Mumbai, Monday, 17 May 2027
Monday 17 May 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Tuesday 18 May
Sunrise 6:03 am, sunset 7:07 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 7:07 pm to 9:31 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 4:29 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Hasta
until 11:29 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 · Siddhi
until 1:11 am Tuesday
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 · Balava
until 4:29 pm; then Kaulava until 4:14 am Tuesday
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
7:41 am – 9:19 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:57 am – 12:35 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:13 pm – 3:51 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:03 am – 7:41 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:41 am – 9:19 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:19 am – 10:57 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:57 am – 12:35 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:35 pm – 2:13 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:13 pm – 3:51 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:51 pm – 5:29 pm | Labh | good |
| 5:29 pm – 7:07 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:07 pm – 8:29 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:29 pm – 9:51 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:51 pm – 11:13 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:13 pm – 12:35 am | Labh | good |
| 12:35 am – 1:57 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:57 am – 3:19 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:19 am – 4:41 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:41 am – 6:03 am | Char | neutral |
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 4:28 pm, moonset 4:04 am Tuesday.
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 Moon on a Monday.
| 6:03 am – 7:09 am | Moon |
| 7:09 am – 8:14 am | Saturn |
| 8:14 am – 9:19 am | Jupiter |
| 9:19 am – 10:24 am | Mars |
| 10:24 am – 11:30 am | Sun |
| 11:30 am – 12:35 pm | Venus |
| 12:35 pm – 1:40 pm | Mercury |
| 1:40 pm – 2:46 pm | Moon |
| 2:46 pm – 3:51 pm | Saturn |
| 3:51 pm – 4:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:56 pm – 6:01 pm | Mars |
| 6:01 pm – 7:07 pm | Sun |
| 7:07 pm – 8:01 pm | Venus |
| 8:01 pm – 8:56 pm | Mercury |
| 8:56 pm – 9:51 pm | Moon |
| 9:51 pm – 10:45 pm | Saturn |
| 10:45 pm – 11:40 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:40 pm – 12:35 am | Mars |
| 12:35 am – 1:30 am | Sun |
| 1:30 am – 2:24 am | Venus |
| 2:24 am – 3:19 am | Mercury |
| 3:19 am – 4:14 am | Moon |
| 4:14 am – 5:08 am | Saturn |
| 5:08 am – 6:03 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:29 am, tithi and karana at 4:29 pm, yoga at 1:11 am Tuesday, karana at 4:14 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:41 am in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 17 May 2027?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 4:29 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:03 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 17 May 2027?
7:41 am to 9:19 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:57 am to 12:35 pm and Gulikai 2:13 pm to 3:51 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 17 May 2027?
During daylight: Amrit 6:03 am to 7:41 am, Shubh 9:19 am to 10:57 am, Labh 3:51 pm to 5:29 pm, Amrit 5:29 pm to 7:07 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 1:01 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 17 May 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:28 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.