Madurai, Sunday, 21 March 2027
Sunday 21 March 2027 · Panguni 7
Holika Dahan
The next day, Monday 22 March · Panguni 8
Sunrise 6:21 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Holika Dahan is on Sunday 21 March. Holika Dahan 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi
until 6:22 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 10:07 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 · Shula
until 4:59 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 · Gara
until 7:32 am; then Vanija until 6:22 pm; then Vishti until 5:15 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:22 pm to 5:15 am Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:58 pm – 6:28 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:25 pm – 1:56 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:27 pm – 4:58 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Sunday, 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:21 am – 7:52 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:52 am – 9:23 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:23 am – 10:54 am | Labh | good |
| 10:54 am – 12:25 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:25 pm – 1:56 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:56 pm – 3:27 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:27 pm – 4:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:58 pm – 6:28 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:58 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:58 pm – 9:27 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:27 pm – 10:56 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:56 pm – 12:25 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:25 am – 1:54 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:54 am – 3:23 am | Labh | good |
| 3:23 am – 4:52 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:52 am – 6:21 am | Shubh | 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 5:38 pm, moonset 5:54 am Monday.
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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:21 am – 7:22 am | Sun |
| 7:22 am – 8:22 am | Venus |
| 8:22 am – 9:23 am | Mercury |
| 9:23 am – 10:24 am | Moon |
| 10:24 am – 11:24 am | Saturn |
| 11:24 am – 12:25 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:25 pm – 1:25 pm | Mars |
| 1:25 pm – 2:26 pm | Sun |
| 2:26 pm – 3:27 pm | Venus |
| 3:27 pm – 4:27 pm | Mercury |
| 4:27 pm – 5:28 pm | Moon |
| 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm | Saturn |
| 6:28 pm – 7:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:28 pm – 8:27 pm | Mars |
| 8:27 pm – 9:27 pm | Sun |
| 9:27 pm – 10:26 pm | Venus |
| 10:26 pm – 11:25 pm | Mercury |
| 11:25 pm – 12:25 am | Moon |
| 12:25 am – 1:24 am | Saturn |
| 1:24 am – 2:23 am | Jupiter |
| 2:23 am – 3:23 am | Mars |
| 3:23 am – 4:22 am | Sun |
| 4:22 am – 5:21 am | Venus |
| 5:21 am – 6:21 am | Mercury |
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 7:32 am, yoga at 4:59 pm, tithi and karana at 6:22 pm, nakshatra at 10:07 pm, karana at 5:15 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:58 pm in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 21 March 2027?
Shukla Chaturdashi, until 6:22 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:21 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 21 March 2027?
4:58 pm to 6:28 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:25 pm to 1:56 pm and Gulikai 3:27 pm to 4:58 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 21 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 9:23 am to 10:54 am, Amrit 10:54 am to 12:25 pm, Shubh 1:56 pm to 3:27 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:01 pm to 12:49 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 21 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 5:38 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.