Kozhikode, Wednesday, 17 March 2027
Wednesday 17 March 2027
The next day, Thursday 18 March
Sunrise 6:33 am, sunset 6:38 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 6:44 am; then Shukla Dashami until 4:22 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 6:46 am; then Punarvasu until 5:08 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 8:53 am; then Shobhana until 5:47 am Thursday
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 6:44 am; then Taitila until 5:34 pm; then Gara until 4:22 am Thursday
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
12:35 pm – 2:06 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:04 am – 9:34 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:05 am – 12:35 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 am – 8:04 am | Labh | good |
| 8:04 am – 9:34 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:34 am – 11:05 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:05 am – 12:35 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:35 pm – 2:06 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:06 pm – 3:37 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:37 pm – 5:07 pm | Char | neutral |
| 5:07 pm – 6:38 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:38 pm – 8:07 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:07 pm – 9:36 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:36 pm – 11:06 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:06 pm – 12:35 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:35 am – 2:04 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:04 am – 3:34 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:34 am – 5:03 am | Labh | good |
| 5:03 am – 6:32 am | Udveg | 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
12:11 pm – 1:00 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:53 pm, moonset 2:56 am Thursday.
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.
| 6:33 am – 7:33 am | Mercury |
| 7:33 am – 8:34 am | Moon |
| 8:34 am – 9:34 am | Saturn |
| 9:34 am – 10:35 am | Jupiter |
| 10:35 am – 11:35 am | Mars |
| 11:35 am – 12:35 pm | Sun |
| 12:35 pm – 1:36 pm | Venus |
| 1:36 pm – 2:36 pm | Mercury |
| 2:36 pm – 3:37 pm | Moon |
| 3:37 pm – 4:37 pm | Saturn |
| 4:37 pm – 5:37 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:37 pm – 6:38 pm | Mars |
| 6:38 pm – 7:37 pm | Sun |
| 7:37 pm – 8:37 pm | Venus |
| 8:37 pm – 9:36 pm | Mercury |
| 9:36 pm – 10:36 pm | Moon |
| 10:36 pm – 11:36 pm | Saturn |
| 11:36 pm – 12:35 am | Jupiter |
| 12:35 am – 1:35 am | Mars |
| 1:35 am – 2:34 am | Sun |
| 2:34 am – 3:34 am | Venus |
| 3:34 am – 4:33 am | Mercury |
| 4:33 am – 5:33 am | Moon |
| 5:33 am – 6:32 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 5 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 6:44 am, nakshatra at 6:46 am, yoga at 8:53 am, karana at 5:34 pm, tithi and karana at 4:22 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:08 am Thursday, yoga at 5:47 am Thursday. Shukla Dashami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:35 pm in Kozhikode.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kozhikode on 17 March 2027?
Shukla Navami, until 6:44 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:33 am in Kozhikode).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kozhikode on 17 March 2027?
12:35 pm to 2:06 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:04 am to 9:34 am and Gulikai 11:05 am to 12:35 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kozhikode on 17 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:33 am to 8:04 am, Amrit 8:04 am to 9:34 am, Shubh 11:05 am to 12:35 pm, Labh 5:07 pm to 6:38 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:11 pm to 1:00 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Kozhikode on 17 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 1:53 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Kozhikode (11.2588°N, 75.7804°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.