Chennai, Sunday, 16 May 2027
Sunday 16 May 2027 · Vaikasi 2
The next day, Monday 17 May · Vaikasi 3
Sunrise 5:43 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi
until 5:14 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 11:36 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 · Vajra
until 2:43 am Monday
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 · Vanija
until 5:44 am; then Vishti until 5:14 pm; then Bava until 4:49 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 5:44 am to 5:14 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:52 pm – 6:28 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:05 pm – 1:41 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:16 pm – 4:52 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Sunday, 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:43 am – 7:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:19 am – 8:54 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:54 am – 10:30 am | Labh | good |
| 10:30 am – 12:05 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:05 pm – 1:41 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:41 pm – 3:16 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:16 pm – 4:52 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:52 pm – 6:28 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:52 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:52 pm – 9:16 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:16 pm – 10:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:41 pm – 12:05 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:30 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:30 am – 2:54 am | Labh | good |
| 2:54 am – 4:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:18 am – 5:43 am | Shubh | 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
11:40 am – 12:31 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:59 pm, moonset 3:00 am Monday.
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.
| 5:43 am – 6:47 am | Sun |
| 6:47 am – 7:51 am | Venus |
| 7:51 am – 8:54 am | Mercury |
| 8:54 am – 9:58 am | Moon |
| 9:58 am – 11:02 am | Saturn |
| 11:02 am – 12:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:05 pm – 1:09 pm | Mars |
| 1:09 pm – 2:13 pm | Sun |
| 2:13 pm – 3:16 pm | Venus |
| 3:16 pm – 4:20 pm | Mercury |
| 4:20 pm – 5:24 pm | Moon |
| 5:24 pm – 6:28 pm | Saturn |
| 6:28 pm – 7:24 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:24 pm – 8:20 pm | Mars |
| 8:20 pm – 9:16 pm | Sun |
| 9:16 pm – 10:13 pm | Venus |
| 10:13 pm – 11:09 pm | Mercury |
| 11:09 pm – 12:05 am | Moon |
| 12:05 am – 1:02 am | Saturn |
| 1:02 am – 1:58 am | Jupiter |
| 1:58 am – 2:54 am | Mars |
| 2:54 am – 3:50 am | Sun |
| 3:50 am – 4:47 am | Venus |
| 4:47 am – 5:43 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 44 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 96 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 5:44 am, nakshatra at 11:36 am, tithi and karana at 5:14 pm, yoga at 2:43 am Monday, karana at 4:49 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:52 pm in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 16 May 2027?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 5:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:43 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 16 May 2027?
4:52 pm to 6:28 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:05 pm to 1:41 pm and Gulikai 3:16 pm to 4:52 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 16 May 2027?
During daylight: Labh 8:54 am to 10:30 am, Amrit 10:30 am to 12:05 pm, Shubh 1:41 pm to 3:16 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:40 am to 12:31 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 16 May 2027?
Moonrise is at 2:59 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.