Madurai, Friday, 24 September 2027
Friday 24 September 2027 · Purattasi 8
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Saturday 25 September · Purattasi 9
Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
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 Navami
until 12:55 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 3:59 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 · Variyana
until 8:53 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 · Taitila
until 1:59 pm; then Gara until 12:55 am Saturday
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
10:39 am – 12:10 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:11 pm – 4:42 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:37 am – 9:08 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Friday, 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:37 am – 9:08 am | Labh | good |
| 9:08 am – 10:39 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:39 am – 12:10 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:10 pm – 1:40 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:40 pm – 3:11 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:11 pm – 4:42 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:42 pm – 6:13 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:13 pm – 7:42 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:42 pm – 9:11 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:11 pm – 10:40 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:40 pm – 12:10 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:10 am – 1:39 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:39 am – 3:08 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:37 am – 6:06 am | Rog | 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
11:45 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:17 am Saturday, moonset 1:16 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Venus |
| 7:07 am – 8:07 am | Mercury |
| 8:07 am – 9:08 am | Moon |
| 9:08 am – 10:09 am | Saturn |
| 10:09 am – 11:09 am | Jupiter |
| 11:09 am – 12:10 pm | Mars |
| 12:10 pm – 1:10 pm | Sun |
| 1:10 pm – 2:11 pm | Venus |
| 2:11 pm – 3:11 pm | Mercury |
| 3:11 pm – 4:12 pm | Moon |
| 4:12 pm – 5:12 pm | Saturn |
| 5:12 pm – 6:13 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:13 pm – 7:12 pm | Mars |
| 7:12 pm – 8:12 pm | Sun |
| 8:12 pm – 9:11 pm | Venus |
| 9:11 pm – 10:11 pm | Mercury |
| 10:11 pm – 11:10 pm | Moon |
| 11:10 pm – 12:10 am | Saturn |
| 12:10 am – 1:09 am | Jupiter |
| 1:09 am – 2:09 am | Mars |
| 2:09 am – 3:08 am | Sun |
| 3:08 am – 4:07 am | Venus |
| 4:07 am – 5:07 am | Mercury |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 1:59 pm, nakshatra at 3:59 pm, yoga at 8:53 pm, tithi and karana at 12:55 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:39 am in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 24 September 2027?
Krishna Navami, until 12:55 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 24 September 2027?
10:39 am to 12:10 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:11 pm to 4:42 pm and Gulikai 7:37 am to 9:08 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 24 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:37 am to 9:08 am, Amrit 9:08 am to 10:39 am, Shubh 12:10 pm to 1:40 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:45 am to 12:34 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 24 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 1:17 am on Saturday 25 September.
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.