Chennai, Wednesday, 22 September 2027
Wednesday 22 September 2027 · Purattasi 6
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Thursday 23 September · Purattasi 7
Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 6:06 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Saptami
until 4:37 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Rohini
until 5:52 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 · Siddhi
until 2:00 am Thursday
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 · Vishti
until 5:18 pm; then Bava until 4:37 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 5:58 am to 5:18 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:02 pm – 1:33 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:29 am – 9:00 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:31 am – 12:02 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Wednesday, 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:29 am | Labh | good |
| 7:29 am – 9:00 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:00 am – 10:31 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:31 am – 12:02 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:02 pm – 1:33 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:33 pm – 3:04 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:04 pm – 4:35 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:35 pm – 6:06 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 pm – 7:35 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:35 pm – 9:04 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:04 pm – 10:33 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:33 pm – 12:02 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:02 am – 1:31 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:31 am – 3:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:00 am – 4:29 am | Labh | good |
| 4:29 am – 5:58 am | Udveg | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:37 am – 12:26 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:58 pm, moonset 11:15 am.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 5:58 am – 6:58 am | Mercury |
| 6:58 am – 7:59 am | Moon |
| 7:59 am – 9:00 am | Saturn |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Jupiter |
| 10:00 am – 11:01 am | Mars |
| 11:01 am – 12:02 pm | Sun |
| 12:02 pm – 1:02 pm | Venus |
| 1:02 pm – 2:03 pm | Mercury |
| 2:03 pm – 3:04 pm | Moon |
| 3:04 pm – 4:04 pm | Saturn |
| 4:04 pm – 5:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:05 pm – 6:06 pm | Mars |
| 6:06 pm – 7:05 pm | Sun |
| 7:05 pm – 8:04 pm | Venus |
| 8:04 pm – 9:04 pm | Mercury |
| 9:04 pm – 10:03 pm | Moon |
| 10:03 pm – 11:02 pm | Saturn |
| 11:02 pm – 12:02 am | Jupiter |
| 12:02 am – 1:01 am | Mars |
| 1:01 am – 2:00 am | Sun |
| 2:00 am – 3:00 am | Venus |
| 3:00 am – 3:59 am | Mercury |
| 3:59 am – 4:58 am | Moon |
| 4:58 am – 5:58 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 5:18 pm, nakshatra at 5:52 pm, yoga at 2:00 am Thursday, tithi and karana at 4:37 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:02 pm in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 22 September 2027?
Krishna Saptami, until 4:37 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 22 September 2027?
12:02 pm to 1:33 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:29 am to 9:00 am and Gulikai 10:31 am to 12:02 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 22 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 5:58 am to 7:29 am, Amrit 7:29 am to 9:00 am, Shubh 10:31 am to 12:02 pm, Labh 4:35 pm to 6:06 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:26 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 22 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 10:58 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.