Shastra Panchangam

Hyderabad, Monday, 20 December 2027

Monday 20 December 2027

Rahu Kalam8:04 am – 9:27 am
Yamagandam10:50 am – 12:13 pm
Gulikai1:37 pm – 3:00 pm
TithiKrishna Ashtami until 1:53 am Tuesday

Sunrise 6:40 am, sunset 5:46 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 1:53 am Tuesday

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni

until 1:05 am Tuesday

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

Yoga · Ayushman

until 5:56 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 2:41 pm; then Kaulava until 1:53 am Tuesday

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

8:04 am – 9:27 am

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

Yamagandam

10:50 am – 12:13 pm

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

Gulikai

1:37 pm – 3:00 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.

Day
6:40 am – 8:04 amAmritgood
8:04 am – 9:27 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:27 am – 10:50 amShubhgood
10:50 am – 12:13 pmRogavoid
12:13 pm – 1:37 pmUdvegavoid
1:37 pm – 3:00 pmCharneutral
3:00 pm – 4:23 pmLabhgood
4:23 pm – 5:46 pmAmritgood
Night
5:46 pm – 7:23 pmCharneutral
7:23 pm – 9:00 pmRogavoid
9:00 pm – 10:37 pmKaalavoid
10:37 pm – 12:14 amLabhgood
12:14 am – 1:50 amUdvegavoid
1:50 am – 3:27 amShubhgood
3:27 am – 5:04 amAmritgood
5:04 am – 6:41 amCharneutral

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:51 am – 12:36 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:38 am Tuesday, moonset 11:55 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 Moon on a Monday.

6:40 am – 7:36 amMoon
7:36 am – 8:31 amSaturn
8:31 am – 9:27 amJupiter
9:27 am – 10:22 amMars
10:22 am – 11:18 amSun
11:18 am – 12:13 pmVenus
12:13 pm – 1:09 pmMercury
1:09 pm – 2:04 pmMoon
2:04 pm – 3:00 pmSaturn
3:00 pm – 3:55 pmJupiter
3:55 pm – 4:51 pmMars
4:51 pm – 5:46 pmSun
5:46 pm – 6:51 pmVenus
6:51 pm – 7:55 pmMercury
7:55 pm – 9:00 pmMoon
9:00 pm – 10:05 pmSaturn
10:05 pm – 11:09 pmJupiter
11:09 pm – 12:14 amMars
12:14 am – 1:18 amSun
1:18 am – 2:23 amVenus
2:23 am – 3:27 amMercury
3:27 am – 4:32 amMoon
4:32 am – 5:36 amSaturn
5:36 am – 6:41 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 2:41 pm, yoga at 5:56 pm, nakshatra at 1:05 am Tuesday, tithi and karana at 1:53 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:04 am in Hyderabad.

Questions

What is the tithi in Hyderabad on 20 December 2027?

Krishna Ashtami, until 1:53 am Tuesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:40 am in Hyderabad).

When is Rahu Kalam in Hyderabad on 20 December 2027?

8:04 am to 9:27 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:50 am to 12:13 pm and Gulikai 1:37 pm to 3:00 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Hyderabad on 20 December 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 6:40 am to 8:04 am, Shubh 9:27 am to 10:50 am, Labh 3:00 pm to 4:23 pm, Amrit 4:23 pm to 5:46 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:51 am to 12:36 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Hyderabad on 20 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 12:38 am on Tuesday 21 December.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Hyderabad (17.3850°N, 78.4867°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.