Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Sunday, 16 May 2027

Sunday 16 May 2027

Rahu Kalam5:29 pm – 7:06 pm
Yamagandam12:35 pm – 2:13 pm
Gulikai3:51 pm – 5:29 pm
TithiShukla Ekadashi until 5:14 pm

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

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi

until 5:14 pm

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni

until 11:36 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 · Vajra

until 2:43 am Monday

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 · Vishti

until 5:14 pm; then Bava until 4:49 am Monday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:04 am to 5:14 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

5:29 pm – 7:06 pm

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

Yamagandam

12:35 pm – 2:13 pm

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

Gulikai

3:51 pm – 5:29 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
6:04 am – 7:41 amUdvegavoid
7:41 am – 9:19 amCharneutral
9:19 am – 10:57 amLabhgood
10:57 am – 12:35 pmAmritgood
12:35 pm – 2:13 pmKaalavoid
2:13 pm – 3:51 pmShubhgood
3:51 pm – 5:29 pmRogavoid
5:29 pm – 7:06 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
7:06 pm – 8:28 pmShubhgood
8:28 pm – 9:51 pmAmritgood
9:51 pm – 11:13 pmCharneutral
11:13 pm – 12:35 amRogavoid
12:35 am – 1:57 amKaalavoid
1:57 am – 3:19 amLabhgood
3:19 am – 4:41 amUdvegavoid
4:41 am – 6:03 amShubhgood

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 3:33 pm, moonset 3:26 am Monday.

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: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:04 am – 7:09 amSun
7:09 am – 8:14 amVenus
8:14 am – 9:19 amMercury
9:19 am – 10:24 amMoon
10:24 am – 11:30 amSaturn
11:30 am – 12:35 pmJupiter
12:35 pm – 1:40 pmMars
1:40 pm – 2:45 pmSun
2:45 pm – 3:51 pmVenus
3:51 pm – 4:56 pmMercury
4:56 pm – 6:01 pmMoon
6:01 pm – 7:06 pmSaturn
7:06 pm – 8:01 pmJupiter
8:01 pm – 8:56 pmMars
8:56 pm – 9:51 pmSun
9:51 pm – 10:45 pmVenus
10:45 pm – 11:40 pmMercury
11:40 pm – 12:35 amMoon
12:35 am – 1:30 amSaturn
1:30 am – 2:24 amJupiter
2:24 am – 3:19 amMars
3:19 am – 4:14 amSun
4:14 am – 5:08 amVenus
5:08 am – 6:03 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:36 am, tithi and karana at 5:14 pm, yoga at 2:43 am Monday, karana at 4:49 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 5:29 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 16 May 2027?

Shukla Ekadashi, until 5:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:04 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 16 May 2027?

5:29 pm to 7:06 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:35 pm to 2:13 pm and Gulikai 3:51 pm to 5:29 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 16 May 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:19 am to 10:57 am, Amrit 10:57 am to 12:35 pm, Shubh 2:13 pm to 3:51 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 1:01 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 16 May 2027?

Moonrise is at 3:33 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.