Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Sunday, 26 December 2027

Sunday 26 December 2027

Rahu Kalam4:07 pm – 5:30 pm
Yamagandam11:57 am – 1:21 pm
Gulikai2:44 pm – 4:07 pm
TithiKrishna Chaturdashi until 12:23 am Monday

Sunrise 6:25 am, sunset 5:30 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi

until 12:23 am Monday

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

Nakshatra · Jyeshtha

until 3:15 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 · Shula

until 8:27 am

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 11:54 am; then Shakuni until 12:23 am Monday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:25 am to 11:54 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:07 pm – 5:30 pm

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

Yamagandam

11:57 am – 1:21 pm

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

Gulikai

2:44 pm – 4:07 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
6:25 am – 7:48 amUdvegavoid
7:48 am – 9:11 amCharneutral
9:11 am – 10:34 amLabhgood
10:34 am – 11:57 amAmritgood
11:57 am – 1:21 pmKaalavoid
1:21 pm – 2:44 pmShubhgood
2:44 pm – 4:07 pmRogavoid
4:07 pm – 5:30 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
5:30 pm – 7:07 pmShubhgood
7:07 pm – 8:44 pmAmritgood
8:44 pm – 10:21 pmCharneutral
10:21 pm – 11:58 pmRogavoid
11:58 pm – 1:35 amKaalavoid
1:35 am – 3:12 amLabhgood
3:12 am – 4:48 amUdvegavoid
4:48 am – 6:25 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

11:35 am – 12:20 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 5:58 am Monday, moonset 4:05 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:25 am – 7:20 amSun
7:20 am – 8:16 amVenus
8:16 am – 9:11 amMercury
9:11 am – 10:07 amMoon
10:07 am – 11:02 amSaturn
11:02 am – 11:57 amJupiter
11:57 am – 12:53 pmMars
12:53 pm – 1:48 pmSun
1:48 pm – 2:44 pmVenus
2:44 pm – 3:39 pmMercury
3:39 pm – 4:35 pmMoon
4:35 pm – 5:30 pmSaturn
5:30 pm – 6:35 pmJupiter
6:35 pm – 7:39 pmMars
7:39 pm – 8:44 pmSun
8:44 pm – 9:48 pmVenus
9:48 pm – 10:53 pmMercury
10:53 pm – 11:58 pmMoon
11:58 pm – 1:02 amSaturn
1:02 am – 2:07 amJupiter
2:07 am – 3:12 amMars
3:12 am – 4:16 amSun
4:16 am – 5:21 amVenus
5:21 am – 6:25 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: yoga at 8:27 am, karana at 11:54 am, tithi and karana at 12:23 am Monday, nakshatra at 3:15 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:07 pm in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2027?

Krishna Chaturdashi, until 12:23 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:25 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2027?

4:07 pm to 5:30 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:57 am to 1:21 pm and Gulikai 2:44 pm to 4:07 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:11 am to 10:34 am, Amrit 10:34 am to 11:57 am, Shubh 1:21 pm to 2:44 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:20 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 26 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 5:58 am on Monday 27 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.