Shastra Panchangam

Kochi, Wednesday, 6 October 2027

Wednesday 6 October 2027

Rahu Kalam12:13 pm – 1:43 pm
Yamagandam7:43 am – 9:13 am
Gulikai10:43 am – 12:13 pm
TithiShukla Saptami until 4:14 am Thursday

Sunrise 6:13 am, sunset 6:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Saptami

until 4:14 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Moola

until 4:29 am Thursday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Saubhagya

until 11:38 am

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 · Gara

until 3:19 pm; then Vanija until 4:14 am Thursday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 4:14 am to 5:17 pm on Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

12:13 pm – 1:43 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:43 am – 9:13 am

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

Gulikai

10:43 am – 12:13 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.

Day
6:13 am – 7:43 amLabhgood
7:43 am – 9:13 amAmritgood
9:13 am – 10:43 amKaalavoid
10:43 am – 12:13 pmShubhgood
12:13 pm – 1:43 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:43 pm – 3:13 pmUdvegavoid
3:13 pm – 4:43 pmCharneutral
4:43 pm – 6:13 pmLabhgood
Night
6:13 pm – 7:43 pmUdvegavoid
7:43 pm – 9:13 pmShubhgood
9:13 pm – 10:43 pmAmritgood
10:43 pm – 12:13 amCharneutral
12:13 am – 1:43 amRogavoid
1:43 am – 3:13 amKaalavoid
3:13 am – 4:43 amLabhgood
4:43 am – 6:13 amUdvegavoid

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:49 am – 12:37 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:47 am, moonset 11:23 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

6:13 am – 7:13 amMercury
7:13 am – 8:13 amMoon
8:13 am – 9:13 amSaturn
9:13 am – 10:13 amJupiter
10:13 am – 11:13 amMars
11:13 am – 12:13 pmSun
12:13 pm – 1:13 pmVenus
1:13 pm – 2:13 pmMercury
2:13 pm – 3:13 pmMoon
3:13 pm – 4:13 pmSaturn
4:13 pm – 5:13 pmJupiter
5:13 pm – 6:13 pmMars
6:13 pm – 7:13 pmSun
7:13 pm – 8:13 pmVenus
8:13 pm – 9:13 pmMercury
9:13 pm – 10:13 pmMoon
10:13 pm – 11:13 pmSaturn
11:13 pm – 12:13 amJupiter
12:13 am – 1:13 amMars
1:13 am – 2:13 amSun
2:13 am – 3:13 amVenus
3:13 am – 4:13 amMercury
4:13 am – 5:13 amMoon
5:13 am – 6:13 amSaturn

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: yoga at 11:38 am, karana at 3:19 pm, tithi and karana at 4:14 am Thursday, nakshatra at 4:29 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:13 pm in Kochi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Kochi on 6 October 2027?

Shukla Saptami, until 4:14 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:13 am in Kochi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Kochi on 6 October 2027?

12:13 pm to 1:43 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:43 am to 9:13 am and Gulikai 10:43 am to 12:13 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Kochi on 6 October 2027?

During daylight: Labh 6:13 am to 7:43 am, Amrit 7:43 am to 9:13 am, Shubh 10:43 am to 12:13 pm, Labh 4:43 pm to 6:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:37 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Kochi on 6 October 2027?

Moonrise is at 11:47 am.

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.