Shastra Panchangam

Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday, 23 September 2027

Thursday 23 September 2027

Rahu Kalam1:46 pm – 3:16 pm
Yamagandam6:11 am – 7:42 am
Gulikai9:13 am – 10:44 am
TithiKrishna Ashtami until 2:58 am Friday

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 6:11 am, sunset 6:18 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

On this day

  • Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 2:58 am Friday

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

Nakshatra · Mrigashira

until 5:07 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 · Vyatipata

until 11:36 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 3:50 pm; then Kaulava until 2:58 am Friday

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

1:46 pm – 3:16 pm

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

Yamagandam

6:11 am – 7:42 am

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

Gulikai

9:13 am – 10:44 am

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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.

Day
6:11 am – 7:42 amShubhgood
7:42 am – 9:13 amRogavoid
9:13 am – 10:44 amUdvegavoid
10:44 am – 12:15 pmCharneutral
12:15 pm – 1:46 pmLabhgood
1:46 pm – 3:16 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
3:16 pm – 4:47 pmKaalavoid
4:47 pm – 6:18 pmShubhgood
Night
6:18 pm – 7:47 pmAmritgood
7:47 pm – 9:16 pmCharneutral
9:16 pm – 10:46 pmRogavoid
10:46 pm – 12:15 amKaalavoid
12:15 am – 1:44 amLabhgood
1:44 am – 3:13 amUdvegavoid
3:13 am – 4:42 amShubhgood
4:42 am – 6:11 amAmritgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:50 am – 12:39 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:23 am Friday, moonset 12:19 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.

6:11 am – 7:12 amJupiter
7:12 am – 8:12 amMars
8:12 am – 9:13 amSun
9:13 am – 10:14 amVenus
10:14 am – 11:14 amMercury
11:14 am – 12:15 pmMoon
12:15 pm – 1:15 pmSaturn
1:15 pm – 2:16 pmJupiter
2:16 pm – 3:16 pmMars
3:16 pm – 4:17 pmSun
4:17 pm – 5:18 pmVenus
5:18 pm – 6:18 pmMercury
6:18 pm – 7:18 pmMoon
7:18 pm – 8:17 pmSaturn
8:17 pm – 9:16 pmJupiter
9:16 pm – 10:16 pmMars
10:16 pm – 11:15 pmSun
11:15 pm – 12:15 amVenus
12:15 am – 1:14 amMercury
1:14 am – 2:13 amMoon
2:13 am – 3:13 amSaturn
3:13 am – 4:12 amJupiter
4:12 am – 5:12 amMars
5:12 am – 6:11 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:50 pm, nakshatra at 5:07 pm, yoga at 11:36 pm, tithi and karana at 2:58 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:46 pm in Thiruvananthapuram.

Questions

What is the tithi in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 September 2027?

Krishna Ashtami, until 2:58 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:11 am in Thiruvananthapuram).

When is Rahu Kalam in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 September 2027?

1:46 pm to 3:16 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:11 am to 7:42 am and Gulikai 9:13 am to 10:44 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 September 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 6:11 am to 7:42 am, Labh 12:15 pm to 1:46 pm, Shubh 4:47 pm to 6:18 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:50 am to 12:39 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 12:23 am on Friday 24 September.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Thiruvananthapuram (8.5241°N, 76.9366°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.