Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Sunday, 3 January 2027

Sunday 3 January 2027

Rahu Kalam4:51 pm – 6:14 pm
Yamagandam12:43 pm – 2:05 pm
Gulikai3:28 pm – 4:51 pm
TithiKrishna Ekadashi until 4:09 pm

Sunrise 7:12 am, sunset 6:14 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi

until 4:09 pm

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

Nakshatra · Vishakha

until 9:37 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 · Dhriti

until 11:37 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 · Balava

until 4:09 pm; then Kaulava until 5:10 am Monday

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

4:51 pm – 6:14 pm

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

Yamagandam

12:43 pm – 2:05 pm

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

Gulikai

3:28 pm – 4:51 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
7:12 am – 8:35 amUdvegavoid
8:35 am – 9:57 amCharneutral
9:57 am – 11:20 amLabhgood
11:20 am – 12:43 pmAmritgood
12:43 pm – 2:05 pmKaalavoid
2:05 pm – 3:28 pmShubhgood
3:28 pm – 4:51 pmRogavoid
4:51 pm – 6:14 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:14 pm – 7:51 pmShubhgood
7:51 pm – 9:28 pmAmritgood
9:28 pm – 11:06 pmCharneutral
11:06 pm – 12:43 amRogavoid
12:43 am – 2:20 amKaalavoid
2:20 am – 3:58 amLabhgood
3:58 am – 5:35 amUdvegavoid
5:35 am – 7:12 amShubhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:21 pm – 1:05 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:18 am Monday, moonset 2:29 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 Sun on a Sunday.

7:12 am – 8:07 amSun
8:07 am – 9:02 amVenus
9:02 am – 9:57 amMercury
9:57 am – 10:53 amMoon
10:53 am – 11:48 amSaturn
11:48 am – 12:43 pmJupiter
12:43 pm – 1:38 pmMars
1:38 pm – 2:33 pmSun
2:33 pm – 3:28 pmVenus
3:28 pm – 4:23 pmMercury
4:23 pm – 5:18 pmMoon
5:18 pm – 6:14 pmSaturn
6:14 pm – 7:18 pmJupiter
7:18 pm – 8:23 pmMars
8:23 pm – 9:28 pmSun
9:28 pm – 10:33 pmVenus
10:33 pm – 11:38 pmMercury
11:38 pm – 12:43 amMoon
12:43 am – 1:48 amSaturn
1:48 am – 2:53 amJupiter
2:53 am – 3:58 amMars
3:58 am – 5:03 amSun
5:03 am – 6:08 amVenus
6:08 am – 7:12 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 11:37 am, tithi and karana at 4:09 pm, nakshatra at 9:37 pm, karana at 5:10 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:51 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 3 January 2027?

Krishna Ekadashi, until 4:09 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:12 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 3 January 2027?

4:51 pm to 6:14 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:43 pm to 2:05 pm and Gulikai 3:28 pm to 4:51 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 3 January 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:57 am to 11:20 am, Amrit 11:20 am to 12:43 pm, Shubh 2:05 pm to 3:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:21 pm to 1:05 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 3 January 2027?

Moonrise is at 4:18 am on Monday 4 January.

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

How this was computed
Calculated for Mumbai (19.0760°N, 72.8777°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.