Visakhapatnam, Tuesday, 29 December 2026
Tuesday 29 December 2026
The next day, Wednesday 30 December
Sunrise 6:26 am, sunset 5:32 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Shashti
until 1:25 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 3:43 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 · Ayushman
until 3:31 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 · Vanija
until 1:25 pm; then Vishti until 12:56 am Wednesday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 1:25 pm to 12:56 am Wednesday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
2:45 pm – 4:09 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:13 am – 10:36 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:59 am – 1:22 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:26 am – 7:50 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:50 am – 9:13 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:13 am – 10:36 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:36 am – 11:59 am | Labh | good |
| 11:59 am – 1:22 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:22 pm – 2:45 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:45 pm – 4:09 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:09 pm – 5:32 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:32 pm – 7:09 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:09 pm – 8:45 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:45 pm – 10:22 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:22 pm – 11:59 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:59 pm – 1:36 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:36 am – 3:13 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:13 am – 4:50 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:50 am – 6:27 am | Kaal | 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
11:37 am – 12:21 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:07 pm, moonset 10:38 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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:26 am – 7:22 am | Mars |
| 7:22 am – 8:17 am | Sun |
| 8:17 am – 9:13 am | Venus |
| 9:13 am – 10:08 am | Mercury |
| 10:08 am – 11:04 am | Moon |
| 11:04 am – 11:59 am | Saturn |
| 11:59 am – 12:54 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:54 pm – 1:50 pm | Mars |
| 1:50 pm – 2:45 pm | Sun |
| 2:45 pm – 3:41 pm | Venus |
| 3:41 pm – 4:36 pm | Mercury |
| 4:36 pm – 5:32 pm | Moon |
| 5:32 pm – 6:36 pm | Saturn |
| 6:36 pm – 7:41 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:41 pm – 8:45 pm | Mars |
| 8:45 pm – 9:50 pm | Sun |
| 9:50 pm – 10:55 pm | Venus |
| 10:55 pm – 11:59 pm | Mercury |
| 11:59 pm – 1:04 am | Moon |
| 1:04 am – 2:08 am | Saturn |
| 2:08 am – 3:13 am | Jupiter |
| 3:13 am – 4:18 am | Mars |
| 4:18 am – 5:22 am | Sun |
| 5:22 am – 6:27 am | Venus |
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 1:25 pm, yoga at 3:31 pm, nakshatra at 3:43 pm, karana at 12:56 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:45 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 29 December 2026?
Krishna Shashti, until 1:25 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:26 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 29 December 2026?
2:45 pm to 4:09 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:13 am to 10:36 am and Gulikai 11:59 am to 1:22 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 29 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:36 am to 11:59 am, Amrit 11:59 am to 1:22 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:21 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 29 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:07 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.