Visakhapatnam, Friday, 17 December 2027
Friday 17 December 2027
The next day, Saturday 18 December
Sunrise 6:20 am, sunset 5:25 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi
until 10:35 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Pushya
until 7:08 am; then Ashlesha until 5:12 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vaidhriti
until 2:47 am Saturday
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 · Balava
until 10:35 am; then Kaulava until 9:15 pm
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
10:30 am – 11:53 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:39 pm – 4:02 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:44 am – 9:07 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:20 am – 7:44 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:44 am – 9:07 am | Labh | good |
| 9:07 am – 10:30 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:30 am – 11:53 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:53 am – 1:16 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:16 pm – 2:39 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:39 pm – 4:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:02 pm – 5:25 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:25 pm – 7:02 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:02 pm – 8:39 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:39 pm – 10:16 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:16 pm – 11:53 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:53 pm – 1:30 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:30 am – 3:07 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:07 am – 4:44 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:44 am – 6:21 am | Rog | 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
11:31 am – 12:15 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:26 pm, moonset 9:30 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:20 am – 7:16 am | Venus |
| 7:16 am – 8:11 am | Mercury |
| 8:11 am – 9:07 am | Moon |
| 9:07 am – 10:02 am | Saturn |
| 10:02 am – 10:58 am | Jupiter |
| 10:58 am – 11:53 am | Mars |
| 11:53 am – 12:48 pm | Sun |
| 12:48 pm – 1:44 pm | Venus |
| 1:44 pm – 2:39 pm | Mercury |
| 2:39 pm – 3:35 pm | Moon |
| 3:35 pm – 4:30 pm | Saturn |
| 4:30 pm – 5:25 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:25 pm – 6:30 pm | Mars |
| 6:30 pm – 7:35 pm | Sun |
| 7:35 pm – 8:39 pm | Venus |
| 8:39 pm – 9:44 pm | Mercury |
| 9:44 pm – 10:49 pm | Moon |
| 10:49 pm – 11:53 pm | Saturn |
| 11:53 pm – 12:58 am | Jupiter |
| 12:58 am – 2:02 am | Mars |
| 2:02 am – 3:07 am | Sun |
| 3:07 am – 4:12 am | Venus |
| 4:12 am – 5:16 am | Mercury |
| 5:16 am – 6:21 am | Moon |
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 7:08 am, tithi and karana at 10:35 am, karana at 9:15 pm, yoga at 2:47 am Saturday, nakshatra at 5:12 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:30 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2027?
Krishna Chaturthi, until 10:35 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:20 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2027?
10:30 am to 11:53 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:39 pm to 4:02 pm and Gulikai 7:44 am to 9:07 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:44 am to 9:07 am, Amrit 9:07 am to 10:30 am, Shubh 11:53 am to 1:16 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:31 am to 12:15 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 17 December 2027?
Moonrise is at 9:26 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.