Mumbai, Tuesday, 18 May 2027
Tuesday 18 May 2027
The next day, Wednesday 19 May
Sunrise 6:03 am, sunset 7:07 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 4:04 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Chitra
until 11:43 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 · Vyatipata
until 11:56 pm
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 4:04 pm; then Gara until 4:01 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
3:51 pm – 5:29 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:19 am – 10:57 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:35 pm – 2:13 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:03 am – 7:41 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:41 am – 9:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:19 am – 10:57 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:57 am – 12:35 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:35 pm – 2:13 pm | Amrit | good |
| 2:13 pm – 3:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:51 pm – 5:29 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 5:29 pm – 7:07 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:07 pm – 8:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:29 pm – 9:51 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:51 pm – 11:13 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:13 pm – 12:35 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:35 am – 1:57 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:57 am – 3:19 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:19 am – 4:41 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:41 am – 6:03 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
12:09 pm – 1:01 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:24 pm, moonset 4:45 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.
| 6:03 am – 7:08 am | Mars |
| 7:08 am – 8:14 am | Sun |
| 8:14 am – 9:19 am | Venus |
| 9:19 am – 10:24 am | Mercury |
| 10:24 am – 11:30 am | Moon |
| 11:30 am – 12:35 pm | Saturn |
| 12:35 pm – 1:40 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:40 pm – 2:46 pm | Mars |
| 2:46 pm – 3:51 pm | Sun |
| 3:51 pm – 4:56 pm | Venus |
| 4:56 pm – 6:02 pm | Mercury |
| 6:02 pm – 7:07 pm | Moon |
| 7:07 pm – 8:02 pm | Saturn |
| 8:02 pm – 8:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:56 pm – 9:51 pm | Mars |
| 9:51 pm – 10:46 pm | Sun |
| 10:46 pm – 11:40 pm | Venus |
| 11:40 pm – 12:35 am | Mercury |
| 12:35 am – 1:29 am | Moon |
| 1:29 am – 2:24 am | Saturn |
| 2:24 am – 3:19 am | Jupiter |
| 3:19 am – 4:13 am | Mars |
| 4:13 am – 5:08 am | Sun |
| 5:08 am – 6:03 am | Venus |
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 11:43 am, tithi and karana at 4:04 pm, yoga at 11:56 pm, karana at 4:01 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:51 pm in Mumbai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Mumbai on 18 May 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 4:04 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:03 am in Mumbai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 18 May 2027?
3:51 pm to 5:29 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:19 am to 10:57 am and Gulikai 12:35 pm to 2:13 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 18 May 2027?
During daylight: Labh 10:57 am to 12:35 pm, Amrit 12:35 pm to 2:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 1:01 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 18 May 2027?
Moonrise is at 5:24 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.