Bengaluru, Saturday, 20 March 2027
Saturday 20 March 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Sunday 21 March
Sunrise 6:24 am, sunset 6:31 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:31 pm to 8:55 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 8:46 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Magha
until 11:45 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Dhriti
until 8:06 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 · Kaulava
until 10:01 am; then Taitila until 8:46 pm
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
9:26 am – 10:56 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:58 pm – 3:29 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:24 am – 7:55 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 am – 7:55 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:55 am – 9:26 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:26 am – 10:56 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:56 am – 12:27 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:27 pm – 1:58 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:58 pm – 3:29 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:29 pm – 5:00 pm | Amrit | good |
| 5:00 pm – 6:31 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:31 pm – 8:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:00 pm – 9:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:29 pm – 10:58 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:58 pm – 12:27 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:27 am – 1:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:56 am – 3:25 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:25 am – 4:54 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:54 am – 6:23 am | Labh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:03 pm – 12:52 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:44 pm, moonset 5:14 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:24 am – 7:25 am | Saturn |
| 7:25 am – 8:25 am | Jupiter |
| 8:25 am – 9:26 am | Mars |
| 9:26 am – 10:26 am | Sun |
| 10:26 am – 11:27 am | Venus |
| 11:27 am – 12:27 pm | Mercury |
| 12:27 pm – 1:28 pm | Moon |
| 1:28 pm – 2:28 pm | Saturn |
| 2:28 pm – 3:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:29 pm – 4:30 pm | Mars |
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Sun |
| 5:30 pm – 6:31 pm | Venus |
| 6:31 pm – 7:30 pm | Mercury |
| 7:30 pm – 8:29 pm | Moon |
| 8:29 pm – 9:29 pm | Saturn |
| 9:29 pm – 10:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:28 pm – 11:28 pm | Mars |
| 11:28 pm – 12:27 am | Sun |
| 12:27 am – 1:26 am | Venus |
| 1:26 am – 2:26 am | Mercury |
| 2:26 am – 3:25 am | Moon |
| 3:25 am – 4:25 am | Saturn |
| 4:25 am – 5:24 am | Jupiter |
| 5:24 am – 6:23 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:01 am, yoga at 8:06 pm, tithi and karana at 8:46 pm, nakshatra at 11:45 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:26 am in Bengaluru.
Questions
What is the tithi in Bengaluru on 20 March 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:24 am in Bengaluru).
When is Rahu Kalam in Bengaluru on 20 March 2027?
9:26 am to 10:56 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:58 pm to 3:29 pm and Gulikai 6:24 am to 7:55 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Bengaluru on 20 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:55 am to 9:26 am, Labh 1:58 pm to 3:29 pm, Amrit 3:29 pm to 5:00 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:03 pm to 12:52 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Bengaluru on 20 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:44 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Bengaluru (12.9716°N, 77.5946°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.