Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Wednesday, 13 January 2027

Wednesday 13 January 2027

Rahu Kalam12:47 pm – 2:10 pm
Yamagandam8:37 am – 10:01 am
Gulikai11:24 am – 12:47 pm
TithiShukla Panchami until 1:02 pm

Sunrise 7:14 am, sunset 6:20 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Panchami

until 1:02 pm

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

Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada

until 10:05 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 · Variyana

until 5:54 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 · Balava

until 1:02 pm; then Kaulava until 1:36 am Thursday

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

12:47 pm – 2:10 pm

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

Yamagandam

8:37 am – 10:01 am

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

Gulikai

11:24 am – 12:47 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
7:14 am – 8:37 amLabhgood
8:37 am – 10:01 amAmritgood
10:01 am – 11:24 amKaalavoid
11:24 am – 12:47 pmShubhgood
12:47 pm – 2:10 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
2:10 pm – 3:33 pmUdvegavoid
3:33 pm – 4:57 pmCharneutral
4:57 pm – 6:20 pmLabhgood
Night
6:20 pm – 7:57 pmUdvegavoid
7:57 pm – 9:34 pmShubhgood
9:34 pm – 11:10 pmAmritgood
11:10 pm – 12:47 amCharneutral
12:47 am – 2:24 amRogavoid
2:24 am – 4:01 amKaalavoid
4:01 am – 5:38 amLabhgood
5:38 am – 7:14 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

12:25 pm – 1:09 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 10:39 am, moonset 10:53 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.

7:14 am – 8:10 amMercury
8:10 am – 9:05 amMoon
9:05 am – 10:01 amSaturn
10:01 am – 10:56 amJupiter
10:56 am – 11:52 amMars
11:52 am – 12:47 pmSun
12:47 pm – 1:43 pmVenus
1:43 pm – 2:38 pmMercury
2:38 pm – 3:33 pmMoon
3:33 pm – 4:29 pmSaturn
4:29 pm – 5:24 pmJupiter
5:24 pm – 6:20 pmMars
6:20 pm – 7:24 pmSun
7:24 pm – 8:29 pmVenus
8:29 pm – 9:34 pmMercury
9:34 pm – 10:38 pmMoon
10:38 pm – 11:43 pmSaturn
11:43 pm – 12:47 amJupiter
12:47 am – 1:52 amMars
1:52 am – 2:56 amSun
2:56 am – 4:01 amVenus
4:01 am – 5:05 amMercury
5:05 am – 6:10 amMoon
6:10 am – 7:14 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 1:02 pm, yoga at 5:54 pm, nakshatra at 10:05 pm, karana at 1:36 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:47 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 13 January 2027?

Shukla Panchami, until 1:02 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:14 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 13 January 2027?

12:47 pm to 2:10 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:37 am to 10:01 am and Gulikai 11:24 am to 12:47 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 13 January 2027?

During daylight: Labh 7:14 am to 8:37 am, Amrit 8:37 am to 10:01 am, Shubh 11:24 am to 12:47 pm, Labh 4:57 pm to 6:20 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:25 pm to 1:09 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 13 January 2027?

Moonrise is at 10:39 am.

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.