Shastra Panchangam

Vijayawada, Wednesday, 16 June 2027

Wednesday 16 June 2027

Rahu Kalam12:08 pm – 1:46 pm
Yamagandam7:13 am – 8:51 am
Gulikai10:30 am – 12:08 pm
TithiShukla Trayodashi until 3:21 am Thursday

Pradosham

Sunrise 5:35 am, sunset 6:42 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 · Shukla Trayodashi

until 3:21 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Vishakha

until 7:44 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 · Shiva

until 6:10 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 · Kaulava

until 2:53 pm; then Taitila until 3:21 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

12:08 pm – 1:46 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:13 am – 8:51 am

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

Gulikai

10:30 am – 12:08 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
5:35 am – 7:13 amLabhgood
7:13 am – 8:51 amAmritgood
8:51 am – 10:30 amKaalavoid
10:30 am – 12:08 pmShubhgood
12:08 pm – 1:46 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:46 pm – 3:25 pmUdvegavoid
3:25 pm – 5:03 pmCharneutral
5:03 pm – 6:42 pmLabhgood
Night
6:42 pm – 8:03 pmUdvegavoid
8:03 pm – 9:25 pmShubhgood
9:25 pm – 10:46 pmAmritgood
10:46 pm – 12:08 amCharneutral
12:08 am – 1:30 amRogavoid
1:30 am – 2:51 amKaalavoid
2:51 am – 4:13 amLabhgood
4:13 am – 5:35 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

11:42 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:33 pm, moonset 3:45 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.

5:35 am – 6:40 amMercury
6:40 am – 7:46 amMoon
7:46 am – 8:51 amSaturn
8:51 am – 9:57 amJupiter
9:57 am – 11:02 amMars
11:02 am – 12:08 pmSun
12:08 pm – 1:14 pmVenus
1:14 pm – 2:19 pmMercury
2:19 pm – 3:25 pmMoon
3:25 pm – 4:30 pmSaturn
4:30 pm – 5:36 pmJupiter
5:36 pm – 6:42 pmMars
6:42 pm – 7:36 pmSun
7:36 pm – 8:30 pmVenus
8:30 pm – 9:25 pmMercury
9:25 pm – 10:19 pmMoon
10:19 pm – 11:14 pmSaturn
11:14 pm – 12:08 amJupiter
12:08 am – 1:03 amMars
1:03 am – 1:57 amSun
1:57 am – 2:51 amVenus
2:51 am – 3:46 amMercury
3:46 am – 4:40 amMoon
4:40 am – 5:35 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 6:10 am, karana at 2:53 pm, nakshatra at 7:44 pm, tithi and karana at 3:21 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:08 pm in Vijayawada.

Questions

What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 16 June 2027?

Shukla Trayodashi, until 3:21 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:35 am in Vijayawada).

When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 16 June 2027?

12:08 pm to 1:46 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:13 am to 8:51 am and Gulikai 10:30 am to 12:08 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 16 June 2027?

During daylight: Labh 5:35 am to 7:13 am, Amrit 7:13 am to 8:51 am, Shubh 10:30 am to 12:08 pm, Labh 5:03 pm to 6:42 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:34 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 16 June 2027?

Moonrise is at 4:33 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.