Delhi, Saturday, 21 August 2027
Saturday 21 August 2027
The next day, Sunday 22 August
Sunrise 5:53 am, sunset 6:55 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 8:05 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada
until 9:39 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 · Shula
until 2:54 am Sunday
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 7:33 am; then Balava until 8:05 pm
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
9:09 am – 10:46 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:02 pm – 3:40 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:53 am – 7:31 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:53 am – 7:31 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:31 am – 9:09 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:09 am – 10:46 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:46 am – 12:24 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:24 pm – 2:02 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:02 pm – 3:40 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:40 pm – 5:17 pm | Amrit | good |
| 5:17 pm – 6:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:55 pm – 8:18 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:18 pm – 9:40 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:40 pm – 11:02 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:02 pm – 12:24 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:24 am – 1:47 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:47 am – 3:09 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:09 am – 4:31 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:31 am – 5:54 am | Labh | good |
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 – 12:50 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:57 pm, moonset 9:10 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.
| 5:53 am – 6:58 am | Saturn |
| 6:58 am – 8:04 am | Jupiter |
| 8:04 am – 9:09 am | Mars |
| 9:09 am – 10:14 am | Sun |
| 10:14 am – 11:19 am | Venus |
| 11:19 am – 12:24 pm | Mercury |
| 12:24 pm – 1:29 pm | Moon |
| 1:29 pm – 2:35 pm | Saturn |
| 2:35 pm – 3:40 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:40 pm – 4:45 pm | Mars |
| 4:45 pm – 5:50 pm | Sun |
| 5:50 pm – 6:55 pm | Venus |
| 6:55 pm – 7:50 pm | Mercury |
| 7:50 pm – 8:45 pm | Moon |
| 8:45 pm – 9:40 pm | Saturn |
| 9:40 pm – 10:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:35 pm – 11:30 pm | Mars |
| 11:30 pm – 12:24 am | Sun |
| 12:24 am – 1:19 am | Venus |
| 1:19 am – 2:14 am | Mercury |
| 2:14 am – 3:09 am | Moon |
| 3:09 am – 4:04 am | Saturn |
| 4:04 am – 4:59 am | Jupiter |
| 4:59 am – 5:54 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:33 am, nakshatra at 9:39 am, tithi and karana at 8:05 pm, yoga at 2:54 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:09 am in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 21 August 2027?
Krishna Chaturthi, until 8:05 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:53 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 21 August 2027?
9:09 am to 10:46 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:02 pm to 3:40 pm and Gulikai 5:53 am to 7:31 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 21 August 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:31 am to 9:09 am, Labh 2:02 pm to 3:40 pm, Amrit 3:40 pm to 5:17 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:58 am to 12:50 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 21 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 8:57 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.