Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 23 December 2026
Wednesday 23 December 2026
Pournami
The next day, Thursday 24 December
Sunrise 6:24 am, sunset 5:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pournami is on Wednesday 23 December. Pournami dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi
until 10:48 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Rohini
until 7:57 am; then Mrigashira until 4:53 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shubha
until 5:16 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 · Vanija
until 10:48 am; then Vishti until 8:54 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:48 am to 8:54 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:56 am – 1:19 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:47 am – 9:10 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:33 am – 11:56 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 am – 7:47 am | Labh | good |
| 7:47 am – 9:10 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:10 am – 10:33 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:33 am – 11:56 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:56 am – 1:19 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:19 pm – 2:42 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:42 pm – 4:05 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:05 pm – 5:28 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:28 pm – 7:05 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:05 pm – 8:42 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:42 pm – 10:19 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:19 pm – 11:56 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:56 pm – 1:33 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:33 am – 3:10 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:10 am – 4:47 am | Labh | good |
| 4:47 am – 6:24 am | Udveg | 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
11:34 am – 12:18 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:45 pm; the Moon does not set again before the next sunrise.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:24 am – 7:19 am | Mercury |
| 7:19 am – 8:14 am | Moon |
| 8:14 am – 9:10 am | Saturn |
| 9:10 am – 10:05 am | Jupiter |
| 10:05 am – 11:01 am | Mars |
| 11:01 am – 11:56 am | Sun |
| 11:56 am – 12:51 pm | Venus |
| 12:51 pm – 1:47 pm | Mercury |
| 1:47 pm – 2:42 pm | Moon |
| 2:42 pm – 3:38 pm | Saturn |
| 3:38 pm – 4:33 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:33 pm – 5:28 pm | Mars |
| 5:28 pm – 6:33 pm | Sun |
| 6:33 pm – 7:38 pm | Venus |
| 7:38 pm – 8:42 pm | Mercury |
| 8:42 pm – 9:47 pm | Moon |
| 9:47 pm – 10:52 pm | Saturn |
| 10:52 pm – 11:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:56 pm – 1:01 am | Mars |
| 1:01 am – 2:06 am | Sun |
| 2:06 am – 3:10 am | Venus |
| 3:10 am – 4:15 am | Mercury |
| 4:15 am – 5:20 am | Moon |
| 5:20 am – 6:24 am | Saturn |
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 7:57 am, tithi and karana at 10:48 am, yoga at 5:16 pm, karana at 8:54 pm, nakshatra at 4:53 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:56 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 23 December 2026?
Shukla Chaturdashi, until 10:48 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:24 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 23 December 2026?
11:56 am to 1:19 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:47 am to 9:10 am and Gulikai 10:33 am to 11:56 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 23 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:24 am to 7:47 am, Amrit 7:47 am to 9:10 am, Shubh 10:33 am to 11:56 am, Labh 4:05 pm to 5:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:34 am to 12:18 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 23 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:45 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.