Visakhapatnam, Saturday, 26 December 2026
Saturday 26 December 2026
The next day, Sunday 27 December
Sunrise 6:25 am, sunset 5:30 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Tritiya
until 8:06 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Pushya
until 8:13 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 · Vaidhriti
until 12:23 am Sunday
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 9:43 am; then Vishti until 8:06 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 9:43 am to 8:06 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:11 am – 10:34 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:21 pm – 2:44 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:25 am – 7:48 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:25 am – 7:48 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:48 am – 9:11 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:11 am – 10:34 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:34 am – 11:58 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:58 am – 1:21 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:21 pm – 2:44 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:44 pm – 4:07 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:07 pm – 5:30 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 pm – 7:07 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:07 pm – 8:44 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:44 pm – 10:21 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:21 pm – 11:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:58 pm – 1:35 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:35 am – 3:12 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:12 am – 4:49 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:49 am – 6:25 am | Labh | 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
11:35 am – 12:20 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:11 pm, moonset 8:27 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:25 am – 7:20 am | Saturn |
| 7:20 am – 8:16 am | Jupiter |
| 8:16 am – 9:11 am | Mars |
| 9:11 am – 10:07 am | Sun |
| 10:07 am – 11:02 am | Venus |
| 11:02 am – 11:58 am | Mercury |
| 11:58 am – 12:53 pm | Moon |
| 12:53 pm – 1:48 pm | Saturn |
| 1:48 pm – 2:44 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:44 pm – 3:39 pm | Mars |
| 3:39 pm – 4:35 pm | Sun |
| 4:35 pm – 5:30 pm | Venus |
| 5:30 pm – 6:35 pm | Mercury |
| 6:35 pm – 7:39 pm | Moon |
| 7:39 pm – 8:44 pm | Saturn |
| 8:44 pm – 9:49 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:49 pm – 10:53 pm | Mars |
| 10:53 pm – 11:58 pm | Sun |
| 11:58 pm – 1:02 am | Venus |
| 1:02 am – 2:07 am | Mercury |
| 2:07 am – 3:12 am | Moon |
| 3:12 am – 4:16 am | Saturn |
| 4:16 am – 5:21 am | Jupiter |
| 5:21 am – 6:25 am | Mars |
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 9:43 am, tithi and karana at 8:06 pm, nakshatra at 8:13 pm, yoga at 12:23 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:11 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2026?
Krishna Tritiya, until 8:06 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:25 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2026?
9:11 am to 10:34 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:21 pm to 2:44 pm and Gulikai 6:25 am to 7:48 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:48 am to 9:11 am, Labh 1:21 pm to 2:44 pm, Amrit 2:44 pm to 4:07 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:20 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:11 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.