Kochi, Friday, 19 March 2027
Friday 19 March 2027
The next day, Saturday 20 March
Sunrise 6:30 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 Dwadashi
until 11:18 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashlesha
until 1:32 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Sukarma
until 11:20 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 · Bava
until 12:35 pm; then Balava until 11:18 pm
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
11:02 am – 12:33 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:34 pm – 5:05 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:01 am – 9:31 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am – 8:01 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:01 am – 9:31 am | Labh | good |
| 9:31 am – 11:02 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:02 am – 12:33 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:33 pm – 2:04 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:04 pm – 3:34 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:34 pm – 5:05 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:05 pm – 6:36 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:36 pm – 8:05 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:05 pm – 9:34 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:34 pm – 11:03 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:03 pm – 12:33 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:33 am – 2:02 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:02 am – 3:31 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:31 am – 5:00 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:00 am – 6:29 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
12:09 pm – 12:57 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:55 pm, moonset 4:33 am Saturday.
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.
| 6:30 am – 7:30 am | Venus |
| 7:30 am – 8:31 am | Mercury |
| 8:31 am – 9:31 am | Moon |
| 9:31 am – 10:32 am | Saturn |
| 10:32 am – 11:32 am | Jupiter |
| 11:32 am – 12:33 pm | Mars |
| 12:33 pm – 1:33 pm | Sun |
| 1:33 pm – 2:34 pm | Venus |
| 2:34 pm – 3:34 pm | Mercury |
| 3:34 pm – 4:35 pm | Moon |
| 4:35 pm – 5:35 pm | Saturn |
| 5:35 pm – 6:36 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:36 pm – 7:35 pm | Mars |
| 7:35 pm – 8:35 pm | Sun |
| 8:35 pm – 9:34 pm | Venus |
| 9:34 pm – 10:34 pm | Mercury |
| 10:34 pm – 11:33 pm | Moon |
| 11:33 pm – 12:33 am | Saturn |
| 12:33 am – 1:32 am | Jupiter |
| 1:32 am – 2:31 am | Mars |
| 2:31 am – 3:31 am | Sun |
| 3:31 am – 4:30 am | Venus |
| 4:30 am – 5:30 am | Mercury |
| 5:30 am – 6:29 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 12:35 pm, tithi and karana at 11:18 pm, yoga at 11:20 pm, nakshatra at 1:32 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:02 am in Kochi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kochi on 19 March 2027?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 11:18 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:30 am in Kochi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 19 March 2027?
11:02 am to 12:33 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:34 pm to 5:05 pm and Gulikai 8:01 am to 9:31 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 19 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 8:01 am to 9:31 am, Amrit 9:31 am to 11:02 am, Shubh 12:33 pm to 2:04 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 12:57 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 19 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 3:55 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.