Shastra Panchangam

Vijayawada, Wednesday, 17 March 2027

Wednesday 17 March 2027

Rahu Kalam12:16 pm – 1:46 pm
Yamagandam7:45 am – 9:15 am
Gulikai10:46 am – 12:16 pm
TithiShukla Navami until 6:44 am

Sunrise 6:14 am, sunset 6:18 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Navami

until 6:44 am; then Shukla Dashami until 4:22 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 6:46 am; then Punarvasu until 5:08 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 · Saubhagya

until 8:53 am; then Shobhana until 5:47 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 · Kaulava

until 6:44 am; then Taitila until 5:34 pm; then Gara until 4:22 am Thursday

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

12:16 pm – 1:46 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:45 am – 9:15 am

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

Gulikai

10:46 am – 12:16 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
6:14 am – 7:45 amLabhgood
7:45 am – 9:15 amAmritgood
9:15 am – 10:46 amKaalavoid
10:46 am – 12:16 pmShubhgood
12:16 pm – 1:46 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:46 pm – 3:17 pmUdvegavoid
3:17 pm – 4:47 pmCharneutral
4:47 pm – 6:18 pmLabhgood
Night
6:18 pm – 7:47 pmUdvegavoid
7:47 pm – 9:17 pmShubhgood
9:17 pm – 10:46 pmAmritgood
10:46 pm – 12:16 amCharneutral
12:16 am – 1:45 amRogavoid
1:45 am – 3:14 amKaalavoid
3:14 am – 4:44 amLabhgood
4:44 am – 6:13 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

11:52 am – 12:40 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 1:22 pm, moonset 2:45 am Thursday.

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.

6:14 am – 7:14 amMercury
7:14 am – 8:15 amMoon
8:15 am – 9:15 amSaturn
9:15 am – 10:15 amJupiter
10:15 am – 11:16 amMars
11:16 am – 12:16 pmSun
12:16 pm – 1:16 pmVenus
1:16 pm – 2:17 pmMercury
2:17 pm – 3:17 pmMoon
3:17 pm – 4:17 pmSaturn
4:17 pm – 5:18 pmJupiter
5:18 pm – 6:18 pmMars
6:18 pm – 7:18 pmSun
7:18 pm – 8:17 pmVenus
8:17 pm – 9:17 pmMercury
9:17 pm – 10:16 pmMoon
10:16 pm – 11:16 pmSaturn
11:16 pm – 12:16 amJupiter
12:16 am – 1:15 amMars
1:15 am – 2:15 amSun
2:15 am – 3:14 amVenus
3:14 am – 4:14 amMercury
4:14 am – 5:14 amMoon
5:14 am – 6:13 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 6:44 am, nakshatra at 6:46 am, yoga at 8:53 am, karana at 5:34 pm, tithi and karana at 4:22 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:08 am Thursday, yoga at 5:47 am Thursday. Shukla Dashami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:16 pm in Vijayawada.

Questions

What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 17 March 2027?

Shukla Navami, until 6:44 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:14 am in Vijayawada).

When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 17 March 2027?

12:16 pm to 1:46 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:45 am to 9:15 am and Gulikai 10:46 am to 12:16 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 17 March 2027?

During daylight: Labh 6:14 am to 7:45 am, Amrit 7:45 am to 9:15 am, Shubh 10:46 am to 12:16 pm, Labh 4:47 pm to 6:18 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:52 am to 12:40 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 17 March 2027?

Moonrise is at 1:22 pm.

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

How this was computed
Calculated for Vijayawada (16.5062°N, 80.6480°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.