Madurai, Saturday, 13 March 2027
Saturday 13 March 2027 · Maasi 29
The next day, Sunday 14 March · Maasi 30
Sunrise 6:26 am, sunset 6:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Panchami
until 1:55 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 11:03 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vaidhriti
until 7:31 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 · Balava
until 1:55 pm; then Kaulava until 1:16 am Sunday
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
9:26 am – 10:57 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:58 pm – 3:28 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:26 am – 7:56 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Saturday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:26 am – 7:56 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:56 am – 9:26 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:26 am – 10:57 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:57 am – 12:27 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:27 pm – 1:58 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:58 pm – 3:28 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:28 pm – 4:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:58 pm – 6:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 pm – 7:58 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:58 pm – 9:28 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:28 pm – 10:57 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:57 pm – 12:27 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:27 am – 1:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:56 am – 3:26 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:26 am – 4:56 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:56 am – 6:25 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
12:03 pm – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:48 am, moonset 10:43 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:26 am – 7:26 am | Saturn |
| 7:26 am – 8:26 am | Jupiter |
| 8:26 am – 9:26 am | Mars |
| 9:26 am – 10:27 am | Sun |
| 10:27 am – 11:27 am | Venus |
| 11:27 am – 12:27 pm | Mercury |
| 12:27 pm – 1:27 pm | Moon |
| 1:27 pm – 2:28 pm | Saturn |
| 2:28 pm – 3:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:28 pm – 4:28 pm | Mars |
| 4:28 pm – 5:28 pm | Sun |
| 5:28 pm – 6:29 pm | Venus |
| 6:29 pm – 7:28 pm | Mercury |
| 7:28 pm – 8:28 pm | Moon |
| 8:28 pm – 9:28 pm | Saturn |
| 9:28 pm – 10:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:27 pm – 11:27 pm | Mars |
| 11:27 pm – 12:27 am | Sun |
| 12:27 am – 1:27 am | Venus |
| 1:27 am – 2:26 am | Mercury |
| 2:26 am – 3:26 am | Moon |
| 3:26 am – 4:26 am | Saturn |
| 4:26 am – 5:25 am | Jupiter |
| 5:25 am – 6:25 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:03 am, tithi and karana at 1:55 pm, yoga at 7:31 pm, karana at 1:16 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:26 am in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 13 March 2027?
Shukla Panchami, until 1:55 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:26 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 13 March 2027?
9:26 am to 10:57 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:58 pm to 3:28 pm and Gulikai 6:26 am to 7:56 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 13 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:56 am to 9:26 am, Labh 1:58 pm to 3:28 pm, Amrit 3:28 pm to 4:58 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:03 pm to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 13 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 9:48 am.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Madurai (9.9252°N, 78.1198°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.