Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Sunday, 26 December 2027

Sunday 26 December 2027

Rahu Kalam4:46 pm – 6:09 pm
Yamagandam12:39 pm – 2:01 pm
Gulikai3:24 pm – 4:46 pm
TithiKrishna Chaturdashi until 12:23 am Monday

Sunrise 7:09 am, sunset 6:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi

until 12:23 am Monday

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

Nakshatra · Jyeshtha

until 3:15 am Monday

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

Yoga · Shula

until 8:27 am

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 · Vishti

until 11:54 am; then Shakuni until 12:23 am Monday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:09 am to 11:54 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:46 pm – 6:09 pm

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

Yamagandam

12:39 pm – 2:01 pm

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

Gulikai

3:24 pm – 4:46 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
7:09 am – 8:31 amUdvegavoid
8:31 am – 9:54 amCharneutral
9:54 am – 11:16 amLabhgood
11:16 am – 12:39 pmAmritgood
12:39 pm – 2:01 pmKaalavoid
2:01 pm – 3:24 pmShubhgood
3:24 pm – 4:46 pmRogavoid
4:46 pm – 6:09 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:09 pm – 7:46 pmShubhgood
7:46 pm – 9:24 pmAmritgood
9:24 pm – 11:01 pmCharneutral
11:01 pm – 12:39 amRogavoid
12:39 am – 2:17 amKaalavoid
2:17 am – 3:54 amLabhgood
3:54 am – 5:32 amUdvegavoid
5:32 am – 7:09 amShubhgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:17 pm – 1:01 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 6:44 am Monday, moonset 4:45 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 Sun on a Sunday.

7:09 am – 8:04 amSun
8:04 am – 8:59 amVenus
8:59 am – 9:54 amMercury
9:54 am – 10:49 amMoon
10:49 am – 11:44 amSaturn
11:44 am – 12:39 pmJupiter
12:39 pm – 1:34 pmMars
1:34 pm – 2:29 pmSun
2:29 pm – 3:24 pmVenus
3:24 pm – 4:19 pmMercury
4:19 pm – 5:14 pmMoon
5:14 pm – 6:09 pmSaturn
6:09 pm – 7:14 pmJupiter
7:14 pm – 8:19 pmMars
8:19 pm – 9:24 pmSun
9:24 pm – 10:29 pmVenus
10:29 pm – 11:34 pmMercury
11:34 pm – 12:39 amMoon
12:39 am – 1:44 amSaturn
1:44 am – 2:49 amJupiter
2:49 am – 3:54 amMars
3:54 am – 4:59 amSun
4:59 am – 6:04 amVenus
6:04 am – 7:09 amMercury

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: yoga at 8:27 am, karana at 11:54 am, tithi and karana at 12:23 am Monday, nakshatra at 3:15 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:46 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 26 December 2027?

Krishna Chaturdashi, until 12:23 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:09 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 26 December 2027?

4:46 pm to 6:09 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:39 pm to 2:01 pm and Gulikai 3:24 pm to 4:46 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 26 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:54 am to 11:16 am, Amrit 11:16 am to 12:39 pm, Shubh 2:01 pm to 3:24 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:17 pm to 1:01 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 26 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 6:44 am on Monday 27 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.