Delhi, Wednesday, 21 April 2027
Wednesday 21 April 2027
The next day, Thursday 22 April
Sunrise 5:50 am, sunset 6:50 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Pratipada
until 3:31 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 4:44 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 · Vajra
until 4:10 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 3:40 pm; then Kaulava until 3:31 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
12:20 pm – 1:58 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:27 am – 9:05 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:43 am – 12:20 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:50 am – 7:27 am | Labh | good |
| 7:27 am – 9:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:05 am – 10:43 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:43 am – 12:20 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:20 pm – 1:58 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:58 pm – 3:35 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:35 pm – 5:13 pm | Char | neutral |
| 5:13 pm – 6:50 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:50 pm – 8:13 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:13 pm – 9:35 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:35 pm – 10:57 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:57 pm – 12:20 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:20 am – 1:42 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:42 am – 3:04 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:04 am – 4:27 am | Labh | good |
| 4:27 am – 5:49 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
11:54 am – 12:46 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:33 pm; the Moon does not set again before the next sunrise.
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.
| 5:50 am – 6:55 am | Mercury |
| 6:55 am – 8:00 am | Moon |
| 8:00 am – 9:05 am | Saturn |
| 9:05 am – 10:10 am | Jupiter |
| 10:10 am – 11:15 am | Mars |
| 11:15 am – 12:20 pm | Sun |
| 12:20 pm – 1:25 pm | Venus |
| 1:25 pm – 2:30 pm | Mercury |
| 2:30 pm – 3:35 pm | Moon |
| 3:35 pm – 4:40 pm | Saturn |
| 4:40 pm – 5:45 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:45 pm – 6:50 pm | Mars |
| 6:50 pm – 7:45 pm | Sun |
| 7:45 pm – 8:40 pm | Venus |
| 8:40 pm – 9:35 pm | Mercury |
| 9:35 pm – 10:30 pm | Moon |
| 10:30 pm – 11:25 pm | Saturn |
| 11:25 pm – 12:20 am | Jupiter |
| 12:20 am – 1:15 am | Mars |
| 1:15 am – 2:09 am | Sun |
| 2:09 am – 3:04 am | Venus |
| 3:04 am – 3:59 am | Mercury |
| 3:59 am – 4:54 am | Moon |
| 4:54 am – 5:49 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:40 pm, yoga at 4:10 pm, tithi and karana at 3:31 am Thursday, nakshatra at 4:44 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:20 pm in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 21 April 2027?
Krishna Pratipada, until 3:31 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:50 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 21 April 2027?
12:20 pm to 1:58 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:27 am to 9:05 am and Gulikai 10:43 am to 12:20 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 21 April 2027?
During daylight: Labh 5:50 am to 7:27 am, Amrit 7:27 am to 9:05 am, Shubh 10:43 am to 12:20 pm, Labh 5:13 pm to 6:50 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:54 am to 12:46 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 21 April 2027?
Moonrise is at 7:33 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.