Visakhapatnam, Friday, 18 December 2026
Friday 18 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 19 December
Sunrise 6:21 am, sunset 5:26 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 11:15 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada
until 4:10 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 · Vyatipata
until 12:19 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 11:27 am; then Kaulava until 11:15 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
10:30 am – 11:54 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:40 pm – 4:03 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:44 am – 9:07 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:21 am – 7:44 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:44 am – 9:07 am | Labh | good |
| 9:07 am – 10:30 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:30 am – 11:54 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:54 am – 1:17 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:17 pm – 2:40 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:40 pm – 4:03 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:03 pm – 5:26 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:26 pm – 7:03 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:03 pm – 8:40 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:40 pm – 10:17 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:17 pm – 11:54 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:54 pm – 1:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:31 am – 3:08 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:08 am – 4:45 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:45 am – 6:22 am | Rog | 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
11:31 am – 12:16 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:31 pm, moonset 1:08 am Saturday.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:21 am – 7:17 am | Venus |
| 7:17 am – 8:12 am | Mercury |
| 8:12 am – 9:07 am | Moon |
| 9:07 am – 10:03 am | Saturn |
| 10:03 am – 10:58 am | Jupiter |
| 10:58 am – 11:54 am | Mars |
| 11:54 am – 12:49 pm | Sun |
| 12:49 pm – 1:44 pm | Venus |
| 1:44 pm – 2:40 pm | Mercury |
| 2:40 pm – 3:35 pm | Moon |
| 3:35 pm – 4:31 pm | Saturn |
| 4:31 pm – 5:26 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:26 pm – 6:31 pm | Mars |
| 6:31 pm – 7:35 pm | Sun |
| 7:35 pm – 8:40 pm | Venus |
| 8:40 pm – 9:45 pm | Mercury |
| 9:45 pm – 10:49 pm | Moon |
| 10:49 pm – 11:54 pm | Saturn |
| 11:54 pm – 12:58 am | Jupiter |
| 12:58 am – 2:03 am | Mars |
| 2:03 am – 3:08 am | Sun |
| 3:08 am – 4:12 am | Venus |
| 4:12 am – 5:17 am | Mercury |
| 5:17 am – 6:22 am | Moon |
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 11:27 am, yoga at 12:19 pm, nakshatra at 4:10 pm, tithi and karana at 11:15 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:30 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 18 December 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 11:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:21 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 18 December 2026?
10:30 am to 11:54 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:40 pm to 4:03 pm and Gulikai 7:44 am to 9:07 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 18 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:44 am to 9:07 am, Amrit 9:07 am to 10:30 am, Shubh 11:54 am to 1:17 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:31 am to 12:16 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 18 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:31 pm.
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.