Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Saturday, 15 May 2027

Saturday 15 May 2027

Rahu Kalam9:19 am – 10:57 am
Yamagandam2:13 pm – 3:50 pm
Gulikai6:04 am – 7:42 am
TithiShukla Dashami until 6:18 pm

Sunrise 6:04 am, sunset 7:06 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dashami

until 6:18 pm

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

Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni

until 12:00 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 · Vyaghata

until 6:34 am; then Harshana until 4:31 am Sunday

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 6:57 am; then Gara until 6:18 pm; then Vanija until 5:44 am Sunday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 5:44 am to 5:14 pm on Sunday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

9:19 am – 10:57 am

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

Yamagandam

2:13 pm – 3:50 pm

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

Gulikai

6:04 am – 7:42 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
6:04 am – 7:42 amKaalavoid
7:42 am – 9:19 amShubhgood
9:19 am – 10:57 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
10:57 am – 12:35 pmUdvegavoid
12:35 pm – 2:13 pmCharneutral
2:13 pm – 3:50 pmLabhgood
3:50 pm – 5:28 pmAmritgood
5:28 pm – 7:06 pmKaalavoid
Night
7:06 pm – 8:28 pmLabhgood
8:28 pm – 9:50 pmUdvegavoid
9:50 pm – 11:13 pmShubhgood
11:13 pm – 12:35 amAmritgood
12:35 am – 1:57 amCharneutral
1:57 am – 3:19 amRogavoid
3:19 am – 4:41 amKaalavoid
4:41 am – 6:04 amLabhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:09 pm – 1:01 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 2:38 pm, moonset 2:49 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.

6:04 am – 7:09 amSaturn
7:09 am – 8:14 amJupiter
8:14 am – 9:19 amMars
9:19 am – 10:25 amSun
10:25 am – 11:30 amVenus
11:30 am – 12:35 pmMercury
12:35 pm – 1:40 pmMoon
1:40 pm – 2:45 pmSaturn
2:45 pm – 3:50 pmJupiter
3:50 pm – 4:56 pmMars
4:56 pm – 6:01 pmSun
6:01 pm – 7:06 pmVenus
7:06 pm – 8:01 pmMercury
8:01 pm – 8:56 pmMoon
8:56 pm – 9:50 pmSaturn
9:50 pm – 10:45 pmJupiter
10:45 pm – 11:40 pmMars
11:40 pm – 12:35 amSun
12:35 am – 1:30 amVenus
1:30 am – 2:24 amMercury
2:24 am – 3:19 amMoon
3:19 am – 4:14 amSaturn
4:14 am – 5:09 amJupiter
5:09 am – 6:04 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 6:34 am, karana at 6:57 am, nakshatra at 12:00 pm, tithi and karana at 6:18 pm, yoga at 4:31 am Sunday, karana at 5:44 am Sunday.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:19 am in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 15 May 2027?

Shukla Dashami, until 6:18 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:04 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 15 May 2027?

9:19 am to 10:57 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:13 pm to 3:50 pm and Gulikai 6:04 am to 7:42 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 15 May 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 7:42 am to 9:19 am, Labh 2:13 pm to 3:50 pm, Amrit 3:50 pm to 5:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 1:01 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 15 May 2027?

Moonrise is at 2:38 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.