Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 22 December 2027

Wednesday 22 December 2027

Rahu Kalam11:55 am – 1:19 pm
Yamagandam7:46 am – 9:09 am
Gulikai10:32 am – 11:55 am
TithiKrishna Dashami until 11:41 pm

Sunrise 6:23 am, sunset 5:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Dashami

until 11:41 pm

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

Nakshatra · Chitra

until 12:09 am Thursday

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

Yoga · Shobhana

until 1:29 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 · Vanija

until 12:05 pm; then Vishti until 11:41 pm

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 12:05 pm to 11:41 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

11:55 am – 1:19 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:46 am – 9:09 am

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

Gulikai

10:32 am – 11:55 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
6:23 am – 7:46 amLabhgood
7:46 am – 9:09 amAmritgood
9:09 am – 10:32 amKaalavoid
10:32 am – 11:55 amShubhgood
11:55 am – 1:19 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:19 pm – 2:42 pmUdvegavoid
2:42 pm – 4:05 pmCharneutral
4:05 pm – 5:28 pmLabhgood
Night
5:28 pm – 7:05 pmUdvegavoid
7:05 pm – 8:42 pmShubhgood
8:42 pm – 10:19 pmAmritgood
10:19 pm – 11:56 pmCharneutral
11:56 pm – 1:33 amRogavoid
1:33 am – 3:10 amKaalavoid
3:10 am – 4:47 amLabhgood
4:47 am – 6:24 amUdvegavoid

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:33 am – 12:18 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 2:11 am Thursday, moonset 12:55 pm.

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.

6:23 am – 7:18 amMercury
7:18 am – 8:14 amMoon
8:14 am – 9:09 amSaturn
9:09 am – 10:05 amJupiter
10:05 am – 11:00 amMars
11:00 am – 11:55 amSun
11:55 am – 12:51 pmVenus
12:51 pm – 1:46 pmMercury
1:46 pm – 2:42 pmMoon
2:42 pm – 3:37 pmSaturn
3:37 pm – 4:32 pmJupiter
4:32 pm – 5:28 pmMars
5:28 pm – 6:32 pmSun
6:32 pm – 7:37 pmVenus
7:37 pm – 8:42 pmMercury
8:42 pm – 9:46 pmMoon
9:46 pm – 10:51 pmSaturn
10:51 pm – 11:56 pmJupiter
11:56 pm – 1:00 amMars
1:00 am – 2:05 amSun
2:05 am – 3:10 amVenus
3:10 am – 4:14 amMercury
4:14 am – 5:19 amMoon
5:19 am – 6:24 amSaturn

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 12:05 pm, yoga at 1:29 pm, tithi and karana at 11:41 pm, nakshatra at 12:09 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:55 am in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2027?

Krishna Dashami, until 11:41 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:23 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2027?

11:55 am to 1:19 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:46 am to 9:09 am and Gulikai 10:32 am to 11:55 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 6:23 am to 7:46 am, Amrit 7:46 am to 9:09 am, Shubh 10:32 am to 11:55 am, Labh 4:05 pm to 5:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:33 am to 12:18 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 22 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 2:11 am on Thursday 23 December.

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.