Madurai, Wednesday, 29 September 2027
Wednesday 29 September 2027 · Purattasi 13
Sarva Pitru Amavasya
The next day, Thursday 30 September · Purattasi 14
Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Sarva Pitru Amavasya is on Wednesday 29 September. Some Tamil calendars mark it on Thursday 30 September; this site uses the midday kutapa. Amavasya dates 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 10:56 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 6:07 am; then Uttara Phalguni until 4:01 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shukla
until 12:27 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 · Shakuni
until 10:56 am; then Chatushpada until 9:29 pm
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
12:08 pm – 1:38 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:37 am – 9:07 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:37 am – 12:08 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Labh | good |
| 7:37 am – 9:07 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:07 am – 10:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:37 am – 12:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:08 pm – 1:38 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:38 pm – 3:09 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:09 pm – 4:39 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:39 pm – 6:10 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 pm – 7:39 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:39 pm – 9:09 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:09 pm – 10:38 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:38 pm – 12:08 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:08 am – 1:37 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:37 am – 3:07 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:07 am – 4:36 am | Labh | good |
| 4:36 am – 6:06 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
11:44 am – 12:32 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:05 am Thursday, moonset 5:26 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:06 am – 7:06 am | Mercury |
| 7:06 am – 8:07 am | Moon |
| 8:07 am – 9:07 am | Saturn |
| 9:07 am – 10:07 am | Jupiter |
| 10:07 am – 11:08 am | Mars |
| 11:08 am – 12:08 pm | Sun |
| 12:08 pm – 1:08 pm | Venus |
| 1:08 pm – 2:09 pm | Mercury |
| 2:09 pm – 3:09 pm | Moon |
| 3:09 pm – 4:09 pm | Saturn |
| 4:09 pm – 5:09 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:09 pm – 6:10 pm | Mars |
| 6:10 pm – 7:09 pm | Sun |
| 7:09 pm – 8:09 pm | Venus |
| 8:09 pm – 9:09 pm | Mercury |
| 9:09 pm – 10:09 pm | Moon |
| 10:09 pm – 11:08 pm | Saturn |
| 11:08 pm – 12:08 am | Jupiter |
| 12:08 am – 1:08 am | Mars |
| 1:08 am – 2:07 am | Sun |
| 2:07 am – 3:07 am | Venus |
| 3:07 am – 4:07 am | Mercury |
| 4:07 am – 5:06 am | Moon |
| 5:06 am – 6:06 am | Saturn |
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: nakshatra at 6:07 am, tithi and karana at 10:56 am, karana at 9:29 pm, yoga at 12:27 am Thursday, nakshatra at 4:01 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:08 pm in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 29 September 2027?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 10:56 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 29 September 2027?
12:08 pm to 1:38 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:37 am to 9:07 am and Gulikai 10:37 am to 12:08 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 29 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:06 am to 7:37 am, Amrit 7:37 am to 9:07 am, Shubh 10:37 am to 12:08 pm, Labh 4:39 pm to 6:10 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:32 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 29 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:05 am on Thursday 30 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.