Chennai, Saturday, 25 September 2027
Saturday 25 September 2027 · Purattasi 9
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Sunday 26 September · Purattasi 10
Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 6:03 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
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 Dashami
until 10:31 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 2:28 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 · Parigha
until 5:52 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 · Vanija
until 11:46 am; then Vishti until 10:31 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 11:46 am to 10:31 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
8:59 am – 10:30 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:31 pm – 3:02 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:58 am – 7:29 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:29 am – 8:59 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:59 am – 10:30 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:30 am – 12:01 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:01 pm – 1:31 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:31 pm – 3:02 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:02 pm – 4:33 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:33 pm – 6:03 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:03 pm – 7:33 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:33 pm – 9:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:02 pm – 10:31 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:31 pm – 12:01 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:01 am – 1:30 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:30 am – 2:59 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:59 am – 4:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:29 am – 5:58 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
11:36 am – 12:25 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:05 am Sunday, moonset 2:09 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.
| 5:58 am – 6:58 am | Saturn |
| 6:58 am – 7:59 am | Jupiter |
| 7:59 am – 8:59 am | Mars |
| 8:59 am – 10:00 am | Sun |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Venus |
| 11:00 am – 12:01 pm | Mercury |
| 12:01 pm – 1:01 pm | Moon |
| 1:01 pm – 2:02 pm | Saturn |
| 2:02 pm – 3:02 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:02 pm – 4:02 pm | Mars |
| 4:02 pm – 5:03 pm | Sun |
| 5:03 pm – 6:03 pm | Venus |
| 6:03 pm – 7:03 pm | Mercury |
| 7:03 pm – 8:02 pm | Moon |
| 8:02 pm – 9:02 pm | Saturn |
| 9:02 pm – 10:02 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:02 pm – 11:01 pm | Mars |
| 11:01 pm – 12:01 am | Sun |
| 12:01 am – 1:00 am | Venus |
| 1:00 am – 2:00 am | Mercury |
| 2:00 am – 2:59 am | Moon |
| 2:59 am – 3:59 am | Saturn |
| 3:59 am – 4:58 am | Jupiter |
| 4:58 am – 5:58 am | Mars |
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 11:46 am, nakshatra at 2:28 pm, yoga at 5:52 pm, tithi and karana at 10:31 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:59 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 25 September 2027?
Krishna Dashami, until 10:31 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 25 September 2027?
8:59 am to 10:30 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:31 pm to 3:02 pm and Gulikai 5:58 am to 7:29 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 25 September 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:29 am to 8:59 am, Labh 1:31 pm to 3:02 pm, Amrit 3:02 pm to 4:33 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:25 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 25 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 2:05 am on Sunday 26 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.