Delhi, Wednesday, 20 January 2027
Wednesday 20 January 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Thursday 21 January
Sunrise 7:14 am, sunset 5:50 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:50 pm to 8:14 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 1:12 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 4:17 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 · Indra
until 10:24 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 2:59 pm; then Taitila until 1:12 am Thursday
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
12:32 pm – 1:52 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:33 am – 9:53 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:13 am – 12:32 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:14 am – 8:33 am | Labh | good |
| 8:33 am – 9:53 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:53 am – 11:13 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:13 am – 12:32 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:32 pm – 1:52 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:52 pm – 3:11 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:11 pm – 4:31 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:31 pm – 5:50 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:50 pm – 7:31 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:31 pm – 9:11 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:11 pm – 10:52 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:52 pm – 12:32 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:32 am – 2:12 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:12 am – 3:53 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:53 am – 5:33 am | Labh | good |
| 5:33 am – 7:14 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
12:11 pm – 12:53 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:24 pm, moonset 6:01 am Thursday.
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.
| 7:14 am – 8:07 am | Mercury |
| 8:07 am – 9:00 am | Moon |
| 9:00 am – 9:53 am | Saturn |
| 9:53 am – 10:46 am | Jupiter |
| 10:46 am – 11:39 am | Mars |
| 11:39 am – 12:32 pm | Sun |
| 12:32 pm – 1:25 pm | Venus |
| 1:25 pm – 2:18 pm | Mercury |
| 2:18 pm – 3:11 pm | Moon |
| 3:11 pm – 4:04 pm | Saturn |
| 4:04 pm – 4:57 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:57 pm – 5:50 pm | Mars |
| 5:50 pm – 6:57 pm | Sun |
| 6:57 pm – 8:04 pm | Venus |
| 8:04 pm – 9:11 pm | Mercury |
| 9:11 pm – 10:18 pm | Moon |
| 10:18 pm – 11:25 pm | Saturn |
| 11:25 pm – 12:32 am | Jupiter |
| 12:32 am – 1:39 am | Mars |
| 1:39 am – 2:46 am | Sun |
| 2:46 am – 3:53 am | Venus |
| 3:53 am – 5:00 am | Mercury |
| 5:00 am – 6:07 am | Moon |
| 6:07 am – 7:14 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 36 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 80 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 2:59 pm, nakshatra at 4:17 pm, yoga at 10:24 pm, tithi and karana at 1:12 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:32 pm in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 20 January 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 1:12 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:14 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 20 January 2027?
12:32 pm to 1:52 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:33 am to 9:53 am and Gulikai 11:13 am to 12:32 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 20 January 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:14 am to 8:33 am, Amrit 8:33 am to 9:53 am, Shubh 11:13 am to 12:32 pm, Labh 4:31 pm to 5:50 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:11 pm to 12:53 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 20 January 2027?
Moonrise is at 3:24 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.2090°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.