Shastra Panchangam

Mumbai, Wednesday, 29 December 2027

Wednesday 29 December 2027

Rahu Kalam12:40 pm – 2:03 pm
Yamagandam8:33 am – 9:55 am
Gulikai11:18 am – 12:40 pm
TithiShukla Dwitiya until 5:41 am Thursday

Sunrise 7:10 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya

until 5:41 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha

until 7:26 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 · Dhruva

until 8:19 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 · Balava

until 4:32 pm; then Kaulava until 5:41 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

12:40 pm – 2:03 pm

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

Yamagandam

8:33 am – 9:55 am

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

Gulikai

11:18 am – 12:40 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
7:10 am – 8:33 amLabhgood
8:33 am – 9:55 amAmritgood
9:55 am – 11:18 amKaalavoid
11:18 am – 12:40 pmShubhgood
12:40 pm – 2:03 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
2:03 pm – 3:25 pmUdvegavoid
3:25 pm – 4:48 pmCharneutral
4:48 pm – 6:10 pmLabhgood
Night
6:10 pm – 7:48 pmUdvegavoid
7:48 pm – 9:25 pmShubhgood
9:25 pm – 11:03 pmAmritgood
11:03 pm – 12:41 amCharneutral
12:41 am – 2:18 amRogavoid
2:18 am – 3:56 amKaalavoid
3:56 am – 5:33 amLabhgood
5:33 am – 7:11 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

12:18 pm – 1:02 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 8:20 am, moonset 7:29 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

7:10 am – 8:05 amMercury
8:05 am – 9:00 amMoon
9:00 am – 9:55 amSaturn
9:55 am – 10:50 amJupiter
10:50 am – 11:45 amMars
11:45 am – 12:40 pmSun
12:40 pm – 1:35 pmVenus
1:35 pm – 2:30 pmMercury
2:30 pm – 3:25 pmMoon
3:25 pm – 4:20 pmSaturn
4:20 pm – 5:15 pmJupiter
5:15 pm – 6:10 pmMars
6:10 pm – 7:15 pmSun
7:15 pm – 8:20 pmVenus
8:20 pm – 9:25 pmMercury
9:25 pm – 10:30 pmMoon
10:30 pm – 11:35 pmSaturn
11:35 pm – 12:41 amJupiter
12:41 am – 1:46 amMars
1:46 am – 2:51 amSun
2:51 am – 3:56 amVenus
3:56 am – 5:01 amMercury
5:01 am – 6:06 amMoon
6:06 am – 7:11 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 7:26 am, yoga at 8:19 am, karana at 4:32 pm, tithi and karana at 5:41 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:40 pm in Mumbai.

Questions

What is the tithi in Mumbai on 29 December 2027?

Shukla Dwitiya, until 5:41 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:10 am in Mumbai).

When is Rahu Kalam in Mumbai on 29 December 2027?

12:40 pm to 2:03 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:33 am to 9:55 am and Gulikai 11:18 am to 12:40 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Mumbai on 29 December 2027?

During daylight: Labh 7:10 am to 8:33 am, Amrit 8:33 am to 9:55 am, Shubh 11:18 am to 12:40 pm, Labh 4:48 pm to 6:10 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:18 pm to 1:02 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Mumbai on 29 December 2027?

Moonrise is at 8:20 am.

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.