Kochi, Sunday, 27 December 2026
Sunday 27 December 2026
The next day, Monday 28 December
Sunrise 6:39 am, sunset 6:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi
until 5:14 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashlesha
until 6:05 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 · Vishkambha
until 8:54 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 5:14 pm; then Kaulava until 4:01 am Monday
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
4:46 pm – 6:13 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:26 pm – 1:53 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:19 pm – 4:46 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:39 am – 8:06 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:06 am – 9:33 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:33 am – 10:59 am | Labh | good |
| 10:59 am – 12:26 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:26 pm – 1:53 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:53 pm – 3:19 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:19 pm – 4:46 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:46 pm – 6:13 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:13 pm – 7:46 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:46 pm – 9:19 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:19 pm – 10:53 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:53 pm – 12:26 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:26 am – 1:59 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:59 am – 3:33 am | Labh | good |
| 3:33 am – 5:06 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:06 am – 6:40 am | Shubh | 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
12:03 pm – 12:49 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:50 pm, moonset 9:35 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 Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:39 am – 7:37 am | Sun |
| 7:37 am – 8:35 am | Venus |
| 8:35 am – 9:33 am | Mercury |
| 9:33 am – 10:30 am | Moon |
| 10:30 am – 11:28 am | Saturn |
| 11:28 am – 12:26 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:26 pm – 1:24 pm | Mars |
| 1:24 pm – 2:21 pm | Sun |
| 2:21 pm – 3:19 pm | Venus |
| 3:19 pm – 4:17 pm | Mercury |
| 4:17 pm – 5:15 pm | Moon |
| 5:15 pm – 6:13 pm | Saturn |
| 6:13 pm – 7:15 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:15 pm – 8:17 pm | Mars |
| 8:17 pm – 9:19 pm | Sun |
| 9:19 pm – 10:22 pm | Venus |
| 10:22 pm – 11:24 pm | Mercury |
| 11:24 pm – 12:26 am | Moon |
| 12:26 am – 1:28 am | Saturn |
| 1:28 am – 2:31 am | Jupiter |
| 2:31 am – 3:33 am | Mars |
| 3:33 am – 4:35 am | Sun |
| 4:35 am – 5:37 am | Venus |
| 5:37 am – 6:40 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 33 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 87 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 5:14 pm, nakshatra at 6:05 pm, yoga at 8:54 pm, karana at 4:01 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:46 pm in Kochi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kochi on 27 December 2026?
Krishna Chaturthi, until 5:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:39 am in Kochi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 27 December 2026?
4:46 pm to 6:13 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:26 pm to 1:53 pm and Gulikai 3:19 pm to 4:46 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 27 December 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:33 am to 10:59 am, Amrit 10:59 am to 12:26 pm, Shubh 1:53 pm to 3:19 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:03 pm to 12:49 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 27 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 9:50 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Kochi (9.9312°N, 76.2673°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.