Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Monday, 20 December 2027

Monday 20 December 2027

Rahu Kalam8:29 am – 9:51 am
Yamagandam11:13 am – 12:36 pm
Gulikai1:58 pm – 3:21 pm
TithiKrishna Ashtami until 1:53 am Tuesday

Sunrise 7:06 am, sunset 6:06 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 1:53 am Tuesday

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni

until 1:05 am Tuesday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Ayushman

until 5:56 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 · Balava

until 2:41 pm; then Kaulava until 1:53 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

8:29 am – 9:51 am

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

Yamagandam

11:13 am – 12:36 pm

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

Gulikai

1:58 pm – 3:21 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
7:06 am – 8:29 amAmritgood
8:29 am – 9:51 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:51 am – 11:13 amShubhgood
11:13 am – 12:36 pmRogavoid
12:36 pm – 1:58 pmUdvegavoid
1:58 pm – 3:21 pmCharneutral
3:21 pm – 4:43 pmLabhgood
4:43 pm – 6:06 pmAmritgood
Night
6:06 pm – 7:43 pmCharneutral
7:43 pm – 9:21 pmRogavoid
9:21 pm – 10:58 pmKaalavoid
10:58 pm – 12:36 amLabhgood
12:36 am – 2:14 amUdvegavoid
2:14 am – 3:51 amShubhgood
3:51 am – 5:29 amAmritgood
5:29 am – 7:07 amCharneutral

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:14 pm – 12:58 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 1:02 am Tuesday, moonset 12:18 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: the Moon on a Monday.

7:06 am – 8:01 amMoon
8:01 am – 8:56 amSaturn
8:56 am – 9:51 amJupiter
9:51 am – 10:46 amMars
10:46 am – 11:41 amSun
11:41 am – 12:36 pmVenus
12:36 pm – 1:31 pmMercury
1:31 pm – 2:26 pmMoon
2:26 pm – 3:21 pmSaturn
3:21 pm – 4:16 pmJupiter
4:16 pm – 5:11 pmMars
5:11 pm – 6:06 pmSun
6:06 pm – 7:11 pmVenus
7:11 pm – 8:16 pmMercury
8:16 pm – 9:21 pmMoon
9:21 pm – 10:26 pmSaturn
10:26 pm – 11:31 pmJupiter
11:31 pm – 12:36 amMars
12:36 am – 1:41 amSun
1:41 am – 2:46 amVenus
2:46 am – 3:51 amMercury
3:51 am – 4:56 amMoon
4:56 am – 6:01 amSaturn
6:01 am – 7:07 amJupiter

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: karana at 2:41 pm, yoga at 5:56 pm, nakshatra at 1:05 am Tuesday, tithi and karana at 1:53 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:29 am in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 20 December 2027?

Krishna Ashtami, until 1:53 am Tuesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:06 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 20 December 2027?

8:29 am to 9:51 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 11:13 am to 12:36 pm and Gulikai 1:58 pm to 3:21 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 20 December 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 7:06 am to 8:29 am, Shubh 9:51 am to 11:13 am, Labh 3:21 pm to 4:43 pm, Amrit 4:43 pm to 6:06 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:14 pm to 12:58 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 20 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 1:02 am on Tuesday 21 December.

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.