Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Wednesday, 6 January 2027

Wednesday 6 January 2027

Rahu Kalam12:44 pm – 2:07 pm
Yamagandam8:36 am – 9:59 am
Gulikai11:21 am – 12:44 pm
TithiKrishna Chaturdashi until 11:15 pm

Sunrise 7:13 am, sunset 6:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi

until 11:15 pm

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

Nakshatra · Moola

until 6:08 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 · Vriddhi

until 1:32 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 · Vishti

until 9:56 am; then Shakuni until 11:15 pm

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:13 am to 9:56 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

12:44 pm – 2:07 pm

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

Yamagandam

8:36 am – 9:59 am

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

Gulikai

11:21 am – 12:44 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.

Day
7:13 am – 8:36 amLabhgood
8:36 am – 9:59 amAmritgood
9:59 am – 11:21 amKaalavoid
11:21 am – 12:44 pmShubhgood
12:44 pm – 2:07 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
2:07 pm – 3:30 pmUdvegavoid
3:30 pm – 4:53 pmCharneutral
4:53 pm – 6:15 pmLabhgood
Night
6:15 pm – 7:53 pmUdvegavoid
7:53 pm – 9:30 pmShubhgood
9:30 pm – 11:07 pmAmritgood
11:07 pm – 12:44 amCharneutral
12:44 am – 2:22 amRogavoid
2:22 am – 3:59 amKaalavoid
3:59 am – 5:36 amLabhgood
5:36 am – 7:13 amUdvegavoid

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:22 pm – 1:06 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 6:53 am Thursday, moonset 4:54 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

7:13 am – 8:08 amMercury
8:08 am – 9:03 amMoon
9:03 am – 9:59 amSaturn
9:59 am – 10:54 amJupiter
10:54 am – 11:49 amMars
11:49 am – 12:44 pmSun
12:44 pm – 1:39 pmVenus
1:39 pm – 2:35 pmMercury
2:35 pm – 3:30 pmMoon
3:30 pm – 4:25 pmSaturn
4:25 pm – 5:20 pmJupiter
5:20 pm – 6:15 pmMars
6:15 pm – 7:20 pmSun
7:20 pm – 8:25 pmVenus
8:25 pm – 9:30 pmMercury
9:30 pm – 10:35 pmMoon
10:35 pm – 11:39 pmSaturn
11:39 pm – 12:44 amJupiter
12:44 am – 1:49 amMars
1:49 am – 2:54 amSun
2:54 am – 3:59 amVenus
3:59 am – 5:04 amMercury
5:04 am – 6:08 amMoon
6:08 am – 7:13 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 9:56 am, yoga at 1:32 pm, tithi and karana at 11:15 pm, nakshatra at 6:08 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:44 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 6 January 2027?

Krishna Chaturdashi, until 11:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:13 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 6 January 2027?

12:44 pm to 2:07 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:36 am to 9:59 am and Gulikai 11:21 am to 12:44 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 6 January 2027?

During daylight: Labh 7:13 am to 8:36 am, Amrit 8:36 am to 9:59 am, Shubh 11:21 am to 12:44 pm, Labh 4:53 pm to 6:15 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:22 pm to 1:06 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 6 January 2027?

Moonrise is at 6:53 am on Thursday 7 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.