Chennai, Friday, 24 September 2027
Friday 24 September 2027 · Purattasi 8
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Saturday 25 September · Purattasi 9
Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 6:04 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
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 Navami
until 12:55 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 3:59 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 · Variyana
until 8:53 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 · Taitila
until 1:59 pm; then Gara until 12:55 am Saturday
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
10:30 am – 12:01 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:03 pm – 4:33 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:29 am – 8:59 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Friday, 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:29 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:29 am – 8:59 am | Labh | good |
| 8:59 am – 10:30 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:30 am – 12:01 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:01 pm – 1:32 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:32 pm – 3:03 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:03 pm – 4:33 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:33 pm – 6:04 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:04 pm – 7:33 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:33 pm – 9:03 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:03 pm – 10:32 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:32 pm – 12:01 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:01 am – 1:30 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:30 am – 2:59 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:59 am – 4:29 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:29 am – 5:58 am | Rog | 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 – 12:25 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:02 am Saturday, moonset 1:14 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 5:58 am – 6:58 am | Venus |
| 6:58 am – 7:59 am | Mercury |
| 7:59 am – 8:59 am | Moon |
| 8:59 am – 10:00 am | Saturn |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Jupiter |
| 11:00 am – 12:01 pm | Mars |
| 12:01 pm – 1:02 pm | Sun |
| 1:02 pm – 2:02 pm | Venus |
| 2:02 pm – 3:03 pm | Mercury |
| 3:03 pm – 4:03 pm | Moon |
| 4:03 pm – 5:04 pm | Saturn |
| 5:04 pm – 6:04 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:04 pm – 7:04 pm | Mars |
| 7:04 pm – 8:03 pm | Sun |
| 8:03 pm – 9:03 pm | Venus |
| 9:03 pm – 10:02 pm | Mercury |
| 10:02 pm – 11:02 pm | Moon |
| 11:02 pm – 12:01 am | Saturn |
| 12:01 am – 1:00 am | Jupiter |
| 1:00 am – 2:00 am | Mars |
| 2:00 am – 2:59 am | Sun |
| 2:59 am – 3:59 am | Venus |
| 3:59 am – 4:58 am | Mercury |
| 4:58 am – 5:58 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 1:59 pm, nakshatra at 3:59 pm, yoga at 8:53 pm, tithi and karana at 12:55 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:30 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 24 September 2027?
Krishna Navami, until 12:55 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 24 September 2027?
10:30 am to 12:01 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:03 pm to 4:33 pm and Gulikai 7:29 am to 8:59 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 24 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:29 am to 8:59 am, Amrit 8:59 am to 10:30 am, Shubh 12:01 pm to 1:32 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:25 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 24 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 1:02 am on Saturday 25 September.
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.