Visakhapatnam, Sunday, 27 December 2026
Sunday 27 December 2026
The next day, Monday 28 December
Sunrise 6:25 am, sunset 5:31 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi
until 5:14 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashlesha
until 6:05 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 · Vishkambha
until 8:54 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 6:35 am; then Balava until 5:14 pm; then Kaulava until 4:01 am Monday
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
4:07 pm – 5:31 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:58 am – 1:21 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:44 pm – 4:07 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:25 am – 7:49 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:49 am – 9:12 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:12 am – 10:35 am | Labh | good |
| 10:35 am – 11:58 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:58 am – 1:21 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:21 pm – 2:44 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:44 pm – 4:07 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:07 pm – 5:31 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:31 pm – 7:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:08 pm – 8:44 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:44 pm – 10:21 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:21 pm – 11:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:58 pm – 1:35 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:35 am – 3:12 am | Labh | good |
| 3:12 am – 4:49 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:49 am – 6:26 am | Shubh | 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
11:36 am – 12:20 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:14 pm, moonset 9:16 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:25 am – 7:21 am | Sun |
| 7:21 am – 8:16 am | Venus |
| 8:16 am – 9:12 am | Mercury |
| 9:12 am – 10:07 am | Moon |
| 10:07 am – 11:03 am | Saturn |
| 11:03 am – 11:58 am | Jupiter |
| 11:58 am – 12:53 pm | Mars |
| 12:53 pm – 1:49 pm | Sun |
| 1:49 pm – 2:44 pm | Venus |
| 2:44 pm – 3:40 pm | Mercury |
| 3:40 pm – 4:35 pm | Moon |
| 4:35 pm – 5:31 pm | Saturn |
| 5:31 pm – 6:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:35 pm – 7:40 pm | Mars |
| 7:40 pm – 8:44 pm | Sun |
| 8:44 pm – 9:49 pm | Venus |
| 9:49 pm – 10:54 pm | Mercury |
| 10:54 pm – 11:58 pm | Moon |
| 11:58 pm – 1:03 am | Saturn |
| 1:03 am – 2:07 am | Jupiter |
| 2:07 am – 3:12 am | Mars |
| 3:12 am – 4:17 am | Sun |
| 4:17 am – 5:21 am | Venus |
| 5:21 am – 6:26 am | Mercury |
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 6:35 am, tithi and karana at 5:14 pm, nakshatra at 6:05 pm, yoga at 8:54 pm, karana at 4:01 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:07 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 27 December 2026?
Krishna Chaturthi, until 5:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:25 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 27 December 2026?
4:07 pm to 5:31 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:58 am to 1:21 pm and Gulikai 2:44 pm to 4:07 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 27 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:12 am to 10:35 am, Amrit 10:35 am to 11:58 am, Shubh 1:21 pm to 2:44 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:20 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 27 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 9:14 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.