Chennai, Saturday, 2 October 2027
Saturday 2 October 2027 · Purattasi 16
The next day, Sunday 3 October · Purattasi 17
Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 5:59 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Tritiya
until 2:09 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 12:04 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vaidhriti
until 3:42 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 2:46 pm; then Gara until 2:09 am Sunday
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
8:58 am – 10:28 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:28 pm – 2:58 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:58 am – 7:28 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 – 7:28 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:28 am – 8:58 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:58 am – 10:28 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:28 am – 11:58 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:58 am – 1:28 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:28 pm – 2:58 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:58 pm – 4:29 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:29 pm – 5:59 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:59 pm – 7:29 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:29 pm – 8:58 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:58 pm – 10:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:28 pm – 11:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:58 pm – 1:28 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:28 am – 2:58 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:58 am – 4:28 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:28 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
11:34 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:52 am, moonset 7:31 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 – 7:58 am | Jupiter |
| 7:58 am – 8:58 am | Mars |
| 8:58 am – 9:58 am | Sun |
| 9:58 am – 10:58 am | Venus |
| 10:58 am – 11:58 am | Mercury |
| 11:58 am – 12:58 pm | Moon |
| 12:58 pm – 1:58 pm | Saturn |
| 1:58 pm – 2:58 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:58 pm – 3:58 pm | Mars |
| 3:58 pm – 4:59 pm | Sun |
| 4:59 pm – 5:59 pm | Venus |
| 5:59 pm – 6:59 pm | Mercury |
| 6:59 pm – 7:58 pm | Moon |
| 7:58 pm – 8:58 pm | Saturn |
| 8:58 pm – 9:58 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:58 pm – 10:58 pm | Mars |
| 10:58 pm – 11:58 pm | Sun |
| 11:58 pm – 12:58 am | Venus |
| 12:58 am – 1:58 am | Mercury |
| 1:58 am – 2:58 am | Moon |
| 2:58 am – 3:58 am | Saturn |
| 3:58 am – 4:58 am | Jupiter |
| 4:58 am – 5:58 am | Mars |
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 2:46 pm, yoga at 3:42 pm, nakshatra at 12:04 am Sunday, tithi and karana at 2:09 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:58 am in Chennai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chennai on 2 October 2027?
Shukla Tritiya, until 2:09 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in Chennai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chennai on 2 October 2027?
8:58 am to 10:28 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:28 pm to 2:58 pm and Gulikai 5:58 am to 7:28 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chennai on 2 October 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:28 am to 8:58 am, Labh 1:28 pm to 2:58 pm, Amrit 2:58 pm to 4:29 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:34 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chennai on 2 October 2027?
Moonrise is at 7:52 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.