Visakhapatnam, Monday, 21 December 2026
Monday 21 December 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Tuesday 22 December
Sunrise 6:23 am, sunset 5:27 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:27 pm to 7:51 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 5:37 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 1:09 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 · Siddha
until 1:32 am Tuesday
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 · Bava
until 7:01 am; then Balava until 5:37 pm; then Kaulava until 4:04 am Tuesday
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
7:46 am – 9:09 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:32 am – 11:55 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:18 pm – 2:41 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:23 am – 7:46 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:46 am – 9:09 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:09 am – 10:32 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:32 am – 11:55 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:55 am – 1:18 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:18 pm – 2:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:41 pm – 4:04 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:04 pm – 5:27 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:27 pm – 7:04 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:04 pm – 8:41 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:41 pm – 10:18 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:18 pm – 11:55 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:55 pm – 1:32 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:32 am – 3:09 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:09 am – 4:46 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:46 am – 6:23 am | Char | neutral |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:33 am – 12:17 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:43 pm, moonset 4:12 am Tuesday.
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 Moon on a Monday.
| 6:23 am – 7:18 am | Moon |
| 7:18 am – 8:13 am | Saturn |
| 8:13 am – 9:09 am | Jupiter |
| 9:09 am – 10:04 am | Mars |
| 10:04 am – 11:00 am | Sun |
| 11:00 am – 11:55 am | Venus |
| 11:55 am – 12:50 pm | Mercury |
| 12:50 pm – 1:46 pm | Moon |
| 1:46 pm – 2:41 pm | Saturn |
| 2:41 pm – 3:37 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:37 pm – 4:32 pm | Mars |
| 4:32 pm – 5:27 pm | Sun |
| 5:27 pm – 6:32 pm | Venus |
| 6:32 pm – 7:37 pm | Mercury |
| 7:37 pm – 8:41 pm | Moon |
| 8:41 pm – 9:46 pm | Saturn |
| 9:46 pm – 10:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:51 pm – 11:55 pm | Mars |
| 11:55 pm – 1:00 am | Sun |
| 1:00 am – 2:05 am | Venus |
| 2:05 am – 3:09 am | Mercury |
| 3:09 am – 4:14 am | Moon |
| 4:14 am – 5:19 am | Saturn |
| 5:19 am – 6:23 am | Jupiter |
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 7:01 am, nakshatra at 1:09 pm, tithi and karana at 5:37 pm, yoga at 1:32 am Tuesday, karana at 4:04 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:46 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 21 December 2026?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 5:37 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:23 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 21 December 2026?
7:46 am to 9:09 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:32 am to 11:55 am and Gulikai 1:18 pm to 2:41 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 21 December 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:23 am to 7:46 am, Shubh 9:09 am to 10:32 am, Labh 2:41 pm to 4:04 pm, Amrit 4:04 pm to 5:27 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:33 am to 12:17 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 21 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:43 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.