Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Thursday, 23 September 2027

Thursday 23 September 2027

Rahu Kalam2:02 pm – 3:33 pm
Yamagandam6:27 am – 7:58 am
Gulikai9:29 am – 11:00 am
TithiKrishna Ashtami until 2:58 am Friday

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 6:27 am, sunset 6:34 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

On this day

  • Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 2:58 am Friday

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

Nakshatra · Mrigashira

until 5:07 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 · Vyatipata

until 11:36 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 · Balava

until 3:50 pm; then Kaulava until 2:58 am Friday

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

2:02 pm – 3:33 pm

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

Yamagandam

6:27 am – 7:58 am

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

Gulikai

9:29 am – 11:00 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.

Day
6:27 am – 7:58 amShubhgood
7:58 am – 9:29 amRogavoid
9:29 am – 11:00 amUdvegavoid
11:00 am – 12:31 pmCharneutral
12:31 pm – 2:02 pmLabhgood
2:02 pm – 3:33 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
3:33 pm – 5:04 pmKaalavoid
5:04 pm – 6:34 pmShubhgood
Night
6:34 pm – 8:04 pmAmritgood
8:04 pm – 9:33 pmCharneutral
9:33 pm – 11:02 pmRogavoid
11:02 pm – 12:31 amKaalavoid
12:31 am – 2:00 amLabhgood
2:00 am – 3:29 amUdvegavoid
3:29 am – 4:58 amShubhgood
4:58 am – 6:27 amAmritgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:07 pm – 12:55 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:17 am Friday, moonset 1:00 pm.

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: Jupiter on a Thursday.

6:27 am – 7:28 amJupiter
7:28 am – 8:28 amMars
8:28 am – 9:29 amSun
9:29 am – 10:30 amVenus
10:30 am – 11:30 amMercury
11:30 am – 12:31 pmMoon
12:31 pm – 1:31 pmSaturn
1:31 pm – 2:32 pmJupiter
2:32 pm – 3:33 pmMars
3:33 pm – 4:33 pmSun
4:33 pm – 5:34 pmVenus
5:34 pm – 6:34 pmMercury
6:34 pm – 7:34 pmMoon
7:34 pm – 8:33 pmSaturn
8:33 pm – 9:33 pmJupiter
9:33 pm – 10:32 pmMars
10:32 pm – 11:32 pmSun
11:32 pm – 12:31 amVenus
12:31 am – 1:30 amMercury
1:30 am – 2:30 amMoon
2:30 am – 3:29 amSaturn
3:29 am – 4:29 amJupiter
4:29 am – 5:28 amMars
5:28 am – 6:27 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:50 pm, nakshatra at 5:07 pm, yoga at 11:36 pm, tithi and karana at 2:58 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:02 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 23 September 2027?

Krishna Ashtami, until 2:58 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:27 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 23 September 2027?

2:02 pm to 3:33 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:27 am to 7:58 am and Gulikai 9:29 am to 11:00 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 23 September 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 6:27 am to 7:58 am, Labh 12:31 pm to 2:02 pm, Shubh 5:04 pm to 6:34 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:07 pm to 12:55 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 23 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 12:17 am on Friday 24 September.

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.