Shastra Panchangam

Delhi, Saturday, 24 April 2027

Saturday 24 April 2027

Rahu Kalam9:03 am – 10:41 am
Yamagandam1:58 pm – 3:36 pm
Gulikai5:47 am – 7:25 am
TithiKrishna Chaturthi until 5:42 am Sunday

Sunrise 5:47 am, sunset 6:52 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi

until 5:42 am Sunday

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

Nakshatra · Anuradha

until 6:57 am

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Variyana

until 1:58 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 · Bava

until 4:57 pm; then Balava until 5:42 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

9:03 am – 10:41 am

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

Yamagandam

1:58 pm – 3:36 pm

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

Gulikai

5:47 am – 7:25 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.

Day
5:47 am – 7:25 amKaalavoid
7:25 am – 9:03 amShubhgood
9:03 am – 10:41 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
10:41 am – 12:20 pmUdvegavoid
12:20 pm – 1:58 pmCharneutral
1:58 pm – 3:36 pmLabhgood
3:36 pm – 5:14 pmAmritgood
5:14 pm – 6:52 pmKaalavoid
Night
6:52 pm – 8:14 pmLabhgood
8:14 pm – 9:36 pmUdvegavoid
9:36 pm – 10:57 pmShubhgood
10:57 pm – 12:19 amAmritgood
12:19 am – 1:41 amCharneutral
1:41 am – 3:03 amRogavoid
3:03 am – 4:24 amKaalavoid
4:24 am – 5:46 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

11:53 am – 12:46 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 10:32 pm, moonset 7:41 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: Saturn on a Saturday.

5:47 am – 6:52 amSaturn
6:52 am – 7:58 amJupiter
7:58 am – 9:03 amMars
9:03 am – 10:09 amSun
10:09 am – 11:14 amVenus
11:14 am – 12:20 pmMercury
12:20 pm – 1:25 pmMoon
1:25 pm – 2:30 pmSaturn
2:30 pm – 3:36 pmJupiter
3:36 pm – 4:41 pmMars
4:41 pm – 5:47 pmSun
5:47 pm – 6:52 pmVenus
6:52 pm – 7:47 pmMercury
7:47 pm – 8:41 pmMoon
8:41 pm – 9:36 pmSaturn
9:36 pm – 10:30 pmJupiter
10:30 pm – 11:25 pmMars
11:25 pm – 12:19 amSun
12:19 am – 1:14 amVenus
1:14 am – 2:08 amMercury
2:08 am – 3:03 amMoon
3:03 am – 3:57 amSaturn
3:57 am – 4:52 amJupiter
4:52 am – 5:46 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 6:57 am, yoga at 1:58 pm, karana at 4:57 pm, tithi and karana at 5:42 am Sunday.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:03 am in Delhi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Delhi on 24 April 2027?

Krishna Chaturthi, until 5:42 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:47 am in Delhi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 24 April 2027?

9:03 am to 10:41 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:58 pm to 3:36 pm and Gulikai 5:47 am to 7:25 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 24 April 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 7:25 am to 9:03 am, Labh 1:58 pm to 3:36 pm, Amrit 3:36 pm to 5:14 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:53 am to 12:46 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 24 April 2027?

Moonrise is at 10:32 pm.

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

How this was computed
Calculated for Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.2090°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.