Visakhapatnam, Saturday, 19 December 2026
Saturday 19 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 20 December
Sunrise 6:22 am, sunset 5:27 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dashami
until 10:10 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Revati
until 3:58 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 · Variyana
until 10:35 am
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 · Taitila
until 10:49 am; then Gara until 10:10 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
9:08 am – 10:31 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:17 pm – 2:40 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:22 am – 7:45 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 am – 7:45 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:45 am – 9:08 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:08 am – 10:31 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:31 am – 11:54 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:54 am – 1:17 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:17 pm – 2:40 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:40 pm – 4:03 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:03 pm – 5:27 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:27 pm – 7:03 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:03 pm – 8:40 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:40 pm – 10:17 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:17 pm – 11:54 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:54 pm – 1:31 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:31 am – 3:08 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:08 am – 4:45 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:45 am – 6:22 am | Labh | 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
11:32 am – 12:16 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:10 pm, moonset 2:05 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:22 am – 7:17 am | Saturn |
| 7:17 am – 8:12 am | Jupiter |
| 8:12 am – 9:08 am | Mars |
| 9:08 am – 10:03 am | Sun |
| 10:03 am – 10:59 am | Venus |
| 10:59 am – 11:54 am | Mercury |
| 11:54 am – 12:49 pm | Moon |
| 12:49 pm – 1:45 pm | Saturn |
| 1:45 pm – 2:40 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:40 pm – 3:36 pm | Mars |
| 3:36 pm – 4:31 pm | Sun |
| 4:31 pm – 5:27 pm | Venus |
| 5:27 pm – 6:31 pm | Mercury |
| 6:31 pm – 7:36 pm | Moon |
| 7:36 pm – 8:40 pm | Saturn |
| 8:40 pm – 9:45 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:45 pm – 10:50 pm | Mars |
| 10:50 pm – 11:54 pm | Sun |
| 11:54 pm – 12:59 am | Venus |
| 12:59 am – 2:04 am | Mercury |
| 2:04 am – 3:08 am | Moon |
| 3:08 am – 4:13 am | Saturn |
| 4:13 am – 5:18 am | Jupiter |
| 5:18 am – 6:22 am | Mars |
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: yoga at 10:35 am, karana at 10:49 am, nakshatra at 3:58 pm, tithi and karana at 10:10 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:08 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2026?
Shukla Dashami, until 10:10 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:22 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2026?
9:08 am to 10:31 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:17 pm to 2:40 pm and Gulikai 6:22 am to 7:45 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:45 am to 9:08 am, Labh 1:17 pm to 2:40 pm, Amrit 2:40 pm to 4:03 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:32 am to 12:16 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:10 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.