Visakhapatnam panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 17:25 Moonrise 13:50 Margashirsha month
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India · 17.68°, 83.20° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:23 to 17:25- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:16
- Yamaganda 11:54 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam 14:40 – 16:03
- Durmuhurta 15:57 – 16:41
- Rahu Kalam 16:03 – 17:25
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:25 to 06:23 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:25 – 20:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:40 – 05:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:54 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:40 – 16:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:57 – 16:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:03 – 17:25
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 06:23 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:39 – 05:31
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:25 – 20:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:23 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:23 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:23 – 07:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:46 – 09:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:09 – 10:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:31 – 11:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:54 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:17 – 14:40 | Good |
| Rog | 14:40 – 16:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:03 – 17:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:25 – 19:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:03 – 20:40 | Good |
| Char | 20:40 – 22:17 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:17 – 23:54 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:54 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:32 – 03:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:09 – 04:46 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:46 – 06:23 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:23 NowSun
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:13 NowMercury
- 09:09 NowMoon
- 10:04 NowSaturn
- 10:59 NowJupiter
- 11:54 NowMars
- 12:49 NowSun
- 13:45 NowVenus
- 14:40 NowMercury
- 15:35 NowMoon
- 16:30 NowSaturn
- 17:25 NowJupiter
- 18:30 NowMars
- 19:35 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:45 NowMercury
- 22:50 NowMoon
- 23:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:59 NowJupiter
- 02:04 NowMars
- 03:09 NowSun
- 04:14 NowVenus
- 05:19 NowMercury
- 06:23 NowSun
- 07:23 NowVenus
- 08:23 NowMercury
- 09:23 NowMoon
- 10:23 NowSaturn
- 11:23 NowJupiter
- 12:23 NowMars
- 13:23 NowSun
- 14:23 NowVenus
- 15:23 NowMercury
- 16:23 NowMoon
- 17:23 NowSaturn
- 18:23 NowJupiter
- 19:23 NowMars
- 20:23 NowSun
- 21:23 NowVenus
- 22:23 NowMercury
- 23:23 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:23 NowSaturn
- 01:23 NowJupiter
- 02:23 NowMars
- 03:23 NowSun
- 04:23 NowVenus
- 05:23 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:39 – 06:09 Scorpio
- 06:09 – 08:15 Sagittarius
- 08:15 – 10:05 Capricorn
- 10:05 – 11:43 Aquarius
- 11:43 – 13:19 Pisces
- 13:19 – 15:03 Aries
- 15:03 – 17:04 Taurus
- 17:04 – 19:16 Gemini
- 19:16 – 21:28 Cancer
- 21:28 – 23:35 Leo
- 23:35 – 01:41 next day Virgo
- 01:41 – 03:51 next day Libra
- 03:51 – 06:05 next day Scorpio
- 06:05 – 06:23 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method