Visakhapatnam, Tuesday, 22 December 2026
Tuesday 22 December 2026
The next day, Wednesday 23 December
Sunrise 6:23 am, sunset 5:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 2:24 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Krittika
until 10:46 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Sadhya
until 9:32 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 · Taitila
until 2:24 pm; then Gara until 12:38 am Wednesday
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
2:42 pm – 4:05 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:09 am – 10:32 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:56 am – 1:19 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:23 am – 7:46 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:46 am – 9:09 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:09 am – 10:32 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:32 am – 11:56 am | Labh | good |
| 11:56 am – 1:19 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:19 pm – 2:42 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:42 pm – 4:05 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:05 pm – 5:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:28 pm – 7:05 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:05 pm – 8:42 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:42 pm – 10:19 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:19 pm – 11:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:56 pm – 1:33 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:33 am – 3:10 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:10 am – 4:47 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:47 am – 6:24 am | Kaal | 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
11:33 am – 12:18 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:40 pm, moonset 5:21 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:23 am – 7:19 am | Mars |
| 7:19 am – 8:14 am | Sun |
| 8:14 am – 9:09 am | Venus |
| 9:09 am – 10:05 am | Mercury |
| 10:05 am – 11:00 am | Moon |
| 11:00 am – 11:56 am | Saturn |
| 11:56 am – 12:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:51 pm – 1:46 pm | Mars |
| 1:46 pm – 2:42 pm | Sun |
| 2:42 pm – 3:37 pm | Venus |
| 3:37 pm – 4:33 pm | Mercury |
| 4:33 pm – 5:28 pm | Moon |
| 5:28 pm – 6:33 pm | Saturn |
| 6:33 pm – 7:37 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:37 pm – 8:42 pm | Mars |
| 8:42 pm – 9:47 pm | Sun |
| 9:47 pm – 10:51 pm | Venus |
| 10:51 pm – 11:56 pm | Mercury |
| 11:56 pm – 1:00 am | Moon |
| 1:00 am – 2:05 am | Saturn |
| 2:05 am – 3:10 am | Jupiter |
| 3:10 am – 4:14 am | Mars |
| 4:14 am – 5:19 am | Sun |
| 5:19 am – 6:24 am | Venus |
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: nakshatra at 10:46 am, tithi and karana at 2:24 pm, yoga at 9:32 pm, karana at 12:38 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:42 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2026?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 2:24 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:23 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2026?
2:42 pm to 4:05 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:09 am to 10:32 am and Gulikai 11:56 am to 1:19 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:32 am to 11:56 am, Amrit 11:56 am to 1:19 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:33 am to 12:18 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:40 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.