Visakhapatnam, Tuesday, 15 December 2026
Tuesday 15 December 2026
The next day, Wednesday 16 December
Sunrise 6:19 am, sunset 5:25 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Shashti
until 9:20 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 11:53 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 · Harshana
until 1:38 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 · Kaulava
until 8:22 am; then Taitila until 9:20 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
2:38 pm – 4:02 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:06 am – 10:29 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:52 am – 1:15 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 am – 7:43 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:43 am – 9:06 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:06 am – 10:29 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:29 am – 11:52 am | Labh | good |
| 11:52 am – 1:15 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:15 pm – 2:38 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:38 pm – 4:02 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:02 pm – 5:25 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:25 pm – 7:02 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:02 pm – 8:39 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:39 pm – 10:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:15 pm – 11:52 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:52 pm – 1:29 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:29 am – 3:06 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:06 am – 4:43 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:43 am – 6:20 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
11:30 am – 12:14 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:48 am, moonset 10:36 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.
| 6:19 am – 7:15 am | Mars |
| 7:15 am – 8:10 am | Sun |
| 8:10 am – 9:06 am | Venus |
| 9:06 am – 10:01 am | Mercury |
| 10:01 am – 10:57 am | Moon |
| 10:57 am – 11:52 am | Saturn |
| 11:52 am – 12:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:48 pm – 1:43 pm | Mars |
| 1:43 pm – 2:38 pm | Sun |
| 2:38 pm – 3:34 pm | Venus |
| 3:34 pm – 4:29 pm | Mercury |
| 4:29 pm – 5:25 pm | Moon |
| 5:25 pm – 6:29 pm | Saturn |
| 6:29 pm – 7:34 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:34 pm – 8:39 pm | Mars |
| 8:39 pm – 9:43 pm | Sun |
| 9:43 pm – 10:48 pm | Venus |
| 10:48 pm – 11:52 pm | Mercury |
| 11:52 pm – 12:57 am | Moon |
| 12:57 am – 2:02 am | Saturn |
| 2:02 am – 3:06 am | Jupiter |
| 3:06 am – 4:11 am | Mars |
| 4:11 am – 5:15 am | Sun |
| 5:15 am – 6:20 am | Venus |
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: karana at 8:22 am, nakshatra at 11:53 am, yoga at 1:38 pm, tithi and karana at 9:20 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:38 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2026?
Shukla Shashti, until 9:20 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:19 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2026?
2:38 pm to 4:02 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:06 am to 10:29 am and Gulikai 11:52 am to 1:15 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:29 am to 11:52 am, Amrit 11:52 am to 1:15 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:30 am to 12:14 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:48 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.