Visakhapatnam, Friday, 25 December 2026
Friday 25 December 2026
The next day, Saturday 26 December
Sunrise 6:25 am, sunset 5:30 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwitiya
until 11:27 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 10:50 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 · Brahma
until 8:29 am; then Indra until 4:17 am Saturday
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 1:15 pm; then Gara until 11:27 pm
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
10:34 am – 11:57 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:43 pm – 4:06 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:48 am – 9:11 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:25 am – 7:48 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:48 am – 9:11 am | Labh | good |
| 9:11 am – 10:34 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:34 am – 11:57 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:57 am – 1:20 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:20 pm – 2:43 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:43 pm – 4:06 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:06 pm – 5:30 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 pm – 7:06 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:06 pm – 8:43 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:43 pm – 10:20 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:20 pm – 11:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:57 pm – 1:34 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:34 am – 3:11 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:11 am – 4:48 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:48 am – 6:25 am | Rog | 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
11:35 am – 12:19 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:04 pm, moonset 7:31 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:25 am – 7:20 am | Venus |
| 7:20 am – 8:15 am | Mercury |
| 8:15 am – 9:11 am | Moon |
| 9:11 am – 10:06 am | Saturn |
| 10:06 am – 11:02 am | Jupiter |
| 11:02 am – 11:57 am | Mars |
| 11:57 am – 12:52 pm | Sun |
| 12:52 pm – 1:48 pm | Venus |
| 1:48 pm – 2:43 pm | Mercury |
| 2:43 pm – 3:39 pm | Moon |
| 3:39 pm – 4:34 pm | Saturn |
| 4:34 pm – 5:30 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:30 pm – 6:34 pm | Mars |
| 6:34 pm – 7:39 pm | Sun |
| 7:39 pm – 8:43 pm | Venus |
| 8:43 pm – 9:48 pm | Mercury |
| 9:48 pm – 10:53 pm | Moon |
| 10:53 pm – 11:57 pm | Saturn |
| 11:57 pm – 1:02 am | Jupiter |
| 1:02 am – 2:07 am | Mars |
| 2:07 am – 3:11 am | Sun |
| 3:11 am – 4:16 am | Venus |
| 4:16 am – 5:20 am | Mercury |
| 5:20 am – 6:25 am | Moon |
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 8:29 am, karana at 1:15 pm, nakshatra at 10:50 pm, tithi and karana at 11:27 pm, yoga at 4:17 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:34 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 25 December 2026?
Krishna Dwitiya, until 11:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:25 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 25 December 2026?
10:34 am to 11:57 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:43 pm to 4:06 pm and Gulikai 7:48 am to 9:11 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 25 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:48 am to 9:11 am, Amrit 9:11 am to 10:34 am, Shubh 11:57 am to 1:20 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:19 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 25 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:04 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.