Vijayawada, Tuesday, 16 March 2027
Tuesday 16 March 2027
The next day, Wednesday 17 March
Sunrise 6:15 am, sunset 6:18 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 8:55 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 8:13 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 · Ayushman
until 11:51 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 · Bava
until 8:55 am; then Balava until 7:51 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
3:17 pm – 4:47 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:16 am – 10:46 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:16 pm – 1:47 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 am – 7:45 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:45 am – 9:16 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:16 am – 10:46 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:46 am – 12:16 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:16 pm – 1:47 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:47 pm – 3:17 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:17 pm – 4:47 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:47 pm – 6:18 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:18 pm – 7:47 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:47 pm – 9:17 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:17 pm – 10:46 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:46 pm – 12:16 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:16 am – 1:45 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:45 am – 3:15 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:15 am – 4:45 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:45 am – 6:14 am | Kaal | 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
11:52 am – 12:40 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:17 pm, moonset 1:50 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.
| 6:15 am – 7:15 am | Mars |
| 7:15 am – 8:15 am | Sun |
| 8:15 am – 9:16 am | Venus |
| 9:16 am – 10:16 am | Mercury |
| 10:16 am – 11:16 am | Moon |
| 11:16 am – 12:16 pm | Saturn |
| 12:16 pm – 1:17 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:17 pm – 2:17 pm | Mars |
| 2:17 pm – 3:17 pm | Sun |
| 3:17 pm – 4:17 pm | Venus |
| 4:17 pm – 5:17 pm | Mercury |
| 5:17 pm – 6:18 pm | Moon |
| 6:18 pm – 7:17 pm | Saturn |
| 7:17 pm – 8:17 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:17 pm – 9:17 pm | Mars |
| 9:17 pm – 10:17 pm | Sun |
| 10:17 pm – 11:16 pm | Venus |
| 11:16 pm – 12:16 am | Mercury |
| 12:16 am – 1:16 am | Moon |
| 1:16 am – 2:15 am | Saturn |
| 2:15 am – 3:15 am | Jupiter |
| 3:15 am – 4:15 am | Mars |
| 4:15 am – 5:14 am | Sun |
| 5:14 am – 6:14 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:13 am, tithi and karana at 8:55 am, yoga at 11:51 am, karana at 7:51 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:17 pm in Vijayawada.
Questions
What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 16 March 2027?
Shukla Ashtami, until 8:55 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:15 am in Vijayawada).
When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 16 March 2027?
3:17 pm to 4:47 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:16 am to 10:46 am and Gulikai 12:16 pm to 1:47 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 16 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 10:46 am to 12:16 pm, Amrit 12:16 pm to 1:47 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:52 am to 12:40 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 16 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:17 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Vijayawada (16.5062°N, 80.6480°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.