Shastra Panchangam

Jaipur, Wednesday, 18 August 2027

Wednesday 18 August 2027

Rahu Kalam12:31 pm – 2:08 pm
Yamagandam7:37 am – 9:15 am
Gulikai10:53 am – 12:31 pm
TithiKrishna Pratipada until 3:16 pm

Sunrise 5:59 am, sunset 7:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Pratipada

until 3:16 pm

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

Nakshatra · Shatabhisha

until 5:15 am Thursday

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

Yoga · Atiganda

until 2:22 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 · Kaulava

until 3:16 pm; then Taitila until 4:19 am Thursday

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

12:31 pm – 2:08 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:37 am – 9:15 am

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

Gulikai

10:53 am – 12:31 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
5:59 am – 7:37 amLabhgood
7:37 am – 9:15 amAmritgood
9:15 am – 10:53 amKaalavoid
10:53 am – 12:31 pmShubhgood
12:31 pm – 2:08 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
2:08 pm – 3:46 pmUdvegavoid
3:46 pm – 5:24 pmCharneutral
5:24 pm – 7:02 pmLabhgood
Night
7:02 pm – 8:24 pmUdvegavoid
8:24 pm – 9:46 pmShubhgood
9:46 pm – 11:09 pmAmritgood
11:09 pm – 12:31 amCharneutral
12:31 am – 1:53 amRogavoid
1:53 am – 3:15 amKaalavoid
3:15 am – 4:38 amLabhgood
4:38 am – 6:00 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

12:05 pm – 12:57 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 7:36 pm, moonset 6:37 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

5:59 am – 7:05 amMercury
7:05 am – 8:10 amMoon
8:10 am – 9:15 amSaturn
9:15 am – 10:20 amJupiter
10:20 am – 11:25 amMars
11:25 am – 12:31 pmSun
12:31 pm – 1:36 pmVenus
1:36 pm – 2:41 pmMercury
2:41 pm – 3:46 pmMoon
3:46 pm – 4:51 pmSaturn
4:51 pm – 5:57 pmJupiter
5:57 pm – 7:02 pmMars
7:02 pm – 7:57 pmSun
7:57 pm – 8:52 pmVenus
8:52 pm – 9:46 pmMercury
9:46 pm – 10:41 pmMoon
10:41 pm – 11:36 pmSaturn
11:36 pm – 12:31 amJupiter
12:31 am – 1:26 amMars
1:26 am – 2:21 amSun
2:21 am – 3:15 amVenus
3:15 am – 4:10 amMercury
4:10 am – 5:05 amMoon
5:05 am – 6:00 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 3:16 pm, yoga at 2:22 am Thursday, karana at 4:19 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:15 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:31 pm in Jaipur.

Questions

What is the tithi in Jaipur on 18 August 2027?

Krishna Pratipada, until 3:16 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:59 am in Jaipur).

When is Rahu Kalam in Jaipur on 18 August 2027?

12:31 pm to 2:08 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:37 am to 9:15 am and Gulikai 10:53 am to 12:31 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Jaipur on 18 August 2027?

During daylight: Labh 5:59 am to 7:37 am, Amrit 7:37 am to 9:15 am, Shubh 10:53 am to 12:31 pm, Labh 5:24 pm to 7:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:05 pm to 12:57 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Jaipur on 18 August 2027?

Moonrise is at 7:36 pm.

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

How this was computed
Calculated for Jaipur (26.9124°N, 75.7873°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.