Delhi, Friday, 20 August 2027
Friday 20 August 2027
The next day, Saturday 21 August
Sunrise 5:53 am, sunset 6:56 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 6:54 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 7:39 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 · Dhriti
until 3:04 am Saturday
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 6:08 am; then Vishti until 6:54 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:08 am to 6:54 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:47 am – 12:24 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:40 pm – 5:18 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:31 am – 9:09 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:53 am – 7:31 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:31 am – 9:09 am | Labh | good |
| 9:09 am – 10:47 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:47 am – 12:24 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:24 pm – 2:02 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:02 pm – 3:40 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:40 pm – 5:18 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:18 pm – 6:56 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:56 pm – 8:18 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:18 pm – 9:40 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:40 pm – 11:03 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:03 pm – 12:25 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:25 am – 1:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:47 am – 3:09 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:09 am – 4:31 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:31 am – 5:53 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
11:58 am – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:27 pm, moonset 8:16 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.
| 5:53 am – 6:58 am | Venus |
| 6:58 am – 8:03 am | Mercury |
| 8:03 am – 9:09 am | Moon |
| 9:09 am – 10:14 am | Saturn |
| 10:14 am – 11:19 am | Jupiter |
| 11:19 am – 12:24 pm | Mars |
| 12:24 pm – 1:30 pm | Sun |
| 1:30 pm – 2:35 pm | Venus |
| 2:35 pm – 3:40 pm | Mercury |
| 3:40 pm – 4:46 pm | Moon |
| 4:46 pm – 5:51 pm | Saturn |
| 5:51 pm – 6:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:56 pm – 7:51 pm | Mars |
| 7:51 pm – 8:46 pm | Sun |
| 8:46 pm – 9:40 pm | Venus |
| 9:40 pm – 10:35 pm | Mercury |
| 10:35 pm – 11:30 pm | Moon |
| 11:30 pm – 12:25 am | Saturn |
| 12:25 am – 1:19 am | Jupiter |
| 1:19 am – 2:14 am | Mars |
| 2:14 am – 3:09 am | Sun |
| 3:09 am – 4:04 am | Venus |
| 4:04 am – 4:58 am | Mercury |
| 4:58 am – 5:53 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: karana at 6:08 am, nakshatra at 7:39 am, tithi and karana at 6:54 pm, yoga at 3:04 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:47 am in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 20 August 2027?
Krishna Tritiya, until 6:54 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:53 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 20 August 2027?
10:47 am to 12:24 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:40 pm to 5:18 pm and Gulikai 7:31 am to 9:09 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 20 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:31 am to 9:09 am, Amrit 9:09 am to 10:47 am, Shubh 12:24 pm to 2:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:58 am to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 20 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 8:27 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.