Shastra Panchangam

Madurai, Monday, 27 September 2027

Monday 27 September 2027 · Purattasi 11

Rahu Kalam7:37 am – 9:07 am
Yamagandam10:38 am – 12:09 pm
Gulikai1:39 pm – 3:10 pm
Nalla Neram6:15 am – 7:15 am, 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
TithiKrishna Dwadashi until 4:56 pm

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:11 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi

until 4:56 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Ashlesha

until 10:34 am

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Siddha

until 11:08 am

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 6:24 am; then Taitila until 4:56 pm; then Gara until 3:26 am Tuesday

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

7:37 am – 9:07 am

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

10:38 am – 12:09 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

1:39 pm – 3:10 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Nalla Neram

6:15 am – 7:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Gowri Nalla Neram

9:15 am – 10:15 am
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Monday, 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.

Day
6:06 am – 7:37 amAmritgood
7:37 am – 9:07 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:07 am – 10:38 amShubhgood
10:38 am – 12:09 pmRogavoid
12:09 pm – 1:39 pmUdvegavoid
1:39 pm – 3:10 pmCharneutral
3:10 pm – 4:40 pmLabhgood
4:40 pm – 6:11 pmAmritgood
Night
6:11 pm – 7:40 pmCharneutral
7:40 pm – 9:10 pmRogavoid
9:10 pm – 10:39 pmKaalavoid
10:39 pm – 12:09 amLabhgood
12:09 am – 1:38 amUdvegavoid
1:38 am – 3:07 amShubhgood
3:07 am – 4:37 amAmritgood
4:37 am – 6:06 amCharneutral

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:44 am – 12:33 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:15 am Tuesday, moonset 3:54 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: the Moon on a Monday.

6:06 am – 7:07 amMoon
7:07 am – 8:07 amSaturn
8:07 am – 9:07 amJupiter
9:07 am – 10:08 amMars
10:08 am – 11:08 amSun
11:08 am – 12:09 pmVenus
12:09 pm – 1:09 pmMercury
1:09 pm – 2:09 pmMoon
2:09 pm – 3:10 pmSaturn
3:10 pm – 4:10 pmJupiter
4:10 pm – 5:11 pmMars
5:11 pm – 6:11 pmSun
6:11 pm – 7:11 pmVenus
7:11 pm – 8:10 pmMercury
8:10 pm – 9:10 pmMoon
9:10 pm – 10:09 pmSaturn
10:09 pm – 11:09 pmJupiter
11:09 pm – 12:09 amMars
12:09 am – 1:08 amSun
1:08 am – 2:08 amVenus
2:08 am – 3:07 amMercury
3:07 am – 4:07 amMoon
4:07 am – 5:07 amSaturn
5:07 am – 6:06 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:24 am, nakshatra at 10:34 am, yoga at 11:08 am, tithi and karana at 4:56 pm, karana at 3:26 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:37 am in Madurai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Madurai on 27 September 2027?

Krishna Dwadashi, until 4:56 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Madurai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 27 September 2027?

7:37 am to 9:07 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:38 am to 12:09 pm and Gulikai 1:39 pm to 3:10 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 27 September 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 6:06 am to 7:37 am, Shubh 9:07 am to 10:38 am, Labh 3:10 pm to 4:40 pm, Amrit 4:40 pm to 6:11 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:33 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 27 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 4:15 am on Tuesday 28 September.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Madurai (9.9252°N, 78.1198°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.