Thiruvananthapuram, Friday, 8 October 2027
Friday 8 October 2027
The next day, Saturday 9 October
Sunrise 6:10 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 6:28 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 7:14 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 · Atiganda
until 12:52 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 · Bava
until 6:28 am; then Balava until 7:44 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
10:40 am – 12:10 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:10 pm – 4:40 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:40 am – 9:10 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 am – 7:40 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:40 am – 9:10 am | Labh | good |
| 9:10 am – 10:40 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:40 am – 12:10 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:10 pm – 1:40 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:40 pm – 3:10 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:10 pm – 4:40 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:40 pm – 6:10 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 pm – 7:40 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:40 pm – 9:10 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:10 pm – 10:40 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:40 pm – 12:10 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:10 am – 1:40 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:40 am – 3:10 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:10 am – 4:40 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:40 am – 6:10 am | Rog | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:46 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:18 pm, moonset 1:05 am Saturday.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:10 am – 7:10 am | Venus |
| 7:10 am – 8:10 am | Mercury |
| 8:10 am – 9:10 am | Moon |
| 9:10 am – 10:10 am | Saturn |
| 10:10 am – 11:10 am | Jupiter |
| 11:10 am – 12:10 pm | Mars |
| 12:10 pm – 1:10 pm | Sun |
| 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm | Venus |
| 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm | Mercury |
| 3:10 pm – 4:10 pm | Moon |
| 4:10 pm – 5:10 pm | Saturn |
| 5:10 pm – 6:10 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:10 pm – 7:10 pm | Mars |
| 7:10 pm – 8:10 pm | Sun |
| 8:10 pm – 9:10 pm | Venus |
| 9:10 pm – 10:10 pm | Mercury |
| 10:10 pm – 11:10 pm | Moon |
| 11:10 pm – 12:10 am | Saturn |
| 12:10 am – 1:10 am | Jupiter |
| 1:10 am – 2:10 am | Mars |
| 2:10 am – 3:10 am | Sun |
| 3:10 am – 4:10 am | Venus |
| 4:10 am – 5:10 am | Mercury |
| 5:10 am – 6:10 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours, 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 6:28 am, nakshatra at 7:14 am, yoga at 12:52 pm, karana at 7:44 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:40 am in Thiruvananthapuram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 October 2027?
Shukla Ashtami, until 6:28 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:10 am in Thiruvananthapuram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 October 2027?
10:40 am to 12:10 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:10 pm to 4:40 pm and Gulikai 7:40 am to 9:10 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 October 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:40 am to 9:10 am, Amrit 9:10 am to 10:40 am, Shubh 12:10 pm to 1:40 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:34 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 October 2027?
Moonrise is at 1:18 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Thiruvananthapuram (8.5241°N, 76.9366°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.