Mumbai, Tuesday, 16 March 2027
Tuesday 16 March 2027
The next day, Wednesday 17 March
Sunrise 6:46 am, sunset 6:49 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 8:55 am; then Shukla Navami until 6:44 am Wednesday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 8:13 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Ayushman
until 11:51 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 · Bava
until 8:55 am; then Balava until 7:51 pm; then Kaulava until 6:44 am Wednesday
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
3:48 pm – 5:18 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:47 am – 11:17 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:47 pm – 2:18 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:46 am – 8:17 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:17 am – 9:47 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:47 am – 11:17 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:17 am – 12:47 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:47 pm – 2:18 pm | Amrit | good |
| 2:18 pm – 3:48 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:48 pm – 5:18 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 5:18 pm – 6:49 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:49 pm – 8:18 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:18 pm – 9:48 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:48 pm – 11:17 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:17 pm – 12:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:47 am – 2:17 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:17 am – 3:46 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:46 am – 5:16 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:16 am – 6:45 am | Kaal | 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
12:23 pm – 1:11 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:44 pm, moonset 2:28 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:46 am – 7:46 am | Mars |
| 7:46 am – 8:47 am | Sun |
| 8:47 am – 9:47 am | Venus |
| 9:47 am – 10:47 am | Mercury |
| 10:47 am – 11:47 am | Moon |
| 11:47 am – 12:47 pm | Saturn |
| 12:47 pm – 1:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:48 pm – 2:48 pm | Mars |
| 2:48 pm – 3:48 pm | Sun |
| 3:48 pm – 4:48 pm | Venus |
| 4:48 pm – 5:48 pm | Mercury |
| 5:48 pm – 6:49 pm | Moon |
| 6:49 pm – 7:48 pm | Saturn |
| 7:48 pm – 8:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:48 pm – 9:48 pm | Mars |
| 9:48 pm – 10:47 pm | Sun |
| 10:47 pm – 11:47 pm | Venus |
| 11:47 pm – 12:47 am | Mercury |
| 12:47 am – 1:47 am | Moon |
| 1:47 am – 2:46 am | Saturn |
| 2:46 am – 3:46 am | Jupiter |
| 3:46 am – 4:46 am | Mars |
| 4:46 am – 5:46 am | Sun |
| 5:46 am – 6:45 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:13 am, tithi and karana at 8:55 am, yoga at 11:51 am, karana at 7:51 pm, tithi and karana at 6:44 am Wednesday. Shukla Navami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:48 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 16 March 2027?
Shukla Ashtami, until 8:55 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:46 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 16 March 2027?
3:48 pm to 5:18 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:47 am to 11:17 am and Gulikai 12:47 pm to 2:18 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 16 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 11:17 am to 12:47 pm, Amrit 12:47 pm to 2:18 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:23 pm to 1:11 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 16 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:44 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.