Madurai, Saturday, 20 March 2027
Saturday 20 March 2027 · Panguni 6
Pradosham
The next day, Sunday 21 March · Panguni 7
Sunrise 6:22 am, sunset 6:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:29 pm to 8:53 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 8:46 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Magha
until 11:45 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 · Dhriti
until 8:06 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 · Kaulava
until 10:01 am; then Taitila until 8:46 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
9:24 am – 10:54 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:56 pm – 3:27 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:22 am – 7:53 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 am – 7:53 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:53 am – 9:24 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:24 am – 10:54 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:54 am – 12:25 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:25 pm – 1:56 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:56 pm – 3:27 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:27 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 – 9:27 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:27 pm – 10:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:56 pm – 12:25 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:25 am – 1:54 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:54 am – 3:23 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:23 am – 4:52 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:52 am – 6:21 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
12:01 pm – 12:49 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:43 pm, moonset 5:11 am Sunday.
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.
| 6:22 am – 7:22 am | Saturn |
| 7:22 am – 8:23 am | Jupiter |
| 8:23 am – 9:24 am | Mars |
| 9:24 am – 10:24 am | Sun |
| 10:24 am – 11:25 am | Venus |
| 11:25 am – 12:25 pm | Mercury |
| 12:25 pm – 1:26 pm | Moon |
| 1:26 pm – 2:26 pm | Saturn |
| 2:26 pm – 3:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:27 pm – 4:27 pm | Mars |
| 4:27 pm – 5:28 pm | Sun |
| 5:28 pm – 6:29 pm | Venus |
| 6:29 pm – 7:28 pm | Mercury |
| 7:28 pm – 8:27 pm | Moon |
| 8:27 pm – 9:27 pm | Saturn |
| 9:27 pm – 10:26 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:26 pm – 11:25 pm | Mars |
| 11:25 pm – 12:25 am | Sun |
| 12:25 am – 1:24 am | Venus |
| 1:24 am – 2:24 am | Mercury |
| 2:24 am – 3:23 am | Moon |
| 3:23 am – 4:22 am | Saturn |
| 4:22 am – 5:22 am | Jupiter |
| 5:22 am – 6:21 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:01 am, yoga at 8:06 pm, tithi and karana at 8:46 pm, nakshatra at 11:45 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:24 am in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 20 March 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:22 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 20 March 2027?
9:24 am to 10:54 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:56 pm to 3:27 pm and Gulikai 6:22 am to 7:53 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 20 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:53 am to 9:24 am, Labh 1:56 pm to 3:27 pm, Amrit 3:27 pm to 4:58 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:01 pm to 12:49 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 20 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:43 pm.
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.