Visakhapatnam, Monday, 20 December 2027
Monday 20 December 2027
The next day, Tuesday 21 December
Sunrise 6:22 am, sunset 5:27 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ashtami
until 1:53 am Tuesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 1:05 am Tuesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Ayushman
until 5:56 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 · Balava
until 2:41 pm; then Kaulava until 1:53 am Tuesday
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
7:45 am – 9:08 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:31 am – 11:54 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:18 pm – 2:41 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 am – 7:45 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:45 am – 9:08 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:08 am – 10:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:31 am – 11:54 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:54 am – 1:18 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:18 pm – 2:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:41 pm – 4:04 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:04 pm – 5:27 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:27 pm – 7:04 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:04 pm – 8:41 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:41 pm – 10:18 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:18 pm – 11:55 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:55 pm – 1:32 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:32 am – 3:09 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:09 am – 4:46 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:46 am – 6:23 am | Char | neutral |
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 – 12:17 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:19 am Tuesday, moonset 11:36 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 Moon on a Monday.
| 6:22 am – 7:17 am | Moon |
| 7:17 am – 8:13 am | Saturn |
| 8:13 am – 9:08 am | Jupiter |
| 9:08 am – 10:04 am | Mars |
| 10:04 am – 10:59 am | Sun |
| 10:59 am – 11:54 am | Venus |
| 11:54 am – 12:50 pm | Mercury |
| 12:50 pm – 1:45 pm | Moon |
| 1:45 pm – 2:41 pm | Saturn |
| 2:41 pm – 3:36 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:36 pm – 4:31 pm | Mars |
| 4:31 pm – 5:27 pm | Sun |
| 5:27 pm – 6:31 pm | Venus |
| 6:31 pm – 7:36 pm | Mercury |
| 7:36 pm – 8:41 pm | Moon |
| 8:41 pm – 9:45 pm | Saturn |
| 9:45 pm – 10:50 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:50 pm – 11:55 pm | Mars |
| 11:55 pm – 12:59 am | Sun |
| 12:59 am – 2:04 am | Venus |
| 2:04 am – 3:09 am | Mercury |
| 3:09 am – 4:13 am | Moon |
| 4:13 am – 5:18 am | Saturn |
| 5:18 am – 6:23 am | Jupiter |
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 2:41 pm, yoga at 5:56 pm, nakshatra at 1:05 am Tuesday, tithi and karana at 1:53 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:45 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2027?
Krishna Ashtami, until 1:53 am Tuesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:22 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2027?
7:45 am to 9:08 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:31 am to 11:54 am and Gulikai 1:18 pm to 2:41 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2027?
During daylight: Amrit 6:22 am to 7:45 am, Shubh 9:08 am to 10:31 am, Labh 2:41 pm to 4:04 pm, Amrit 4:04 pm to 5:27 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:32 am to 12:17 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 20 December 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:19 am on Tuesday 21 December.
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.