Shastra Panchangam

Kolkata, Friday, 17 December 2027

Friday 17 December 2027

Rahu Kalam10:12 am – 11:32 am
Yamagandam2:14 pm – 3:35 pm
Gulikai7:30 am – 8:51 am
TithiKrishna Chaturthi until 10:35 am

On Friday 17 December 2027 in Kolkata, the tithi is Krishna Chaturthi until 10:35 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 10:12 am to 11:32 am IST. Sunrise 6:09 am, sunset 4:55 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi

until 10:35 am

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

Nakshatra · Pushya

until 7:08 am; then Ashlesha until 5:12 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 · Indra

until 6:11 am; then Vaidhriti until 2:47 am Saturday

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 10:35 am; then Kaulava until 9:15 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

10:12 am – 11:32 am

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

Yamagandam

2:14 pm – 3:35 pm

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

Gulikai

7:30 am – 8:51 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:09 am – 7:30 amSugamgood
7:30 am – 8:51 amSoramavoid
8:51 am – 10:12 amUthigood
10:12 am – 11:32 amVishamavoid
11:32 am – 12:53 pmAmirdhagood
12:53 pm – 2:14 pmRogamavoid
2:14 pm – 3:35 pmLaabamgood
3:35 pm – 4:55 pmDhanamgood
Night
4:55 pm – 6:35 pmRogamavoid
6:35 pm – 8:14 pmLaabamgood
8:14 pm – 9:53 pmDhanamgood
9:53 pm – 11:33 pmSugamgood
11:33 pm – 1:12 amSoramavoid
1:12 am – 2:51 amUthigood
2:51 am – 4:31 amVishamavoid
4:31 am – 6:10 amAmirdhagood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.

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
6:09 am – 7:30 amCharneutral
7:30 am – 8:51 amLabhgood
8:51 am – 10:12 amAmritgood
10:12 am – 11:32 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
11:32 am – 12:53 pmShubhgood
12:53 pm – 2:14 pmRogavoid
2:14 pm – 3:35 pmUdvegavoid
3:35 pm – 4:55 pmCharneutral
Night
4:55 pm – 6:35 pmRogavoid
6:35 pm – 8:14 pmKaalavoid
8:14 pm – 9:53 pmLabhgood
9:53 pm – 11:33 pmUdvegavoid
11:33 pm – 1:12 amShubhgood
1:12 am – 2:51 amAmritgood
2:51 am – 4:31 amCharneutral
4:31 am – 6:10 amRogavoid

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

Abhijit Muhurta

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

The Moon

Moonrise 8:59 pm, moonset 9:15 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: Venus on a Friday.

6:09 am – 7:03 amVenus
7:03 am – 7:57 amMercury
7:57 am – 8:51 amMoon
8:51 am – 9:45 amSaturn
9:45 am – 10:39 amJupiter
10:39 am – 11:32 amMars
11:32 am – 12:26 pmSun
12:26 pm – 1:20 pmVenus
1:20 pm – 2:14 pmMercury
2:14 pm – 3:08 pmMoon
3:08 pm – 4:02 pmSaturn
4:02 pm – 4:55 pmJupiter
4:55 pm – 6:02 pmMars
6:02 pm – 7:08 pmSun
7:08 pm – 8:14 pmVenus
8:14 pm – 9:20 pmMercury
9:20 pm – 10:26 pmMoon
10:26 pm – 11:33 pmSaturn
11:33 pm – 12:39 amJupiter
12:39 am – 1:45 amMars
1:45 am – 2:51 amSun
2:51 am – 3:58 amVenus
3:58 am – 5:04 amMercury
5:04 am – 6:10 amMoon

About this day

Daylight lasts 10 hours and 46 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 81 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 6:11 am, nakshatra at 7:08 am, tithi and karana at 10:35 am, karana at 9:15 pm, yoga at 2:47 am Saturday, nakshatra at 5:12 am Saturday.

On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:12 am in Kolkata.

Questions

What is the tithi in Kolkata on 17 December 2027?

Krishna Chaturthi, until 10:35 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:09 am in Kolkata).

When is Rahu Kalam in Kolkata on 17 December 2027?

10:12 am to 11:32 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:14 pm to 3:35 pm and Gulikai 7:30 am to 8:51 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Kolkata on 17 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 7:30 am to 8:51 am, Amrit 8:51 am to 10:12 am, Shubh 11:32 am to 12:53 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:11 am to 11:54 am.

When does the Moon rise in Kolkata on 17 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 8:59 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 17 December 2027, Kolkata

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Kolkata from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Kolkata local time (IST).