Visakhapatnam, Thursday, 24 December 2026
Thursday 24 December 2026
The next day, Friday 25 December
Sunrise 6:24 am, sunset 5:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Pournami
until 6:58 am; then Krishna Pratipada until 3:08 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 1:47 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shukla
until 12:51 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 · Bava
until 6:58 am; then Balava until 5:02 pm; then Kaulava until 3:08 am Friday
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
1:20 pm – 2:43 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:24 am – 7:47 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:10 am – 10:33 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 am – 7:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:47 am – 9:10 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:10 am – 10:33 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:33 am – 11:57 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:57 am – 1:20 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:20 pm – 2:43 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:43 pm – 4:06 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:06 pm – 5:29 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:29 pm – 7:06 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:06 pm – 8:43 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:43 pm – 10:20 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:20 pm – 11:57 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:57 pm – 1:34 am | Labh | good |
| 1:34 am – 3:11 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:11 am – 4:48 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:48 am – 6:25 am | Amrit | 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
11:34 am – 12:19 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:54 pm, moonset 6:28 am.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:24 am – 7:20 am | Jupiter |
| 7:20 am – 8:15 am | Mars |
| 8:15 am – 9:10 am | Sun |
| 9:10 am – 10:06 am | Venus |
| 10:06 am – 11:01 am | Mercury |
| 11:01 am – 11:57 am | Moon |
| 11:57 am – 12:52 pm | Saturn |
| 12:52 pm – 1:47 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:47 pm – 2:43 pm | Mars |
| 2:43 pm – 3:38 pm | Sun |
| 3:38 pm – 4:34 pm | Venus |
| 4:34 pm – 5:29 pm | Mercury |
| 5:29 pm – 6:34 pm | Moon |
| 6:34 pm – 7:38 pm | Saturn |
| 7:38 pm – 8:43 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:43 pm – 9:48 pm | Mars |
| 9:48 pm – 10:52 pm | Sun |
| 10:52 pm – 11:57 pm | Venus |
| 11:57 pm – 1:01 am | Mercury |
| 1:01 am – 2:06 am | Moon |
| 2:06 am – 3:11 am | Saturn |
| 3:11 am – 4:15 am | Jupiter |
| 4:15 am – 5:20 am | Mars |
| 5:20 am – 6:25 am | Sun |
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: tithi and karana at 6:58 am, yoga at 12:51 pm, karana at 5:02 pm, nakshatra at 1:47 am Friday, tithi and karana at 3:08 am Friday. Krishna Pratipada begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:20 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 24 December 2026?
Pournami, until 6:58 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:24 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 24 December 2026?
1:20 pm to 2:43 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:24 am to 7:47 am and Gulikai 9:10 am to 10:33 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 24 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:24 am to 7:47 am, Labh 11:57 am to 1:20 pm, Shubh 4:06 pm to 5:29 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:34 am to 12:19 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 24 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:54 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.