Mumbai, Saturday, 16 January 2027
Saturday 16 January 2027
The next day, Sunday 17 January
Sunrise 7:15 am, sunset 6:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 1:44 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashwini
until 11:39 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 · Siddha
until 2:39 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 · Bava
until 1:44 pm; then Balava until 1:11 am Sunday
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
10:01 am – 11:25 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:12 pm – 3:35 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:15 am – 8:38 am
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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 am – 8:38 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:38 am – 10:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:01 am – 11:25 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:25 am – 12:48 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:48 pm – 2:12 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:12 pm – 3:35 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:35 pm – 4:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:58 pm – 6:22 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 pm – 7:58 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:58 pm – 9:35 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:35 pm – 11:12 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:12 pm – 12:48 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:48 am – 2:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:25 am – 4:01 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:01 am – 5:38 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:38 am – 7:15 am | Labh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:26 pm – 1:10 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:26 pm, moonset 1:36 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 7:15 am – 8:10 am | Saturn |
| 8:10 am – 9:06 am | Jupiter |
| 9:06 am – 10:01 am | Mars |
| 10:01 am – 10:57 am | Sun |
| 10:57 am – 11:53 am | Venus |
| 11:53 am – 12:48 pm | Mercury |
| 12:48 pm – 1:44 pm | Moon |
| 1:44 pm – 2:39 pm | Saturn |
| 2:39 pm – 3:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:35 pm – 4:31 pm | Mars |
| 4:31 pm – 5:26 pm | Sun |
| 5:26 pm – 6:22 pm | Venus |
| 6:22 pm – 7:26 pm | Mercury |
| 7:26 pm – 8:31 pm | Moon |
| 8:31 pm – 9:35 pm | Saturn |
| 9:35 pm – 10:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:39 pm – 11:44 pm | Mars |
| 11:44 pm – 12:48 am | Sun |
| 12:48 am – 1:53 am | Venus |
| 1:53 am – 2:57 am | Mercury |
| 2:57 am – 4:01 am | Moon |
| 4:01 am – 5:06 am | Saturn |
| 5:06 am – 6:10 am | Jupiter |
| 6:10 am – 7:15 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 7 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 1:44 pm, yoga at 2:39 pm, nakshatra at 11:39 pm, karana at 1:11 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:01 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 16 January 2027?
Shukla Ashtami, until 1:44 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:15 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 16 January 2027?
10:01 am to 11:25 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:12 pm to 3:35 pm and Gulikai 7:15 am to 8:38 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 16 January 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 8:38 am to 10:01 am, Labh 2:12 pm to 3:35 pm, Amrit 3:35 pm to 4:58 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:26 pm to 1:10 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 16 January 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:26 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Mumbai (19.0760°N, 72.8777°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.