Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Wednesday, 8 December 2027

Wednesday 8 December 2027

Rahu Kalam12:30 pm – 1:53 pm
Yamagandam8:22 am – 9:45 am
Gulikai11:07 am – 12:30 pm
TithiShukla Dashami until 2:59 am Thursday

Sunrise 6:59 am, sunset 6:01 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dashami

until 2:59 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada

until 4:13 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 6:35 am Thursday

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 2:31 pm; then Gara until 2:59 am Thursday

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

12:30 pm – 1:53 pm

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

Yamagandam

8:22 am – 9:45 am

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

Gulikai

11:07 am – 12:30 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.

Day
6:59 am – 8:22 amLabhgood
8:22 am – 9:45 amAmritgood
9:45 am – 11:07 amKaalavoid
11:07 am – 12:30 pmShubhgood
12:30 pm – 1:53 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:53 pm – 3:16 pmUdvegavoid
3:16 pm – 4:38 pmCharneutral
4:38 pm – 6:01 pmLabhgood
Night
6:01 pm – 7:38 pmUdvegavoid
7:38 pm – 9:16 pmShubhgood
9:16 pm – 10:53 pmAmritgood
10:53 pm – 12:30 amCharneutral
12:30 am – 2:08 amRogavoid
2:08 am – 3:45 amKaalavoid
3:45 am – 5:22 amLabhgood
5:22 am – 7:00 amUdvegavoid

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:08 pm – 12:52 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 1:52 pm, moonset 2:33 am Thursday.

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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

6:59 am – 7:54 amMercury
7:54 am – 8:50 amMoon
8:50 am – 9:45 amSaturn
9:45 am – 10:40 amJupiter
10:40 am – 11:35 amMars
11:35 am – 12:30 pmSun
12:30 pm – 1:25 pmVenus
1:25 pm – 2:20 pmMercury
2:20 pm – 3:16 pmMoon
3:16 pm – 4:11 pmSaturn
4:11 pm – 5:06 pmJupiter
5:06 pm – 6:01 pmMars
6:01 pm – 7:06 pmSun
7:06 pm – 8:11 pmVenus
8:11 pm – 9:16 pmMercury
9:16 pm – 10:21 pmMoon
10:21 pm – 11:26 pmSaturn
11:26 pm – 12:30 amJupiter
12:30 am – 1:35 amMars
1:35 am – 2:40 amSun
2:40 am – 3:45 amVenus
3:45 am – 4:50 amMercury
4:50 am – 5:55 amMoon
5:55 am – 7:00 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 2:31 pm, nakshatra at 4:13 pm, tithi and karana at 2:59 am Thursday, yoga at 6:35 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:30 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 8 December 2027?

Shukla Dashami, until 2:59 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:59 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 8 December 2027?

12:30 pm to 1:53 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:22 am to 9:45 am and Gulikai 11:07 am to 12:30 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 8 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 6:59 am to 8:22 am, Amrit 8:22 am to 9:45 am, Shubh 11:07 am to 12:30 pm, Labh 4:38 pm to 6:01 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:08 pm to 12:52 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 8 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 1:52 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.