Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 30 December 2026
Wednesday 30 December 2026
The next day, Thursday 31 December
Sunrise 6:27 am, sunset 5:32 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Saptami
until 12:37 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 3:37 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 · Saubhagya
until 1:42 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 12:37 pm; then Balava until 12:30 am Thursday
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
12:00 pm – 1:23 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:50 am – 9:13 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:36 am – 12:00 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:27 am – 7:50 am | Labh | good |
| 7:50 am – 9:13 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:13 am – 10:36 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:36 am – 12:00 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:00 pm – 1:23 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:23 pm – 2:46 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:46 pm – 4:09 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:09 pm – 5:32 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:32 pm – 7:09 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:09 pm – 8:46 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:46 pm – 10:23 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:23 pm – 12:00 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:00 am – 1:37 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:37 am – 3:13 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:13 am – 4:50 am | Labh | good |
| 4:50 am – 6:27 am | Udveg | 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 – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:00 am, moonset 11:15 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:27 am – 7:22 am | Mercury |
| 7:22 am – 8:18 am | Moon |
| 8:18 am – 9:13 am | Saturn |
| 9:13 am – 10:09 am | Jupiter |
| 10:09 am – 11:04 am | Mars |
| 11:04 am – 12:00 pm | Sun |
| 12:00 pm – 12:55 pm | Venus |
| 12:55 pm – 1:50 pm | Mercury |
| 1:50 pm – 2:46 pm | Moon |
| 2:46 pm – 3:41 pm | Saturn |
| 3:41 pm – 4:37 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:37 pm – 5:32 pm | Mars |
| 5:32 pm – 6:37 pm | Sun |
| 6:37 pm – 7:41 pm | Venus |
| 7:41 pm – 8:46 pm | Mercury |
| 8:46 pm – 9:51 pm | Moon |
| 9:51 pm – 10:55 pm | Saturn |
| 10:55 pm – 12:00 am | Jupiter |
| 12:00 am – 1:04 am | Mars |
| 1:04 am – 2:09 am | Sun |
| 2:09 am – 3:13 am | Venus |
| 3:13 am – 4:18 am | Mercury |
| 4:18 am – 5:23 am | Moon |
| 5:23 am – 6:27 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 6 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 12:37 pm, yoga at 1:42 pm, nakshatra at 3:37 pm, karana at 12:30 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:00 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 30 December 2026?
Krishna Saptami, until 12:37 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:27 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 30 December 2026?
12:00 pm to 1:23 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:50 am to 9:13 am and Gulikai 10:36 am to 12:00 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 30 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:27 am to 7:50 am, Amrit 7:50 am to 9:13 am, Shubh 10:36 am to 12:00 pm, Labh 4:09 pm to 5:32 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:22 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 30 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:00 am.
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.