Shastra Panchangam

Coimbatore, Saturday, 20 March 2027

Saturday 20 March 2027 · Panguni 6

Rahu Kalam9:28 am – 10:59 am
Yamagandam2:01 pm – 3:32 pm
Gulikai6:27 am – 7:57 am
Nalla Neram7:45 am – 8:45 am, 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
TithiShukla Trayodashi until 8:46 pm

Pradosham

Sunrise 6:27 am, sunset 6:33 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi

until 8:46 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Magha

until 11:45 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 · Dhriti

until 8:06 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 · Kaulava

until 10:01 am; then Taitila until 8:46 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

9:28 am – 10:59 am

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

2:01 pm – 3:32 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

6:27 am – 7:57 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
6:27 am – 7:57 amKaalavoid
7:57 am – 9:28 amShubhgood
9:28 am – 10:59 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
10:59 am – 12:30 pmUdvegavoid
12:30 pm – 2:01 pmCharneutral
2:01 pm – 3:32 pmLabhgood
3:32 pm – 5:02 pmAmritgood
5:02 pm – 6:33 pmKaalavoid
Night
6:33 pm – 8:02 pmLabhgood
8:02 pm – 9:31 pmUdvegavoid
9:31 pm – 11:00 pmShubhgood
11:00 pm – 12:30 amAmritgood
12:30 am – 1:59 amCharneutral
1:59 am – 3:28 amRogavoid
3:28 am – 4:57 amKaalavoid
4:57 am – 6:26 amLabhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

12:06 pm – 12:54 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:48 pm, moonset 5:16 am Sunday.

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.

6:27 am – 7:27 amSaturn
7:27 am – 8:28 amJupiter
8:28 am – 9:28 amMars
9:28 am – 10:29 amSun
10:29 am – 11:29 amVenus
11:29 am – 12:30 pmMercury
12:30 pm – 1:30 pmMoon
1:30 pm – 2:31 pmSaturn
2:31 pm – 3:32 pmJupiter
3:32 pm – 4:32 pmMars
4:32 pm – 5:33 pmSun
5:33 pm – 6:33 pmVenus
6:33 pm – 7:33 pmMercury
7:33 pm – 8:32 pmMoon
8:32 pm – 9:31 pmSaturn
9:31 pm – 10:31 pmJupiter
10:31 pm – 11:30 pmMars
11:30 pm – 12:30 amSun
12:30 am – 1:29 amVenus
1:29 am – 2:28 amMercury
2:28 am – 3:28 amMoon
3:28 am – 4:27 amSaturn
4:27 am – 5:27 amJupiter
5:27 am – 6:26 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:01 am, yoga at 8:06 pm, tithi and karana at 8:46 pm, nakshatra at 11:45 pm.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:28 am in Coimbatore.

Questions

What is the tithi in Coimbatore on 20 March 2027?

Shukla Trayodashi, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:27 am in Coimbatore).

When is Rahu Kalam in Coimbatore on 20 March 2027?

9:28 am to 10:59 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:01 pm to 3:32 pm and Gulikai 6:27 am to 7:57 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Coimbatore on 20 March 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 7:57 am to 9:28 am, Labh 2:01 pm to 3:32 pm, Amrit 3:32 pm to 5:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:06 pm to 12:54 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Coimbatore on 20 March 2027?

Moonrise is at 4:48 pm.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Coimbatore (11.0168°N, 76.9558°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.