Kochi, Friday, 12 March 2027
Friday 12 March 2027
The next day, Saturday 13 March
Sunrise 6:34 am, sunset 6:36 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturthi
until 2:58 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashwini
until 11:23 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 · Indra
until 9:35 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 · Vishti
until 2:58 pm; then Bava until 2:29 am Saturday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:34 am to 2:58 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:05 am – 12:35 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:35 pm – 5:06 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:04 am – 9:34 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:34 am – 8:04 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:04 am – 9:34 am | Labh | good |
| 9:34 am – 11:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:05 am – 12:35 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:35 pm – 2:05 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:05 pm – 3:35 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:35 pm – 5:06 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:06 pm – 6:36 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:36 pm – 8:06 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:06 pm – 9:35 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:35 pm – 11:05 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:05 pm – 12:35 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:35 am – 2:04 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:04 am – 3:34 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:34 am – 5:04 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:04 am – 6:33 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
12:11 pm – 12:59 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:06 am, moonset 9:53 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.
| 6:34 am – 7:34 am | Venus |
| 7:34 am – 8:34 am | Mercury |
| 8:34 am – 9:34 am | Moon |
| 9:34 am – 10:34 am | Saturn |
| 10:34 am – 11:35 am | Jupiter |
| 11:35 am – 12:35 pm | Mars |
| 12:35 pm – 1:35 pm | Sun |
| 1:35 pm – 2:35 pm | Venus |
| 2:35 pm – 3:35 pm | Mercury |
| 3:35 pm – 4:36 pm | Moon |
| 4:36 pm – 5:36 pm | Saturn |
| 5:36 pm – 6:36 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:36 pm – 7:36 pm | Mars |
| 7:36 pm – 8:36 pm | Sun |
| 8:36 pm – 9:35 pm | Venus |
| 9:35 pm – 10:35 pm | Mercury |
| 10:35 pm – 11:35 pm | Moon |
| 11:35 pm – 12:35 am | Saturn |
| 12:35 am – 1:34 am | Jupiter |
| 1:34 am – 2:34 am | Mars |
| 2:34 am – 3:34 am | Sun |
| 3:34 am – 4:34 am | Venus |
| 4:34 am – 5:33 am | Mercury |
| 5:33 am – 6:33 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:23 am, tithi and karana at 2:58 pm, yoga at 9:35 pm, karana at 2:29 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:05 am in Kochi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kochi on 12 March 2027?
Shukla Chaturthi, until 2:58 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:34 am in Kochi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 12 March 2027?
11:05 am to 12:35 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:35 pm to 5:06 pm and Gulikai 8:04 am to 9:34 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 12 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 8:04 am to 9:34 am, Amrit 9:34 am to 11:05 am, Shubh 12:35 pm to 2:05 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:11 pm to 12:59 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 12 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 9:06 am.
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.