Visakhapatnam, Thursday, 17 December 2026
Thursday 17 December 2026
The next day, Friday 18 December
Sunrise 6:21 am, sunset 5:26 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 11:27 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 3:31 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 · Siddhi
until 1:22 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 · Vishti
until 11:13 am; then Bava until 11:27 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:21 am to 11:13 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:16 pm – 2:39 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:21 am – 7:44 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:07 am – 10:30 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:21 am – 7:44 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:44 am – 9:07 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:07 am – 10:30 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:30 am – 11:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:53 am – 1:16 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:16 pm – 2:39 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:39 pm – 4:02 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:02 pm – 5:26 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:26 pm – 7:03 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:03 pm – 8:39 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:39 pm – 10:16 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:16 pm – 11:53 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:53 pm – 1:30 am | Labh | good |
| 1:30 am – 3:07 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:07 am – 4:44 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:44 am – 6:21 am | Amrit | 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
11:31 am – 12:15 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:56 am, moonset 12:16 am Friday.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:21 am – 7:16 am | Jupiter |
| 7:16 am – 8:11 am | Mars |
| 8:11 am – 9:07 am | Sun |
| 9:07 am – 10:02 am | Venus |
| 10:02 am – 10:58 am | Mercury |
| 10:58 am – 11:53 am | Moon |
| 11:53 am – 12:49 pm | Saturn |
| 12:49 pm – 1:44 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:44 pm – 2:39 pm | Mars |
| 2:39 pm – 3:35 pm | Sun |
| 3:35 pm – 4:30 pm | Venus |
| 4:30 pm – 5:26 pm | Mercury |
| 5:26 pm – 6:30 pm | Moon |
| 6:30 pm – 7:35 pm | Saturn |
| 7:35 pm – 8:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:39 pm – 9:44 pm | Mars |
| 9:44 pm – 10:49 pm | Sun |
| 10:49 pm – 11:53 pm | Venus |
| 11:53 pm – 12:58 am | Mercury |
| 12:58 am – 2:03 am | Moon |
| 2:03 am – 3:07 am | Saturn |
| 3:07 am – 4:12 am | Jupiter |
| 4:12 am – 5:16 am | Mars |
| 5:16 am – 6:21 am | Sun |
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 11:13 am, yoga at 1:22 pm, nakshatra at 3:31 pm, tithi and karana at 11:27 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:16 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 11:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:21 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2026?
1:16 pm to 2:39 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:21 am to 7:44 am and Gulikai 9:07 am to 10:30 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:21 am to 7:44 am, Labh 11:53 am to 1:16 pm, Shubh 4:02 pm to 5:26 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:31 am to 12:15 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:56 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.