Madurai, Wednesday, 22 September 2027
Wednesday 22 September 2027 · Purattasi 6
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Thursday 23 September · Purattasi 7
Sunrise 6:07 am, sunset 6:14 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Saptami
until 4:37 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Rohini
until 5:52 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 · Siddhi
until 2:00 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 · Vishti
until 5:18 pm; then Bava until 4:37 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:07 am to 5:18 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:10 pm – 1:41 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:38 am – 9:08 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:39 am – 12:10 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Wednesday, 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:07 am – 7:38 am | Labh | good |
| 7:38 am – 9:08 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:08 am – 10:39 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:39 am – 12:10 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:10 pm – 1:41 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:41 pm – 3:12 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:12 pm – 4:43 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:43 pm – 6:14 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:14 pm – 7:43 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:43 pm – 9:12 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:12 pm – 10:41 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:41 pm – 12:10 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:10 am – 1:39 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:39 am – 3:08 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Labh | good |
| 4:37 am – 6:07 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
11:46 am – 12:35 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:14 pm, moonset 11:17 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:07 am – 7:07 am | Mercury |
| 7:07 am – 8:08 am | Moon |
| 8:08 am – 9:08 am | Saturn |
| 9:08 am – 10:09 am | Jupiter |
| 10:09 am – 11:10 am | Mars |
| 11:10 am – 12:10 pm | Sun |
| 12:10 pm – 1:11 pm | Venus |
| 1:11 pm – 2:12 pm | Mercury |
| 2:12 pm – 3:12 pm | Moon |
| 3:12 pm – 4:13 pm | Saturn |
| 4:13 pm – 5:13 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:13 pm – 6:14 pm | Mars |
| 6:14 pm – 7:13 pm | Sun |
| 7:13 pm – 8:13 pm | Venus |
| 8:13 pm – 9:12 pm | Mercury |
| 9:12 pm – 10:12 pm | Moon |
| 10:12 pm – 11:11 pm | Saturn |
| 11:11 pm – 12:10 am | Jupiter |
| 12:10 am – 1:10 am | Mars |
| 1:10 am – 2:09 am | Sun |
| 2:09 am – 3:08 am | Venus |
| 3:08 am – 4:08 am | Mercury |
| 4:08 am – 5:07 am | Moon |
| 5:07 am – 6:07 am | Saturn |
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 5:18 pm, nakshatra at 5:52 pm, yoga at 2:00 am Thursday, tithi and karana at 4:37 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:10 pm in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 22 September 2027?
Krishna Saptami, until 4:37 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:07 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 22 September 2027?
12:10 pm to 1:41 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:38 am to 9:08 am and Gulikai 10:39 am to 12:10 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 22 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:07 am to 7:38 am, Amrit 7:38 am to 9:08 am, Shubh 10:39 am to 12:10 pm, Labh 4:43 pm to 6:14 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:35 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 22 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 11:14 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.