Shastra Panchangam

Kochi, Monday, 8 March 2027

Monday 8 March 2027

Rahu Kalam8:06 am – 9:36 am
Yamagandam11:06 am – 12:36 pm
Gulikai2:06 pm – 3:36 pm
TithiAmavasya until 2:59 pm

Sunrise 6:36 am, sunset 6:36 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Amavasya

until 2:59 pm

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

Nakshatra · Shatabhisha

until 8:35 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 · Sadhya

until 2:44 am Tuesday

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 · Naga

until 2:59 pm; then Kimstughna until 3:24 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

8:06 am – 9:36 am

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

Yamagandam

11:06 am – 12:36 pm

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

Gulikai

2:06 pm – 3:36 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
6:36 am – 8:06 amAmritgood
8:06 am – 9:36 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:36 am – 11:06 amShubhgood
11:06 am – 12:36 pmRogavoid
12:36 pm – 2:06 pmUdvegavoid
2:06 pm – 3:36 pmCharneutral
3:36 pm – 5:06 pmLabhgood
5:06 pm – 6:36 pmAmritgood
Night
6:36 pm – 8:06 pmCharneutral
8:06 pm – 9:36 pmRogavoid
9:36 pm – 11:06 pmKaalavoid
11:06 pm – 12:36 amLabhgood
12:36 am – 2:06 amUdvegavoid
2:06 am – 3:35 amShubhgood
3:35 am – 5:05 amAmritgood
5:05 am – 6:35 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

12:12 pm – 1:00 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

The Moon does not rise in Kochi between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 6:33 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: the Moon on a Monday.

6:36 am – 7:36 amMoon
7:36 am – 8:36 amSaturn
8:36 am – 9:36 amJupiter
9:36 am – 10:36 amMars
10:36 am – 11:36 amSun
11:36 am – 12:36 pmVenus
12:36 pm – 1:36 pmMercury
1:36 pm – 2:36 pmMoon
2:36 pm – 3:36 pmSaturn
3:36 pm – 4:36 pmJupiter
4:36 pm – 5:36 pmMars
5:36 pm – 6:36 pmSun
6:36 pm – 7:36 pmVenus
7:36 pm – 8:36 pmMercury
8:36 pm – 9:36 pmMoon
9:36 pm – 10:36 pmSaturn
10:36 pm – 11:36 pmJupiter
11:36 pm – 12:36 amMars
12:36 am – 1:36 amSun
1:36 am – 2:35 amVenus
2:35 am – 3:35 amMercury
3:35 am – 4:35 amMoon
4:35 am – 5:35 amSaturn
5:35 am – 6:35 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:35 am, tithi and karana at 2:59 pm, yoga at 2:44 am Tuesday, karana at 3:24 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:06 am in Kochi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Kochi on 8 March 2027?

Amavasya, until 2:59 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:36 am in Kochi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 8 March 2027?

8:06 am to 9:36 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 11:06 am to 12:36 pm and Gulikai 2:06 pm to 3:36 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 8 March 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 6:36 am to 8:06 am, Shubh 9:36 am to 11:06 am, Labh 3:36 pm to 5:06 pm, Amrit 5:06 pm to 6:36 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:12 pm to 1:00 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 8 March 2027?

The Moon does not rise in Kochi 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

How this was computed
Calculated for Kochi (9.9312°N, 76.2673°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.