Kochi, Saturday, 20 March 2027
Saturday 20 March 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Sunday 21 March
Sunrise 6:29 am, sunset 6:36 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:36 pm to 9:00 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 8:46 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Magha
until 11:45 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 · Dhriti
until 8:06 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 · Kaulava
until 10:01 am; then Taitila until 8:46 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
9:31 am – 11:02 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:03 pm – 3:34 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:29 am – 8:00 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 am – 8:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:00 am – 9:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:31 am – 11:02 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:02 am – 12:33 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:33 pm – 2:03 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:03 pm – 3:34 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:34 pm – 5:05 pm | Amrit | good |
| 5:05 pm – 6:36 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:36 pm – 8:05 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:05 pm – 9:34 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:34 pm – 11:03 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:03 pm – 12:32 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:32 am – 2:01 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:01 am – 3:30 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:30 am – 5:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:00 am – 6:29 am | Labh | 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
12:08 pm – 12:57 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:51 pm, moonset 5:18 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:29 am – 7:30 am | Saturn |
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Jupiter |
| 8:30 am – 9:31 am | Mars |
| 9:31 am – 10:31 am | Sun |
| 10:31 am – 11:32 am | Venus |
| 11:32 am – 12:33 pm | Mercury |
| 12:33 pm – 1:33 pm | Moon |
| 1:33 pm – 2:34 pm | Saturn |
| 2:34 pm – 3:34 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:34 pm – 4:35 pm | Mars |
| 4:35 pm – 5:35 pm | Sun |
| 5:35 pm – 6:36 pm | Venus |
| 6:36 pm – 7:35 pm | Mercury |
| 7:35 pm – 8:35 pm | Moon |
| 8:35 pm – 9:34 pm | Saturn |
| 9:34 pm – 10:34 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:34 pm – 11:33 pm | Mars |
| 11:33 pm – 12:32 am | Sun |
| 12:32 am – 1:32 am | Venus |
| 1:32 am – 2:31 am | Mercury |
| 2:31 am – 3:30 am | Moon |
| 3:30 am – 4:30 am | Saturn |
| 4:30 am – 5:29 am | Jupiter |
| 5:29 am – 6:29 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:01 am, yoga at 8:06 pm, tithi and karana at 8:46 pm, nakshatra at 11:45 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:31 am in Kochi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kochi on 20 March 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:29 am in Kochi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 20 March 2027?
9:31 am to 11:02 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:03 pm to 3:34 pm and Gulikai 6:29 am to 8:00 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 20 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 8:00 am to 9:31 am, Labh 2:03 pm to 3:34 pm, Amrit 3:34 pm to 5:05 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:08 pm to 12:57 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 20 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:51 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.