Chennai, Saturday, 20 March 2027
Saturday 20 March 2027 · Panguni 6
Pradosham
The next day, Sunday 21 March · Panguni 7
Sunrise 6:13 am, sunset 6:20 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, 6:20 pm to 8:44 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
9:15 am – 10:46 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:47 pm – 3:18 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:13 am – 7:44 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:13 am – 7:44 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:44 am – 9:15 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:15 am – 10:46 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:46 am – 12:17 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:17 pm – 1:47 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:47 pm – 3:18 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:18 pm – 4:49 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:49 pm – 6:20 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:20 pm – 7:49 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:49 pm – 9:18 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:18 pm – 10:47 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:47 pm – 12:16 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:16 am – 1:45 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:45 am – 3:14 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:14 am – 4:44 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:44 am – 6:13 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
11:52 am – 12:41 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:32 pm, moonset 5:03 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.
| 6:13 am – 7:14 am | Saturn |
| 7:14 am – 8:14 am | Jupiter |
| 8:14 am – 9:15 am | Mars |
| 9:15 am – 10:15 am | Sun |
| 10:15 am – 11:16 am | Venus |
| 11:16 am – 12:17 pm | Mercury |
| 12:17 pm – 1:17 pm | Moon |
| 1:17 pm – 2:18 pm | Saturn |
| 2:18 pm – 3:18 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:18 pm – 4:19 pm | Mars |
| 4:19 pm – 5:19 pm | Sun |
| 5:19 pm – 6:20 pm | Venus |
| 6:20 pm – 7:19 pm | Mercury |
| 7:19 pm – 8:19 pm | Moon |
| 8:19 pm – 9:18 pm | Saturn |
| 9:18 pm – 10:17 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:17 pm – 11:17 pm | Mars |
| 11:17 pm – 12:16 am | Sun |
| 12:16 am – 1:16 am | Venus |
| 1:16 am – 2:15 am | Mercury |
| 2:15 am – 3:14 am | Moon |
| 3:14 am – 4:14 am | Saturn |
| 4:14 am – 5:13 am | Jupiter |
| 5:13 am – 6:13 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 9:15 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 20 March 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:13 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 20 March 2027?
9:15 am to 10:46 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:47 pm to 3:18 pm and Gulikai 6:13 am to 7:44 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 20 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:44 am to 9:15 am, Labh 1:47 pm to 3:18 pm, Amrit 3:18 pm to 4:49 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:52 am to 12:41 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 20 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:32 pm.
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.