Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Wednesday, 15 December 2027

Wednesday 15 December 2027

Rahu Kalam12:33 pm – 1:56 pm
Yamagandam8:26 am – 9:48 am
Gulikai11:11 am – 12:33 pm
TithiKrishna Dwitiya until 4:14 pm

Sunrise 7:03 am, sunset 6:03 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Dwitiya

until 4:14 pm

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 11:22 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 · Shukla

until 1:16 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 · Gara

until 4:14 pm; then Vanija until 2:48 am Thursday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 2:48 am to 1:22 pm on Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

12:33 pm – 1:56 pm

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

Yamagandam

8:26 am – 9:48 am

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

Gulikai

11:11 am – 12:33 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
7:03 am – 8:26 amLabhgood
8:26 am – 9:48 amAmritgood
9:48 am – 11:11 amKaalavoid
11:11 am – 12:33 pmShubhgood
12:33 pm – 1:56 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:56 pm – 3:18 pmUdvegavoid
3:18 pm – 4:41 pmCharneutral
4:41 pm – 6:03 pmLabhgood
Night
6:03 pm – 7:41 pmUdvegavoid
7:41 pm – 9:19 pmShubhgood
9:19 pm – 10:56 pmAmritgood
10:56 pm – 12:34 amCharneutral
12:34 am – 2:11 amRogavoid
2:11 am – 3:49 amKaalavoid
3:49 am – 5:26 amLabhgood
5:26 am – 7:04 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

12:11 pm – 12:55 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 7:58 pm, moonset 8:31 am.

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.

7:03 am – 7:58 amMercury
7:58 am – 8:53 amMoon
8:53 am – 9:48 amSaturn
9:48 am – 10:43 amJupiter
10:43 am – 11:38 amMars
11:38 am – 12:33 pmSun
12:33 pm – 1:28 pmVenus
1:28 pm – 2:23 pmMercury
2:23 pm – 3:18 pmMoon
3:18 pm – 4:13 pmSaturn
4:13 pm – 5:08 pmJupiter
5:08 pm – 6:03 pmMars
6:03 pm – 7:08 pmSun
7:08 pm – 8:13 pmVenus
8:13 pm – 9:19 pmMercury
9:19 pm – 10:24 pmMoon
10:24 pm – 11:29 pmSaturn
11:29 pm – 12:34 amJupiter
12:34 am – 1:39 amMars
1:39 am – 2:44 amSun
2:44 am – 3:49 amVenus
3:49 am – 4:54 amMercury
4:54 am – 5:59 amMoon
5:59 am – 7:04 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:22 am, yoga at 1:16 pm, tithi and karana at 4:14 pm, karana at 2:48 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:33 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 15 December 2027?

Krishna Dwitiya, until 4:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:03 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 15 December 2027?

12:33 pm to 1:56 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:26 am to 9:48 am and Gulikai 11:11 am to 12:33 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 15 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 7:03 am to 8:26 am, Amrit 8:26 am to 9:48 am, Shubh 11:11 am to 12:33 pm, Labh 4:41 pm to 6:03 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:11 pm to 12:55 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 15 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 7:58 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.