Shastra Panchangam

Philadelphia, Tuesday, 16 March 2027

Tuesday 16 March 2027

Rahu Kalam4:09 pm – 5:39 pm
Yamagandam10:10 am – 11:40 am
Gulikai1:10 pm – 2:39 pm
TithiShukla Navami until 9:14 pm

On Tuesday 16 March 2027 in Philadelphia, the tithi is Shukla Navami until 9:14 pm EDT; Rahu Kalam is 4:09 pm to 5:39 pm EDT. Sunrise 7:11 am, sunset 7:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Navami

until 9:14 pm

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 9:16 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 · Saubhagya

until 11:23 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 10:21 am; then Kaulava until 9:14 pm

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

4:09 pm – 5:39 pm

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

Yamagandam

10:10 am – 11:40 am

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

Gulikai

1:10 pm – 2:39 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
7:11 am – 8:40 amRogamavoid
8:40 am – 10:10 amLaabamgood
10:10 am – 11:40 amDhanamgood
11:40 am – 1:10 pmSugamgood
1:10 pm – 2:39 pmSoramavoid
2:39 pm – 4:09 pmUthigood
4:09 pm – 5:39 pmVishamavoid
5:39 pm – 7:09 pmAmirdhagood
Night
7:09 pm – 8:39 pmSoramavoid
8:39 pm – 10:09 pmUthigood
10:09 pm – 11:39 pmVishamavoid
11:39 pm – 1:09 amAmirdhagood
1:09 am – 2:39 amRogamavoid
2:39 am – 4:09 amLaabamgood
4:09 am – 5:39 amDhanamgood
5:39 am – 7:09 amSugamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Tuesday the first part of the day is Rogam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.

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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.

Day
7:11 am – 8:40 amRogavoid
8:40 am – 10:10 amUdvegavoid
10:10 am – 11:40 amCharneutral
11:40 am – 1:10 pmLabhgood
1:10 pm – 2:39 pmAmritgood
2:39 pm – 4:09 pmKaalavoid
4:09 pm – 5:39 pmShubhavoid · Rahu Kalam
5:39 pm – 7:09 pmRogavoid
Night
7:09 pm – 8:39 pmKaalavoid
8:39 pm – 10:09 pmLabhgood
10:09 pm – 11:39 pmUdvegavoid
11:39 pm – 1:09 amShubhgood
1:09 am – 2:39 amAmritgood
2:39 am – 4:09 amCharneutral
4:09 am – 5:39 amRogavoid
5:39 am – 7:09 amKaalavoid

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:46 pm – 1:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:32 pm, moonset 4:08 am Wednesday.

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: Mars on a Tuesday.

7:11 am – 8:10 amMars
8:10 am – 9:10 amSun
9:10 am – 10:10 amVenus
10:10 am – 11:10 amMercury
11:10 am – 12:10 pmMoon
12:10 pm – 1:10 pmSaturn
1:10 pm – 2:09 pmJupiter
2:09 pm – 3:09 pmMars
3:09 pm – 4:09 pmSun
4:09 pm – 5:09 pmVenus
5:09 pm – 6:09 pmMercury
6:09 pm – 7:09 pmMoon
7:09 pm – 8:09 pmSaturn
8:09 pm – 9:09 pmJupiter
9:09 pm – 10:09 pmMars
10:09 pm – 11:09 pmSun
11:09 pm – 12:09 amVenus
12:09 am – 1:09 amMercury
1:09 am – 2:09 amMoon
2:09 am – 3:09 amSaturn
3:09 am – 4:09 amJupiter
4:09 am – 5:09 amMars
5:09 am – 6:09 amSun
6:09 am – 7:09 amVenus

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 58 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:21 am, tithi and karana at 9:14 pm, nakshatra at 9:16 pm, yoga at 11:23 pm.

On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:09 pm in Philadelphia.

Questions

What is the tithi in Philadelphia on 16 March 2027?

Shukla Navami, until 9:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:11 am in Philadelphia).

When is Rahu Kalam in Philadelphia on 16 March 2027?

4:09 pm to 5:39 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 10:10 am to 11:40 am and Gulikai 1:10 pm to 2:39 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Philadelphia on 16 March 2027?

During daylight: Labh 11:40 am to 1:10 pm, Amrit 1:10 pm to 2:39 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:46 pm to 1:34 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Philadelphia on 16 March 2027?

Moonrise is at 12:32 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 16 March 2027, Philadelphia

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Philadelphia from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Philadelphia local time (EDT).