Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Sunday, 19 December 2027

Sunday 19 December 2027

Rahu Kalam4:03 pm – 5:26 pm
Yamagandam11:54 am – 1:17 pm
Gulikai2:40 pm – 4:03 pm
TithiKrishna Saptami until 3:34 am Monday

Sunrise 6:22 am, sunset 5:26 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Saptami

until 3:34 am Monday

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

Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni

until 2:07 am Monday

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

Yoga · Priti

until 8:38 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 · Vishti

until 4:33 pm; then Bava until 3:34 am Monday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:22 am to 4:33 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:03 pm – 5:26 pm

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

Yamagandam

11:54 am – 1:17 pm

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

Gulikai

2:40 pm – 4:03 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
6:22 am – 7:45 amUdvegavoid
7:45 am – 9:08 amCharneutral
9:08 am – 10:31 amLabhgood
10:31 am – 11:54 amAmritgood
11:54 am – 1:17 pmKaalavoid
1:17 pm – 2:40 pmShubhgood
2:40 pm – 4:03 pmRogavoid
4:03 pm – 5:26 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
5:26 pm – 7:03 pmShubhgood
7:03 pm – 8:40 pmAmritgood
8:40 pm – 10:17 pmCharneutral
10:17 pm – 11:54 pmRogavoid
11:54 pm – 1:31 amKaalavoid
1:31 am – 3:08 amLabhgood
3:08 am – 4:45 amUdvegavoid
4:45 am – 6:22 amShubhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:32 am – 12:16 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:23 pm, moonset 10:56 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:22 am – 7:17 amSun
7:17 am – 8:12 amVenus
8:12 am – 9:08 amMercury
9:08 am – 10:03 amMoon
10:03 am – 10:59 amSaturn
10:59 am – 11:54 amJupiter
11:54 am – 12:49 pmMars
12:49 pm – 1:45 pmSun
1:45 pm – 2:40 pmVenus
2:40 pm – 3:36 pmMercury
3:36 pm – 4:31 pmMoon
4:31 pm – 5:26 pmSaturn
5:26 pm – 6:31 pmJupiter
6:31 pm – 7:36 pmMars
7:36 pm – 8:40 pmSun
8:40 pm – 9:45 pmVenus
9:45 pm – 10:50 pmMercury
10:50 pm – 11:54 pmMoon
11:54 pm – 12:59 amSaturn
12:59 am – 2:03 amJupiter
2:03 am – 3:08 amMars
3:08 am – 4:13 amSun
4:13 am – 5:17 amVenus
5:17 am – 6:22 amMercury

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: karana at 4:33 pm, yoga at 8:38 pm, nakshatra at 2:07 am Monday, tithi and karana at 3:34 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:03 pm in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2027?

Krishna Saptami, until 3:34 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:22 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2027?

4:03 pm to 5:26 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:54 am to 1:17 pm and Gulikai 2:40 pm to 4:03 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:08 am to 10:31 am, Amrit 10:31 am to 11:54 am, Shubh 1:17 pm to 2:40 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:32 am to 12:16 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 19 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 11:23 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.