Delhi, Friday, 29 October 2027
Friday 29 October 2027
Diwali
The next day, Saturday 30 October
Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 5:39 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
On this day
- Diwali is on Friday 29 October. Diwali 2027
- Amavasya is on Friday 29 October. Amavasya dates 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 7:07 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Chitra
until 10:28 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 · Priti
until 12:34 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 · Chatushpada
until 7:55 am; then Naga until 7:07 pm; then Kimstughna until 6:26 am Saturday
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
10:41 am – 12:05 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:52 pm – 4:15 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:54 am – 9:18 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am – 7:54 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:54 am – 9:18 am | Labh | good |
| 9:18 am – 10:41 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:41 am – 12:05 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:05 pm – 1:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:28 pm – 2:52 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:52 pm – 4:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:15 pm – 5:39 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:39 pm – 7:16 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:16 pm – 8:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:52 pm – 10:29 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:29 pm – 12:05 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:42 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:42 am – 3:18 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:18 am – 4:55 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:55 am – 6:31 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
11:42 am – 12:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Delhi between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 5:09 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:30 am – 7:26 am | Venus |
| 7:26 am – 8:22 am | Mercury |
| 8:22 am – 9:18 am | Moon |
| 9:18 am – 10:13 am | Saturn |
| 10:13 am – 11:09 am | Jupiter |
| 11:09 am – 12:05 pm | Mars |
| 12:05 pm – 1:00 pm | Sun |
| 1:00 pm – 1:56 pm | Venus |
| 1:56 pm – 2:52 pm | Mercury |
| 2:52 pm – 3:48 pm | Moon |
| 3:48 pm – 4:43 pm | Saturn |
| 4:43 pm – 5:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:39 pm – 6:43 pm | Mars |
| 6:43 pm – 7:48 pm | Sun |
| 7:48 pm – 8:52 pm | Venus |
| 8:52 pm – 9:56 pm | Mercury |
| 9:56 pm – 11:01 pm | Moon |
| 11:01 pm – 12:05 am | Saturn |
| 12:05 am – 1:09 am | Jupiter |
| 1:09 am – 2:14 am | Mars |
| 2:14 am – 3:18 am | Sun |
| 3:18 am – 4:22 am | Venus |
| 4:22 am – 5:27 am | Mercury |
| 5:27 am – 6:31 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:55 am, nakshatra at 10:28 am, tithi and karana at 7:07 pm, yoga at 12:34 am Saturday, karana at 6:26 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:41 am in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 29 October 2027?
Amavasya, until 7:07 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:30 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 29 October 2027?
10:41 am to 12:05 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:52 pm to 4:15 pm and Gulikai 7:54 am to 9:18 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 29 October 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:54 am to 9:18 am, Amrit 9:18 am to 10:41 am, Shubh 12:05 pm to 1:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:27 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 29 October 2027?
The Moon does not rise in Delhi between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
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.