Shastra Panchangam

Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday, 29 September 2027

Wednesday 29 September 2027

Rahu Kalam12:13 pm – 1:43 pm
Yamagandam7:41 am – 9:12 am
Gulikai10:42 am – 12:13 pm
TithiKrishna Chaturdashi until 10:56 am

Sarva Pitru Amavasya

Sunrise 6:11 am, sunset 6:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi

until 10:56 am

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni

until 4:01 am Thursday

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

Yoga · Shukla

until 12:27 am Thursday

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 · Shakuni

until 10:56 am; then Chatushpada until 9:29 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

12:13 pm – 1:43 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:41 am – 9:12 am

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

Gulikai

10:42 am – 12:13 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
6:11 am – 7:41 amLabhgood
7:41 am – 9:12 amAmritgood
9:12 am – 10:42 amKaalavoid
10:42 am – 12:13 pmShubhgood
12:13 pm – 1:43 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:43 pm – 3:14 pmUdvegavoid
3:14 pm – 4:44 pmCharneutral
4:44 pm – 6:15 pmLabhgood
Night
6:15 pm – 7:44 pmUdvegavoid
7:44 pm – 9:14 pmShubhgood
9:14 pm – 10:43 pmAmritgood
10:43 pm – 12:13 amCharneutral
12:13 am – 1:42 amRogavoid
1:42 am – 3:12 amKaalavoid
3:12 am – 4:41 amLabhgood
4:41 am – 6:10 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

11:49 am – 12:37 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 6:09 am Thursday, moonset 5:31 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.

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

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:56 am, karana at 9:29 pm, yoga at 12:27 am Thursday, nakshatra at 4:01 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:13 pm in Thiruvananthapuram.

Questions

What is the tithi in Thiruvananthapuram on 29 September 2027?

Krishna Chaturdashi, until 10:56 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:11 am in Thiruvananthapuram).

When is Rahu Kalam in Thiruvananthapuram on 29 September 2027?

12:13 pm to 1:43 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:41 am to 9:12 am and Gulikai 10:42 am to 12:13 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Thiruvananthapuram on 29 September 2027?

During daylight: Labh 6:11 am to 7:41 am, Amrit 7:41 am to 9:12 am, Shubh 10:42 am to 12:13 pm, Labh 4:44 pm to 6:15 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:37 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Thiruvananthapuram on 29 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 6:09 am on Thursday 30 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.