Visakhapatnam, Sunday, 20 December 2026
Sunday 20 December 2026
The next day, Monday 21 December
Sunrise 6:22 am, sunset 5:27 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi
until 8:15 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashwini
until 2:56 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 · Parigha
until 8:10 am; then Shiva until 5:07 am Monday
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 · Vanija
until 9:18 am; then Vishti until 8:15 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 9:18 am to 8:15 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:04 pm – 5:27 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:55 am – 1:18 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:41 pm – 4:04 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 am – 7:45 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:45 am – 9:08 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:08 am – 10:31 am | Labh | good |
| 10:31 am – 11:55 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:55 am – 1:18 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:18 pm – 2:41 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:41 pm – 4:04 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:04 pm – 5:27 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:27 pm – 7:04 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:04 pm – 8:41 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:41 pm – 10:18 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:18 pm – 11:55 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:55 pm – 1:32 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:32 am – 3:09 am | Labh | good |
| 3:09 am – 4:46 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:46 am – 6:23 am | Shubh | 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 – 12:17 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:53 pm, moonset 3:06 am Monday.
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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:22 am – 7:18 am | Sun |
| 7:18 am – 8:13 am | Venus |
| 8:13 am – 9:08 am | Mercury |
| 9:08 am – 10:04 am | Moon |
| 10:04 am – 10:59 am | Saturn |
| 10:59 am – 11:55 am | Jupiter |
| 11:55 am – 12:50 pm | Mars |
| 12:50 pm – 1:45 pm | Sun |
| 1:45 pm – 2:41 pm | Venus |
| 2:41 pm – 3:36 pm | Mercury |
| 3:36 pm – 4:32 pm | Moon |
| 4:32 pm – 5:27 pm | Saturn |
| 5:27 pm – 6:32 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:32 pm – 7:36 pm | Mars |
| 7:36 pm – 8:41 pm | Sun |
| 8:41 pm – 9:46 pm | Venus |
| 9:46 pm – 10:50 pm | Mercury |
| 10:50 pm – 11:55 pm | Moon |
| 11:55 pm – 12:59 am | Saturn |
| 12:59 am – 2:04 am | Jupiter |
| 2:04 am – 3:09 am | Mars |
| 3:09 am – 4:13 am | Sun |
| 4:13 am – 5:18 am | Venus |
| 5:18 am – 6:23 am | Mercury |
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 8:10 am, karana at 9:18 am, nakshatra at 2:56 pm, tithi and karana at 8:15 pm, yoga at 5:07 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:04 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2026?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 8:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:22 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2026?
4:04 pm to 5:27 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:55 am to 1:18 pm and Gulikai 2:41 pm to 4:04 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:08 am to 10:31 am, Amrit 10:31 am to 11:55 am, Shubh 1:18 pm to 2:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:32 am to 12:17 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:53 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.