Visakhapatnam, Thursday, 31 December 2026
Thursday 31 December 2026
The next day, Friday 1 January
Sunrise 6:27 am, sunset 5:33 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ashtami
until 12:33 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Hasta
until 4:14 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 · Shobhana
until 12:27 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 · Kaulava
until 12:33 pm; then Taitila until 12:47 am Friday
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
1:23 pm – 2:46 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:27 am – 7:50 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:14 am – 10:37 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:27 am – 7:50 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:50 am – 9:14 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:14 am – 10:37 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:37 am – 12:00 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:00 pm – 1:23 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:23 pm – 2:46 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:46 pm – 4:10 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:10 pm – 5:33 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:33 pm – 7:10 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:10 pm – 8:47 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:47 pm – 10:23 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:23 pm – 12:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:00 am – 1:37 am | Labh | good |
| 1:37 am – 3:14 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:14 am – 4:51 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:51 am – 6:27 am | Amrit | 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
11:38 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:52 am Friday, moonset 11:51 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:27 am – 7:23 am | Jupiter |
| 7:23 am – 8:18 am | Mars |
| 8:18 am – 9:14 am | Sun |
| 9:14 am – 10:09 am | Venus |
| 10:09 am – 11:05 am | Mercury |
| 11:05 am – 12:00 pm | Moon |
| 12:00 pm – 12:55 pm | Saturn |
| 12:55 pm – 1:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:51 pm – 2:46 pm | Mars |
| 2:46 pm – 3:42 pm | Sun |
| 3:42 pm – 4:37 pm | Venus |
| 4:37 pm – 5:33 pm | Mercury |
| 5:33 pm – 6:37 pm | Moon |
| 6:37 pm – 7:42 pm | Saturn |
| 7:42 pm – 8:47 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:47 pm – 9:51 pm | Mars |
| 9:51 pm – 10:56 pm | Sun |
| 10:56 pm – 12:00 am | Venus |
| 12:00 am – 1:05 am | Mercury |
| 1:05 am – 2:09 am | Moon |
| 2:09 am – 3:14 am | Saturn |
| 3:14 am – 4:18 am | Jupiter |
| 4:18 am – 5:23 am | Mars |
| 5:23 am – 6:27 am | Sun |
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: yoga at 12:27 pm, tithi and karana at 12:33 pm, nakshatra at 4:14 pm, karana at 12:47 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:23 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 31 December 2026?
Krishna Ashtami, until 12:33 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:27 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 31 December 2026?
1:23 pm to 2:46 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:27 am to 7:50 am and Gulikai 9:14 am to 10:37 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 31 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:27 am to 7:50 am, Labh 12:00 pm to 1:23 pm, Shubh 4:10 pm to 5:33 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:38 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 31 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:52 am on Friday 1 January.
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.