Visakhapatnam, Monday, 14 December 2026
Monday 14 December 2026
The next day, Tuesday 15 December
Sunrise 6:19 am, sunset 5:24 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Panchami
until 7:17 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 9:12 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vyaghata
until 1:05 pm
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 · Balava
until 7:17 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
7:42 am – 9:05 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:28 am – 11:52 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:15 pm – 2:38 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 am – 7:42 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:42 am – 9:05 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:05 am – 10:28 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:28 am – 11:52 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:52 am – 1:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:15 pm – 2:38 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:38 pm – 4:01 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:01 pm – 5:24 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:24 pm – 7:01 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:01 pm – 8:38 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:38 pm – 10:15 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:15 pm – 11:52 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:52 pm – 1:29 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:29 am – 3:06 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:06 am – 4:43 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:43 am – 6:19 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
11:29 am – 12:14 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:13 am, moonset 9:47 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.
| 6:19 am – 7:14 am | Moon |
| 7:14 am – 8:10 am | Saturn |
| 8:10 am – 9:05 am | Jupiter |
| 9:05 am – 10:01 am | Mars |
| 10:01 am – 10:56 am | Sun |
| 10:56 am – 11:52 am | Venus |
| 11:52 am – 12:47 pm | Mercury |
| 12:47 pm – 1:43 pm | Moon |
| 1:43 pm – 2:38 pm | Saturn |
| 2:38 pm – 3:33 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:33 pm – 4:29 pm | Mars |
| 4:29 pm – 5:24 pm | Sun |
| 5:24 pm – 6:29 pm | Venus |
| 6:29 pm – 7:34 pm | Mercury |
| 7:34 pm – 8:38 pm | Moon |
| 8:38 pm – 9:43 pm | Saturn |
| 9:43 pm – 10:47 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:47 pm – 11:52 pm | Mars |
| 11:52 pm – 12:57 am | Sun |
| 12:57 am – 2:01 am | Venus |
| 2:01 am – 3:06 am | Mercury |
| 3:06 am – 4:10 am | Moon |
| 4:10 am – 5:15 am | Saturn |
| 5:15 am – 6:19 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 9:12 am, yoga at 1:05 pm, tithi and karana at 7:17 pm.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:42 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 14 December 2026?
Shukla Panchami, until 7:17 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:19 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 14 December 2026?
7:42 am to 9:05 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:28 am to 11:52 am and Gulikai 1:15 pm to 2:38 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 14 December 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:19 am to 7:42 am, Shubh 9:05 am to 10:28 am, Labh 2:38 pm to 4:01 pm, Amrit 4:01 pm to 5:24 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:29 am to 12:14 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 14 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:13 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.