Chennai, Saturday, 13 March 2027
Saturday 13 March 2027 · Maasi 29
The next day, Sunday 14 March · Maasi 30
Sunrise 6:18 am, sunset 6:19 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Panchami
until 1:55 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 11:03 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vaidhriti
until 7:31 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 1:55 pm; then Kaulava until 1:16 am Sunday
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
9:18 am – 10:48 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:49 pm – 3:19 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:18 am – 7:48 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Saturday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:18 am – 7:48 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:48 am – 9:18 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:18 am – 10:48 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:48 am – 12:19 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:19 pm – 1:49 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:49 pm – 3:19 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:19 pm – 4:49 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:49 pm – 6:19 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 pm – 7:49 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:49 pm – 9:19 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:19 pm – 10:49 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:49 pm – 12:18 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:18 am – 1:48 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:48 am – 3:18 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:18 am – 4:47 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:47 am – 6:17 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
11:55 am – 12:43 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:33 am, moonset 10:40 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:18 am – 7:18 am | Saturn |
| 7:18 am – 8:18 am | Jupiter |
| 8:18 am – 9:18 am | Mars |
| 9:18 am – 10:18 am | Sun |
| 10:18 am – 11:18 am | Venus |
| 11:18 am – 12:19 pm | Mercury |
| 12:19 pm – 1:19 pm | Moon |
| 1:19 pm – 2:19 pm | Saturn |
| 2:19 pm – 3:19 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:19 pm – 4:19 pm | Mars |
| 4:19 pm – 5:19 pm | Sun |
| 5:19 pm – 6:19 pm | Venus |
| 6:19 pm – 7:19 pm | Mercury |
| 7:19 pm – 8:19 pm | Moon |
| 8:19 pm – 9:19 pm | Saturn |
| 9:19 pm – 10:19 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:19 pm – 11:18 pm | Mars |
| 11:18 pm – 12:18 am | Sun |
| 12:18 am – 1:18 am | Venus |
| 1:18 am – 2:18 am | Mercury |
| 2:18 am – 3:18 am | Moon |
| 3:18 am – 4:18 am | Saturn |
| 4:18 am – 5:17 am | Jupiter |
| 5:17 am – 6:17 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:03 am, tithi and karana at 1:55 pm, yoga at 7:31 pm, karana at 1:16 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:18 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 13 March 2027?
Shukla Panchami, until 1:55 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:18 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 13 March 2027?
9:18 am to 10:48 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:49 pm to 3:19 pm and Gulikai 6:18 am to 7:48 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 13 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:48 am to 9:18 am, Labh 1:49 pm to 3:19 pm, Amrit 3:19 pm to 4:49 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:55 am to 12:43 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 13 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 9:33 am.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Chennai (13.0827°N, 80.2707°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.