Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Wednesday, 17 March 2027

Wednesday 17 March 2027

Rahu Kalam12:47 pm – 2:18 pm
Yamagandam8:16 am – 9:46 am
Gulikai11:17 am – 12:47 pm
TithiShukla Dashami until 4:22 am Thursday

Sunrise 6:45 am, sunset 6:49 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dashami

until 4:22 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 6:46 am; then Punarvasu until 5:08 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 · Saubhagya

until 8:53 am; then Shobhana until 5:47 am Thursday

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 · Taitila

until 5:34 pm; then Gara until 4:22 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 – 2:18 pm

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

Yamagandam

8:16 am – 9:46 am

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

Gulikai

11:17 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
6:45 am – 8:16 amLabhgood
8:16 am – 9:46 amAmritgood
9:46 am – 11:17 amKaalavoid
11:17 am – 12:47 pmShubhgood
12:47 pm – 2:18 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
2:18 pm – 3:48 pmUdvegavoid
3:48 pm – 5:18 pmCharneutral
5:18 pm – 6:49 pmLabhgood
Night
6:49 pm – 8:18 pmUdvegavoid
8:18 pm – 9:48 pmShubhgood
9:48 pm – 11:17 pmAmritgood
11:17 pm – 12:47 amCharneutral
12:47 am – 2:16 amRogavoid
2:16 am – 3:46 amKaalavoid
3:46 am – 5:15 amLabhgood
5:15 am – 6:45 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

12:23 pm – 1:11 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 1:49 pm, moonset 3:22 am Thursday.

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.

6:45 am – 7:46 amMercury
7:46 am – 8:46 amMoon
8:46 am – 9:46 amSaturn
9:46 am – 10:47 amJupiter
10:47 am – 11:47 amMars
11:47 am – 12:47 pmSun
12:47 pm – 1:47 pmVenus
1:47 pm – 2:48 pmMercury
2:48 pm – 3:48 pmMoon
3:48 pm – 4:48 pmSaturn
4:48 pm – 5:49 pmJupiter
5:49 pm – 6:49 pmMars
6:49 pm – 7:48 pmSun
7:48 pm – 8:48 pmVenus
8:48 pm – 9:48 pmMercury
9:48 pm – 10:47 pmMoon
10:47 pm – 11:47 pmSaturn
11:47 pm – 12:47 amJupiter
12:47 am – 1:46 amMars
1:46 am – 2:46 amSun
2:46 am – 3:46 amVenus
3:46 am – 4:45 amMercury
4:45 am – 5:45 amMoon
5:45 am – 6:45 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 6:46 am, yoga at 8:53 am, karana at 5:34 pm, tithi and karana at 4:22 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:08 am Thursday, yoga at 5:47 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 17 March 2027?

Shukla Dashami, until 4:22 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:45 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 17 March 2027?

12:47 pm to 2:18 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:16 am to 9:46 am and Gulikai 11:17 am to 12:47 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 17 March 2027?

During daylight: Labh 6:45 am to 8:16 am, Amrit 8:16 am to 9:46 am, Shubh 11:17 am to 12:47 pm, Labh 5:18 pm to 6:49 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:23 pm to 1:11 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 17 March 2027?

Moonrise is at 1:49 pm.

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.