Chennai, Monday, 27 September 2027
Monday 27 September 2027 · Purattasi 11
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Tuesday 28 September · Purattasi 12
Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 6:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
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
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:02 pm to 8:26 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 4:56 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashlesha
until 10:34 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 · Siddha
until 11:08 am
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 6:24 am; then Taitila until 4:56 pm; then Gara until 3:26 am Tuesday
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
7:28 am – 8:59 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:29 am – 12:00 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:30 pm – 3:01 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
6:15 am – 7:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Monday, 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:28 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:28 am – 8:59 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 8:59 am – 10:29 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:29 am – 12:00 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:30 pm – 3:01 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:01 pm – 4:31 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:31 pm – 6:02 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:02 pm – 7:32 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:32 pm – 9:01 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:01 pm – 10:30 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:30 pm – 12:00 am | Labh | good |
| 12:00 am – 1:29 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:29 am – 2:59 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:59 am – 4:28 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:28 am – 5:58 am | Char | neutral |
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 – 12:24 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:04 am Tuesday, moonset 3:47 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: the Moon on a Monday.
| 5:58 am – 6:58 am | Moon |
| 6:58 am – 7:59 am | Saturn |
| 7:59 am – 8:59 am | Jupiter |
| 8:59 am – 9:59 am | Mars |
| 9:59 am – 11:00 am | Sun |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Venus |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Mercury |
| 1:00 pm – 2:01 pm | Moon |
| 2:01 pm – 3:01 pm | Saturn |
| 3:01 pm – 4:01 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:01 pm – 5:02 pm | Mars |
| 5:02 pm – 6:02 pm | Sun |
| 6:02 pm – 7:02 pm | Venus |
| 7:02 pm – 8:01 pm | Mercury |
| 8:01 pm – 9:01 pm | Moon |
| 9:01 pm – 10:01 pm | Saturn |
| 10:01 pm – 11:00 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:00 pm – 12:00 am | Mars |
| 12:00 am – 1:00 am | Sun |
| 1:00 am – 1:59 am | Venus |
| 1:59 am – 2:59 am | Mercury |
| 2:59 am – 3:59 am | Moon |
| 3:59 am – 4:58 am | Saturn |
| 4:58 am – 5:58 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:24 am, nakshatra at 10:34 am, yoga at 11:08 am, tithi and karana at 4:56 pm, karana at 3:26 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:28 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 27 September 2027?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 4:56 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 27 September 2027?
7:28 am to 8:59 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:29 am to 12:00 pm and Gulikai 1:30 pm to 3:01 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 27 September 2027?
During daylight: Amrit 5:58 am to 7:28 am, Shubh 8:59 am to 10:29 am, Labh 3:01 pm to 4:31 pm, Amrit 4:31 pm to 6:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:24 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 27 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:04 am on Tuesday 28 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.