Shastra Panchangam

Kochi, Monday, 20 September 2027

Monday 20 September 2027

Rahu Kalam7:45 am – 9:16 am
Yamagandam10:47 am – 12:18 pm
Gulikai1:50 pm – 3:21 pm
TithiKrishna Chaturthi until 7:09 am

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 6:14 am, sunset 6:23 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

On this day

  • Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi

until 7:09 am

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

Nakshatra · Bharani

until 6:09 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 · Vyaghata

until 7:14 am; then Harshana until 5:49 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 · Balava

until 7:09 am; then Kaulava until 6:59 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

7:45 am – 9:16 am

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

Yamagandam

10:47 am – 12:18 pm

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

Gulikai

1:50 pm – 3:21 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
6:14 am – 7:45 amAmritgood
7:45 am – 9:16 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:16 am – 10:47 amShubhgood
10:47 am – 12:18 pmRogavoid
12:18 pm – 1:50 pmUdvegavoid
1:50 pm – 3:21 pmCharneutral
3:21 pm – 4:52 pmLabhgood
4:52 pm – 6:23 pmAmritgood
Night
6:23 pm – 7:52 pmCharneutral
7:52 pm – 9:21 pmRogavoid
9:21 pm – 10:49 pmKaalavoid
10:49 pm – 12:18 amLabhgood
12:18 am – 1:47 amUdvegavoid
1:47 am – 3:16 amShubhgood
3:16 am – 4:45 amAmritgood
4:45 am – 6:14 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

11:54 am – 12:43 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 9:30 pm, moonset 9:30 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 Moon on a Monday.

6:14 am – 7:15 amMoon
7:15 am – 8:16 amSaturn
8:16 am – 9:16 amJupiter
9:16 am – 10:17 amMars
10:17 am – 11:18 amSun
11:18 am – 12:18 pmVenus
12:18 pm – 1:19 pmMercury
1:19 pm – 2:20 pmMoon
2:20 pm – 3:21 pmSaturn
3:21 pm – 4:21 pmJupiter
4:21 pm – 5:22 pmMars
5:22 pm – 6:23 pmSun
6:23 pm – 7:22 pmVenus
7:22 pm – 8:21 pmMercury
8:21 pm – 9:21 pmMoon
9:21 pm – 10:20 pmSaturn
10:20 pm – 11:19 pmJupiter
11:19 pm – 12:18 amMars
12:18 am – 1:18 amSun
1:18 am – 2:17 amVenus
2:17 am – 3:16 amMercury
3:16 am – 4:16 amMoon
4:16 am – 5:15 amSaturn
5:15 am – 6:14 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:09 am, yoga at 7:14 am, nakshatra at 6:09 pm, karana at 6:59 pm, yoga at 5:49 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:45 am in Kochi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Kochi on 20 September 2027?

Krishna Chaturthi, until 7:09 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:14 am in Kochi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 20 September 2027?

7:45 am to 9:16 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:47 am to 12:18 pm and Gulikai 1:50 pm to 3:21 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 20 September 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 6:14 am to 7:45 am, Shubh 9:16 am to 10:47 am, Labh 3:21 pm to 4:52 pm, Amrit 4:52 pm to 6:23 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:54 am to 12:43 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 20 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 9:30 pm.

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.