Chennai, Wednesday, 29 September 2027
Wednesday 29 September 2027 · Purattasi 13
Sarva Pitru Amavasya
The next day, Thursday 30 September · Purattasi 14
Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 6:01 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Sarva Pitru Amavasya is on Wednesday 29 September. Some Tamil calendars mark it on Thursday 30 September; this site uses the midday kutapa. Amavasya dates 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 10:56 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 6:07 am; then Uttara Phalguni until 4:01 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shukla
until 12:27 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 · Shakuni
until 10:56 am; then Chatushpada until 9:29 pm
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
11:59 am – 1:30 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:28 am – 8:59 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:29 am – 11:59 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
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 – 7:28 am | Labh | good |
| 7:28 am – 8:59 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:59 am – 10:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:29 am – 11:59 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:59 am – 1:30 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:30 pm – 6:01 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:01 pm – 7:30 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:30 pm – 11:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:59 pm – 1:29 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:29 am – 2:59 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:59 am – 4:28 am | Labh | good |
| 4:28 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
11:35 am – 12:23 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:58 am Thursday, moonset 5:16 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 5:58 am – 6:58 am | Mercury |
| 6:58 am – 7:58 am | Moon |
| 7:58 am – 8:59 am | Saturn |
| 8:59 am – 9:59 am | Jupiter |
| 9:59 am – 10:59 am | Mars |
| 10:59 am – 11:59 am | Sun |
| 11:59 am – 1:00 pm | Venus |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Mercury |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Moon |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Saturn |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:00 pm – 6:01 pm | Mars |
| 6:01 pm – 7:00 pm | Sun |
| 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Venus |
| 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Mercury |
| 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Moon |
| 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Saturn |
| 11:00 pm – 11:59 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:59 pm – 12:59 am | Mars |
| 12:59 am – 1:59 am | Sun |
| 1:59 am – 2:59 am | Venus |
| 2:59 am – 3:58 am | Mercury |
| 3:58 am – 4:58 am | Moon |
| 4:58 am – 5:58 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 6:07 am, tithi and karana at 10:56 am, karana at 9:29 pm, yoga at 12:27 am Thursday, nakshatra at 4:01 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:59 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 29 September 2027?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 10:56 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 29 September 2027?
11:59 am to 1:30 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:28 am to 8:59 am and Gulikai 10:29 am to 11:59 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 29 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 5:58 am to 7:28 am, Amrit 7:28 am to 8:59 am, Shubh 10:29 am to 11:59 am, Labh 4:30 pm to 6:01 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:23 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 29 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 5:58 am on Thursday 30 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.