Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 15 December 2027
Wednesday 15 December 2027
The next day, Thursday 16 December
Sunrise 6:19 am, sunset 5:25 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwitiya
until 4:14 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 11:22 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 · Shukla
until 1:16 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 · Gara
until 4:14 pm; then Vanija until 2:48 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 2:48 am to 1:22 pm on Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:52 am – 1:15 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:42 am – 9:06 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:29 am – 11:52 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 am – 7:42 am | Labh | good |
| 7:42 am – 9:06 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:06 am – 10:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:29 am – 11:52 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:52 am – 1:15 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:15 pm – 2:38 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:38 pm – 4:01 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:01 pm – 5:25 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:25 pm – 7:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:02 pm – 8:38 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:38 pm – 10:15 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:15 pm – 11:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:52 pm – 1:29 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:29 am – 3:06 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:06 am – 4:43 am | Labh | good |
| 4:43 am – 6:20 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
11:30 am – 12:14 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:18 pm, moonset 7:45 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.
| 6:19 am – 7:15 am | Mercury |
| 7:15 am – 8:10 am | Moon |
| 8:10 am – 9:06 am | Saturn |
| 9:06 am – 10:01 am | Jupiter |
| 10:01 am – 10:57 am | Mars |
| 10:57 am – 11:52 am | Sun |
| 11:52 am – 12:47 pm | Venus |
| 12:47 pm – 1:43 pm | Mercury |
| 1:43 pm – 2:38 pm | Moon |
| 2:38 pm – 3:34 pm | Saturn |
| 3:34 pm – 4:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:29 pm – 5:25 pm | Mars |
| 5:25 pm – 6:29 pm | Sun |
| 6:29 pm – 7:34 pm | Venus |
| 7:34 pm – 8:38 pm | Mercury |
| 8:38 pm – 9:43 pm | Moon |
| 9:43 pm – 10:48 pm | Saturn |
| 10:48 pm – 11:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:52 pm – 12:57 am | Mars |
| 12:57 am – 2:01 am | Sun |
| 2:01 am – 3:06 am | Venus |
| 3:06 am – 4:11 am | Mercury |
| 4:11 am – 5:15 am | Moon |
| 5:15 am – 6:20 am | Saturn |
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: nakshatra at 11:22 am, yoga at 1:16 pm, tithi and karana at 4:14 pm, karana at 2:48 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:52 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2027?
Krishna Dwitiya, until 4:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:19 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2027?
11:52 am to 1:15 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:42 am to 9:06 am and Gulikai 10:29 am to 11:52 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:19 am to 7:42 am, Amrit 7:42 am to 9:06 am, Shubh 10:29 am to 11:52 am, Labh 4:01 pm to 5:25 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:30 am to 12:14 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 15 December 2027?
Moonrise is at 7:18 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.