Madurai, Saturday, 25 September 2027
Saturday 25 September 2027 · Purattasi 9
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Sunday 26 September · Purattasi 10
Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
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 Dashami
until 10:31 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 2:28 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 · Parigha
until 5:52 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 · Vanija
until 11:46 am; then Vishti until 10:31 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 11:46 am to 10:31 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:08 am – 10:39 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:40 pm – 3:11 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:06 am – 7:37 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:37 am – 9:08 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:08 am – 10:39 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:39 am – 12:09 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:09 pm – 1:40 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:40 pm – 3:11 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:11 pm – 4:41 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:41 pm – 6:12 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:12 pm – 7:41 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:41 pm – 9:11 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:11 pm – 10:40 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:40 pm – 12:09 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:09 am – 1:38 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:38 am – 3:08 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:37 am – 6:06 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
11:45 am – 12:33 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:18 am Sunday, moonset 2:12 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.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Saturn |
| 7:07 am – 8:07 am | Jupiter |
| 8:07 am – 9:08 am | Mars |
| 9:08 am – 10:08 am | Sun |
| 10:08 am – 11:09 am | Venus |
| 11:09 am – 12:09 pm | Mercury |
| 12:09 pm – 1:10 pm | Moon |
| 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm | Saturn |
| 2:10 pm – 3:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:11 pm – 4:11 pm | Mars |
| 4:11 pm – 5:12 pm | Sun |
| 5:12 pm – 6:12 pm | Venus |
| 6:12 pm – 7:12 pm | Mercury |
| 7:12 pm – 8:11 pm | Moon |
| 8:11 pm – 9:11 pm | Saturn |
| 9:11 pm – 10:10 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:10 pm – 11:10 pm | Mars |
| 11:10 pm – 12:09 am | Sun |
| 12:09 am – 1:09 am | Venus |
| 1:09 am – 2:08 am | Mercury |
| 2:08 am – 3:08 am | Moon |
| 3:08 am – 4:07 am | Saturn |
| 4:07 am – 5:07 am | Jupiter |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Mars |
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 11:46 am, nakshatra at 2:28 pm, yoga at 5:52 pm, tithi and karana at 10:31 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:08 am in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 25 September 2027?
Krishna Dashami, until 10:31 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 25 September 2027?
9:08 am to 10:39 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:40 pm to 3:11 pm and Gulikai 6:06 am to 7:37 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 25 September 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:37 am to 9:08 am, Labh 1:40 pm to 3:11 pm, Amrit 3:11 pm to 4:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:45 am to 12:33 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 25 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 2:18 am on Sunday 26 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.