Shastra Panchangam

Delhi, Wednesday, 22 September 2027

Wednesday 22 September 2027

Rahu Kalam12:14 pm – 1:45 pm
Yamagandam7:40 am – 9:11 am
Gulikai10:43 am – 12:14 pm
TithiKrishna Saptami until 4:37 am Thursday

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 6:09 am, sunset 6:19 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

On this day

  • Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Saptami

until 4:37 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Rohini

until 5:52 pm

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

Yoga · Siddhi

until 2:00 am Thursday

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 · Vishti

until 5:18 pm; then Bava until 4:37 am Thursday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:09 am to 5:18 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

12:14 pm – 1:45 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:40 am – 9:11 am

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

Gulikai

10:43 am – 12:14 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.

Day
6:09 am – 7:40 amLabhgood
7:40 am – 9:11 amAmritgood
9:11 am – 10:43 amKaalavoid
10:43 am – 12:14 pmShubhgood
12:14 pm – 1:45 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:45 pm – 3:16 pmUdvegavoid
3:16 pm – 4:47 pmCharneutral
4:47 pm – 6:19 pmLabhgood
Night
6:19 pm – 7:47 pmUdvegavoid
7:47 pm – 9:16 pmShubhgood
9:16 pm – 10:45 pmAmritgood
10:45 pm – 12:14 amCharneutral
12:14 am – 1:43 amRogavoid
1:43 am – 3:12 amKaalavoid
3:12 am – 4:41 amLabhgood
4:41 am – 6:10 amUdvegavoid

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:49 am – 12:38 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 10:33 pm, moonset 12:06 pm.

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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

6:09 am – 7:10 amMercury
7:10 am – 8:11 amMoon
8:11 am – 9:11 amSaturn
9:11 am – 10:12 amJupiter
10:12 am – 11:13 amMars
11:13 am – 12:14 pmSun
12:14 pm – 1:15 pmVenus
1:15 pm – 2:15 pmMercury
2:15 pm – 3:16 pmMoon
3:16 pm – 4:17 pmSaturn
4:17 pm – 5:18 pmJupiter
5:18 pm – 6:19 pmMars
6:19 pm – 7:18 pmSun
7:18 pm – 8:17 pmVenus
8:17 pm – 9:16 pmMercury
9:16 pm – 10:16 pmMoon
10:16 pm – 11:15 pmSaturn
11:15 pm – 12:14 amJupiter
12:14 am – 1:13 amMars
1:13 am – 2:13 amSun
2:13 am – 3:12 amVenus
3:12 am – 4:11 amMercury
4:11 am – 5:10 amMoon
5:10 am – 6:10 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 5:18 pm, nakshatra at 5:52 pm, yoga at 2:00 am Thursday, tithi and karana at 4:37 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:14 pm in Delhi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Delhi on 22 September 2027?

Krishna Saptami, until 4:37 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:09 am in Delhi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 22 September 2027?

12:14 pm to 1:45 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:40 am to 9:11 am and Gulikai 10:43 am to 12:14 pm.

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

During daylight: Labh 6:09 am to 7:40 am, Amrit 7:40 am to 9:11 am, Shubh 10:43 am to 12:14 pm, Labh 4:47 pm to 6:19 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:38 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

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

Moonrise is at 10:33 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.