Delhi, Thursday, 23 September 2027
Thursday 23 September 2027
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Friday 24 September
Sunrise 6:10 am, sunset 6:17 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
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 Ashtami
until 2:58 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 5:07 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 · Vyatipata
until 11:36 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 · Balava
until 3:50 pm; then Kaulava until 2:58 am Friday
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
1:44 pm – 3:15 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:10 am – 7:41 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:12 am – 10:42 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 am – 7:41 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:41 am – 9:12 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:12 am – 10:42 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:42 am – 12:13 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:13 pm – 1:44 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:44 pm – 3:15 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:15 pm – 4:46 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:46 pm – 6:17 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:17 pm – 7:46 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:46 pm – 9:16 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:16 pm – 10:45 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:45 pm – 12:14 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:14 am – 1:43 am | Labh | good |
| 1:43 am – 3:12 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:12 am – 4:41 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:41 am – 6:10 am | Amrit | 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
11:49 am – 12:38 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:35 pm, moonset 1:06 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:10 am – 7:10 am | Jupiter |
| 7:10 am – 8:11 am | Mars |
| 8:11 am – 9:12 am | Sun |
| 9:12 am – 10:12 am | Venus |
| 10:12 am – 11:13 am | Mercury |
| 11:13 am – 12:13 pm | Moon |
| 12:13 pm – 1:14 pm | Saturn |
| 1:14 pm – 2:15 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Mars |
| 3:15 pm – 4:16 pm | Sun |
| 4:16 pm – 5:17 pm | Venus |
| 5:17 pm – 6:17 pm | Mercury |
| 6:17 pm – 7:17 pm | Moon |
| 7:17 pm – 8:16 pm | Saturn |
| 8:16 pm – 9:16 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:16 pm – 10:15 pm | Mars |
| 10:15 pm – 11:14 pm | Sun |
| 11:14 pm – 12:14 am | Venus |
| 12:14 am – 1:13 am | Mercury |
| 1:13 am – 2:13 am | Moon |
| 2:13 am – 3:12 am | Saturn |
| 3:12 am – 4:11 am | Jupiter |
| 4:11 am – 5:11 am | Mars |
| 5:11 am – 6:10 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:50 pm, nakshatra at 5:07 pm, yoga at 11:36 pm, tithi and karana at 2:58 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:44 pm in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 23 September 2027?
Krishna Ashtami, until 2:58 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:10 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 23 September 2027?
1:44 pm to 3:15 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:10 am to 7:41 am and Gulikai 9:12 am to 10:42 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 23 September 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 6:10 am to 7:41 am, Labh 12:13 pm to 1:44 pm, Shubh 4:46 pm to 6:17 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:38 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 23 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 11:35 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.