; then Vanija until 3:28 am Sunday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 3:28 am to 4:48 pm on Sunday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:04 am – 10:27 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:14 pm – 2:37 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:18 am – 7:41 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:18 am – 7:41 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:41 am – 9:04 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:04 am – 10:27 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:27 am – 11:51 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:51 am – 1:14 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:14 pm – 2:37 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:37 pm – 4:00 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:00 pm – 5:24 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:24 pm – 7:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:00 pm – 8:37 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:37 pm – 10:14 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:14 pm – 11:51 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:51 pm – 1:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:28 am – 3:05 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:05 am – 4:41 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:41 am – 6:18 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
11:28 am – 12:13 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:55 am, moonset 8:05 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.
| 6:18 am – 7:13 am | Saturn |
| 7:13 am – 8:09 am | Jupiter |
| 8:09 am – 9:04 am | Mars |
| 9:04 am – 10:00 am | Sun |
| 10:00 am – 10:55 am | Venus |
| 10:55 am – 11:51 am | Mercury |
| 11:51 am – 12:46 pm | Moon |
| 12:46 pm – 1:42 pm | Saturn |
| 1:42 pm – 2:37 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:37 pm – 3:33 pm | Mars |
| 3:33 pm – 4:28 pm | Sun |
| 4:28 pm – 5:24 pm | Venus |
| 5:24 pm – 6:28 pm | Mercury |
| 6:28 pm – 7:33 pm | Moon |
| 7:33 pm – 8:37 pm | Saturn |
| 8:37 pm – 9:42 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:42 pm – 10:46 pm | Mars |
| 10:46 pm – 11:51 pm | Sun |
| 11:51 pm – 12:56 am | Venus |
| 12:56 am – 2:00 am | Mercury |
| 2:00 am – 3:05 am | Moon |
| 3:05 am – 4:09 am | Saturn |
| 4:09 am – 5:14 am | Jupiter |
| 5:14 am – 6:18 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 11:17 am, tithi and karana at 2:07 pm, karana at 3:28 am Sunday, nakshatra at 6:12 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:04 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 12 December 2026?
Shukla Tritiya, until 2:07 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:18 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 12 December 2026?
9:04 am to 10:27 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:14 pm to 2:37 pm and Gulikai 6:18 am to 7:41 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 12 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:41 am to 9:04 am, Labh 1:14 pm to 2:37 pm, Amrit 2:37 pm to 4:00 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:28 am to 12:13 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 12 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:55 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.