Visakhapatnam, Monday, 28 December 2026
Monday 28 December 2026
The next day, Tuesday 29 December
Sunrise 6:26 am, sunset 5:31 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Panchami
until 2:59 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Magha
until 4:33 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 · Priti
until 5:55 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 · Taitila
until 2:59 pm; then Gara until 2:07 am Tuesday
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
7:49 am – 9:12 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:35 am – 11:59 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:22 pm – 2:45 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:26 am – 7:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:49 am – 9:12 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:12 am – 10:35 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:35 am – 11:59 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:59 am – 1:22 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:22 pm – 2:45 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:45 pm – 4:08 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:08 pm – 5:31 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:31 pm – 7:08 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:08 pm – 8:45 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:45 pm – 10:22 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:22 pm – 11:59 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:59 pm – 1:36 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:36 am – 3:13 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:13 am – 4:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:49 am – 6:26 am | Char | neutral |
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 – 12:21 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:12 pm, moonset 9:59 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 Moon on a Monday.
| 6:26 am – 7:21 am | Moon |
| 7:21 am – 8:17 am | Saturn |
| 8:17 am – 9:12 am | Jupiter |
| 9:12 am – 10:08 am | Mars |
| 10:08 am – 11:03 am | Sun |
| 11:03 am – 11:59 am | Venus |
| 11:59 am – 12:54 pm | Mercury |
| 12:54 pm – 1:49 pm | Moon |
| 1:49 pm – 2:45 pm | Saturn |
| 2:45 pm – 3:40 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:40 pm – 4:36 pm | Mars |
| 4:36 pm – 5:31 pm | Sun |
| 5:31 pm – 6:36 pm | Venus |
| 6:36 pm – 7:40 pm | Mercury |
| 7:40 pm – 8:45 pm | Moon |
| 8:45 pm – 9:50 pm | Saturn |
| 9:50 pm – 10:54 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:54 pm – 11:59 pm | Mars |
| 11:59 pm – 1:03 am | Sun |
| 1:03 am – 2:08 am | Venus |
| 2:08 am – 3:13 am | Mercury |
| 3:13 am – 4:17 am | Moon |
| 4:17 am – 5:22 am | Saturn |
| 5:22 am – 6:26 am | Jupiter |
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 2:59 pm, nakshatra at 4:33 pm, yoga at 5:55 pm, karana at 2:07 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:49 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 28 December 2026?
Krishna Panchami, until 2:59 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:26 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 28 December 2026?
7:49 am to 9:12 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:35 am to 11:59 am and Gulikai 1:22 pm to 2:45 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 28 December 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:26 am to 7:49 am, Shubh 9:12 am to 10:35 am, Labh 2:45 pm to 4:08 pm, Amrit 4:08 pm to 5:31 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:21 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 28 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:12 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.