Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Wednesday 16 December 2026
The next day, Thursday 17 December
Sunrise 6:20 am, sunset 5:25 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 10:46 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shatabhisha
until 2:03 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 · Vajra
until 1:46 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 · Gara
until 10:08 am; then Vanija until 10:46 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:46 pm to 11:13 am Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:53 am – 1:16 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:43 am – 9:06 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:29 am – 11:53 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:20 am – 7:43 am | Labh | good |
| 7:43 am – 9:06 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:06 am – 10:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:29 am – 11:53 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:53 am – 1:16 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:16 pm – 2:39 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:39 pm – 4:02 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:02 pm – 5:25 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:25 pm – 7:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:02 pm – 8:39 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:39 pm – 10:16 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:16 pm – 11:53 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:53 pm – 1:30 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:30 am – 3:07 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:07 am – 4:44 am | Labh | good |
| 4:44 am – 6:21 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
11:30 am – 12:15 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:22 am, moonset 11:25 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.
| 6:20 am – 7:15 am | Mercury |
| 7:15 am – 8:11 am | Moon |
| 8:11 am – 9:06 am | Saturn |
| 9:06 am – 10:02 am | Jupiter |
| 10:02 am – 10:57 am | Mars |
| 10:57 am – 11:53 am | Sun |
| 11:53 am – 12:48 pm | Venus |
| 12:48 pm – 1:43 pm | Mercury |
| 1:43 pm – 2:39 pm | Moon |
| 2:39 pm – 3:34 pm | Saturn |
| 3:34 pm – 4:30 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:30 pm – 5:25 pm | Mars |
| 5:25 pm – 6:30 pm | Sun |
| 6:30 pm – 7:34 pm | Venus |
| 7:34 pm – 8:39 pm | Mercury |
| 8:39 pm – 9:44 pm | Moon |
| 9:44 pm – 10:48 pm | Saturn |
| 10:48 pm – 11:53 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:53 pm – 12:57 am | Mars |
| 12:57 am – 2:02 am | Sun |
| 2:02 am – 3:07 am | Venus |
| 3:07 am – 4:11 am | Mercury |
| 4:11 am – 5:16 am | Moon |
| 5:16 am – 6:21 am | Saturn |
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 10:08 am, yoga at 1:46 pm, nakshatra at 2:03 pm, tithi and karana at 10:46 pm.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:53 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 16 December 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 10:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:20 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 16 December 2026?
11:53 am to 1:16 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:43 am to 9:06 am and Gulikai 10:29 am to 11:53 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 16 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:20 am to 7:43 am, Amrit 7:43 am to 9:06 am, Shubh 10:29 am to 11:53 am, Labh 4:02 pm to 5:25 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:30 am to 12:15 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 16 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:22 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.