Chennai, Friday, 1 October 2027
Friday 1 October 2027 · Purattasi 15
The next day, Saturday 2 October · Purattasi 16
Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 5:59 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya
until 3:34 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Chitra
until 12:50 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Indra
until 6:12 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 · Balava
until 4:31 pm; then Kaulava until 3:34 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
10:28 am – 11:59 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:59 pm – 4:29 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:28 am – 8:58 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 – 7:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:28 am – 8:58 am | Labh | good |
| 8:58 am – 10:28 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:28 am – 11:59 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:59 am – 1:29 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:29 pm – 2:59 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:59 pm – 4:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:29 pm – 5:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:59 pm – 7:29 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:29 pm – 8:59 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:59 pm – 10:29 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:29 pm – 11:59 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:59 pm – 1:28 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:28 am – 2:58 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:58 am – 4:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:28 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
11:35 am – 12:23 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:54 am, moonset 6:44 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 – 7:58 am | Mercury |
| 7:58 am – 8:58 am | Moon |
| 8:58 am – 9:58 am | Saturn |
| 9:58 am – 10:59 am | Jupiter |
| 10:59 am – 11:59 am | Mars |
| 11:59 am – 12:59 pm | Sun |
| 12:59 pm – 1:59 pm | Venus |
| 1:59 pm – 2:59 pm | Mercury |
| 2:59 pm – 3:59 pm | Moon |
| 3:59 pm – 4:59 pm | Saturn |
| 4:59 pm – 5:59 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:59 pm – 6:59 pm | Mars |
| 6:59 pm – 7:59 pm | Sun |
| 7:59 pm – 8:59 pm | Venus |
| 8:59 pm – 9:59 pm | Mercury |
| 9:59 pm – 10:59 pm | Moon |
| 10:59 pm – 11:59 pm | Saturn |
| 11:59 pm – 12:59 am | Jupiter |
| 12:59 am – 1:58 am | Mars |
| 1:58 am – 2:58 am | Sun |
| 2:58 am – 3:58 am | Venus |
| 3:58 am – 4:58 am | Mercury |
| 4:58 am – 5:58 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 4:31 pm, yoga at 6:12 pm, nakshatra at 12:50 am Saturday, tithi and karana at 3:34 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:28 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 1 October 2027?
Shukla Dwitiya, until 3:34 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 1 October 2027?
10:28 am to 11:59 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:59 pm to 4:29 pm and Gulikai 7:28 am to 8:58 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 1 October 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:28 am to 8:58 am, Amrit 8:58 am to 10:28 am, Shubh 11:59 am to 1:29 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:23 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 1 October 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:54 am.
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.