Shastra Panchangam

Delhi, Sunday, 22 August 2027

Sunday 22 August 2027

Rahu Kalam5:17 pm – 6:54 pm
Yamagandam12:24 pm – 2:02 pm
Gulikai3:39 pm – 5:17 pm
TithiKrishna Panchami until 8:46 pm

Sunrise 5:54 am, sunset 6:54 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Panchami

until 8:46 pm

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

Nakshatra · Revati

until 11:11 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 · Ganda

until 2:20 am Monday

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 · Kaulava

until 8:30 am; then Taitila until 8:46 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

5:17 pm – 6:54 pm

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

Yamagandam

12:24 pm – 2:02 pm

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

Gulikai

3:39 pm – 5:17 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
5:54 am – 7:31 amUdvegavoid
7:31 am – 9:09 amCharneutral
9:09 am – 10:46 amLabhgood
10:46 am – 12:24 pmAmritgood
12:24 pm – 2:02 pmKaalavoid
2:02 pm – 3:39 pmShubhgood
3:39 pm – 5:17 pmRogavoid
5:17 pm – 6:54 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:54 pm – 8:17 pmShubhgood
8:17 pm – 9:39 pmAmritgood
9:39 pm – 11:02 pmCharneutral
11:02 pm – 12:24 amRogavoid
12:24 am – 1:47 amKaalavoid
1:47 am – 3:09 amLabhgood
3:09 am – 4:32 amUdvegavoid
4:32 am – 5:54 amShubhgood

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 9:29 pm, moonset 10:07 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

5:54 am – 6:59 amSun
6:59 am – 8:04 amVenus
8:04 am – 9:09 amMercury
9:09 am – 10:14 amMoon
10:14 am – 11:19 amSaturn
11:19 am – 12:24 pmJupiter
12:24 pm – 1:29 pmMars
1:29 pm – 2:34 pmSun
2:34 pm – 3:39 pmVenus
3:39 pm – 4:44 pmMercury
4:44 pm – 5:49 pmMoon
5:49 pm – 6:54 pmSaturn
6:54 pm – 7:49 pmJupiter
7:49 pm – 8:44 pmMars
8:44 pm – 9:39 pmSun
9:39 pm – 10:34 pmVenus
10:34 pm – 11:29 pmMercury
11:29 pm – 12:24 amMoon
12:24 am – 1:19 amSaturn
1:19 am – 2:14 amJupiter
2:14 am – 3:09 amMars
3:09 am – 4:04 amSun
4:04 am – 4:59 amVenus
4:59 am – 5:54 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:30 am, nakshatra at 11:11 am, tithi and karana at 8:46 pm, yoga at 2:20 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 5:17 pm in Delhi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Delhi on 22 August 2027?

Krishna Panchami, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:54 am in Delhi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 22 August 2027?

5:17 pm to 6:54 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:24 pm to 2:02 pm and Gulikai 3:39 pm to 5:17 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 22 August 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:09 am to 10:46 am, Amrit 10:46 am to 12:24 pm, Shubh 2:02 pm to 3:39 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:58 am to 12:50 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 22 August 2027?

Moonrise is at 9:29 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.