Delhi, Friday, 23 April 2027
Friday 23 April 2027
The next day, Saturday 24 April
Sunrise 5:48 am, sunset 6:52 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Tritiya
until 4:21 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 6:57 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 · Vyatipata
until 2:13 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 · Vanija
until 3:55 pm; then Vishti until 4:21 am Saturday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 3:55 pm to 4:21 am Saturday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:42 am – 12:20 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:36 pm – 5:14 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:26 am – 9:04 am
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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:48 am – 7:26 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:26 am – 9:04 am | Labh | good |
| 9:04 am – 10:42 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:42 am – 12:20 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:20 pm – 1:58 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:58 pm – 3:36 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:36 pm – 5:14 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:14 pm – 6:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:52 pm – 8:14 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:14 pm – 9:35 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:35 pm – 10:57 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:57 pm – 12:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:19 am – 1:41 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:41 am – 3:03 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:03 am – 4:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:25 am – 5:47 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
11:54 am – 12:46 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:35 pm, moonset 6:54 am.
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.
| 5:48 am – 6:53 am | Venus |
| 6:53 am – 7:59 am | Mercury |
| 7:59 am – 9:04 am | Moon |
| 9:04 am – 10:09 am | Saturn |
| 10:09 am – 11:14 am | Jupiter |
| 11:14 am – 12:20 pm | Mars |
| 12:20 pm – 1:25 pm | Sun |
| 1:25 pm – 2:30 pm | Venus |
| 2:30 pm – 3:36 pm | Mercury |
| 3:36 pm – 4:41 pm | Moon |
| 4:41 pm – 5:46 pm | Saturn |
| 5:46 pm – 6:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:52 pm – 7:46 pm | Mars |
| 7:46 pm – 8:41 pm | Sun |
| 8:41 pm – 9:35 pm | Venus |
| 9:35 pm – 10:30 pm | Mercury |
| 10:30 pm – 11:25 pm | Moon |
| 11:25 pm – 12:19 am | Saturn |
| 12:19 am – 1:14 am | Jupiter |
| 1:14 am – 2:09 am | Mars |
| 2:09 am – 3:03 am | Sun |
| 3:03 am – 3:58 am | Venus |
| 3:58 am – 4:52 am | Mercury |
| 4:52 am – 5:47 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 2:13 pm, karana at 3:55 pm, tithi and karana at 4:21 am Saturday. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 6:57 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:42 am in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 23 April 2027?
Krishna Tritiya, until 4:21 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:48 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 23 April 2027?
10:42 am to 12:20 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:36 pm to 5:14 pm and Gulikai 7:26 am to 9:04 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 23 April 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:26 am to 9:04 am, Amrit 9:04 am to 10:42 am, Shubh 12:20 pm to 1:58 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:54 am to 12:46 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 23 April 2027?
Moonrise is at 9:35 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.