Shastra Panchangam

Madurai, Tuesday, 28 September 2027

Tuesday 28 September 2027 · Purattasi 12

Rahu Kalam3:09 pm – 4:40 pm
Yamagandam9:07 am – 10:38 am
Gulikai12:08 pm – 1:39 pm
Nalla Neram7:45 am – 8:45 am, 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
TithiKrishna Trayodashi until 1:55 pm

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.

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 Trayodashi

until 1:55 pm

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

Nakshatra · Magha

until 8:21 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 · Sadhya

until 7:33 am; then Shubha until 3:57 am Wednesday

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 1:55 pm; then Vishti until 12:25 am Wednesday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 1:55 pm to 12:25 am Wednesday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

3:09 pm – 4:40 pm

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

Yamagandam

9:07 am – 10:38 am

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

Gulikai

12:08 pm – 1:39 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Nalla Neram

7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

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

Day
6:06 am – 7:37 amRogavoid
7:37 am – 9:07 amUdvegavoid
9:07 am – 10:38 amCharneutral
10:38 am – 12:08 pmLabhgood
12:08 pm – 1:39 pmAmritgood
1:39 pm – 3:09 pmKaalavoid
3:09 pm – 4:40 pmShubhavoid · Rahu Kalam
4:40 pm – 6:10 pmRogavoid
Night
6:10 pm – 7:40 pmKaalavoid
7:40 pm – 9:09 pmLabhgood
9:09 pm – 10:39 pmUdvegavoid
10:39 pm – 12:08 amShubhgood
12:08 am – 1:38 amAmritgood
1:38 am – 3:07 amCharneutral
3:07 am – 4:37 amRogavoid
4:37 am – 6:06 amKaalavoid

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 – 12:32 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 5:10 am Wednesday, moonset 4:40 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: Mars on a Tuesday.

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

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 7:33 am, nakshatra at 8:21 am, tithi and karana at 1:55 pm, karana at 12:25 am Wednesday, yoga at 3:57 am Wednesday.

On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:09 pm in Madurai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Madurai on 28 September 2027?

Krishna Trayodashi, until 1:55 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Madurai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 28 September 2027?

3:09 pm to 4:40 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:07 am to 10:38 am and Gulikai 12:08 pm to 1:39 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 28 September 2027?

During daylight: Labh 10:38 am to 12:08 pm, Amrit 12:08 pm to 1:39 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:32 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 28 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 5:10 am on Wednesday 29 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.