Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Monday, 6 December 2027

Monday 6 December 2027

Rahu Kalam7:38 am – 9:01 am
Yamagandam10:24 am – 11:48 am
Gulikai1:11 pm – 2:35 pm
TithiShukla Ashtami until 12:00 am Tuesday

Sunrise 6:14 am, sunset 5:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Ashtami

until 12:00 am Tuesday

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Shatabhisha

until 11:41 am

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Vajra

until 6:47 am Tuesday

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 · Vishti

until 10:52 am; then Bava until 12:00 am Tuesday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:14 am to 10:52 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

7:38 am – 9:01 am

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

10:24 am – 11:48 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

1:11 pm – 2:35 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
6:14 am – 7:38 amAmritgood
7:38 am – 9:01 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:01 am – 10:24 amShubhgood
10:24 am – 11:48 amRogavoid
11:48 am – 1:11 pmUdvegavoid
1:11 pm – 2:35 pmCharneutral
2:35 pm – 3:58 pmLabhgood
3:58 pm – 5:22 pmAmritgood
Night
5:22 pm – 6:58 pmCharneutral
6:58 pm – 8:35 pmRogavoid
8:35 pm – 10:12 pmKaalavoid
10:12 pm – 11:48 pmLabhgood
11:48 pm – 1:25 amUdvegavoid
1:25 am – 3:01 amShubhgood
3:01 am – 4:38 amAmritgood
4:38 am – 6:15 amCharneutral

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:26 am – 12:10 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:03 pm, moonset 12:11 am Tuesday.

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.

6:14 am – 7:10 amMoon
7:10 am – 8:05 amSaturn
8:05 am – 9:01 amJupiter
9:01 am – 9:57 amMars
9:57 am – 10:52 amSun
10:52 am – 11:48 amVenus
11:48 am – 12:44 pmMercury
12:44 pm – 1:39 pmMoon
1:39 pm – 2:35 pmSaturn
2:35 pm – 3:30 pmJupiter
3:30 pm – 4:26 pmMars
4:26 pm – 5:22 pmSun
5:22 pm – 6:26 pmVenus
6:26 pm – 7:31 pmMercury
7:31 pm – 8:35 pmMoon
8:35 pm – 9:39 pmSaturn
9:39 pm – 10:44 pmJupiter
10:44 pm – 11:48 pmMars
11:48 pm – 12:53 amSun
12:53 am – 1:57 amVenus
1:57 am – 3:01 amMercury
3:01 am – 4:06 amMoon
4:06 am – 5:10 amSaturn
5:10 am – 6:15 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:52 am, nakshatra at 11:41 am, tithi and karana at 12:00 am Tuesday. The yoga runs on past the next sunrise, until 6:47 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:38 am in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2027?

Shukla Ashtami, until 12:00 am Tuesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:14 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2027?

7:38 am to 9:01 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:24 am to 11:48 am and Gulikai 1:11 pm to 2:35 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 6:14 am to 7:38 am, Shubh 9:01 am to 10:24 am, Labh 2:35 pm to 3:58 pm, Amrit 3:58 pm to 5:22 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:26 am to 12:10 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 6 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 12:03 pm.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Visakhapatnam (17.6868°N, 83.2185°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.