Shastra Panchangam

Vijayawada, Wednesday, 7 July 2027

Wednesday 7 July 2027

Rahu Kalam12:12 pm – 1:50 pm
Yamagandam7:18 am – 8:56 am
Gulikai10:34 am – 12:12 pm
TithiShukla Chaturthi until 6:45 pm

Sunrise 5:40 am, sunset 6:45 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Chaturthi

until 6:45 pm

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

Nakshatra · Magha

until 1:56 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 · Siddhi

until 11:58 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 · Vanija

until 8:14 am; then Vishti until 6:45 pm; then Bava until 5:22 am Thursday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 8:14 am to 6:45 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

12:12 pm – 1:50 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:18 am – 8:56 am

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

Gulikai

10:34 am – 12:12 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
5:40 am – 7:18 amLabhgood
7:18 am – 8:56 amAmritgood
8:56 am – 10:34 amKaalavoid
10:34 am – 12:12 pmShubhgood
12:12 pm – 1:50 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:50 pm – 3:28 pmUdvegavoid
3:28 pm – 5:07 pmCharneutral
5:07 pm – 6:45 pmLabhgood
Night
6:45 pm – 8:07 pmUdvegavoid
8:07 pm – 9:29 pmShubhgood
9:29 pm – 10:50 pmAmritgood
10:50 pm – 12:12 amCharneutral
12:12 am – 1:34 amRogavoid
1:34 am – 2:56 amKaalavoid
2:56 am – 4:18 amLabhgood
4:18 am – 5:40 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

11:46 am – 12:38 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 8:55 am, moonset 9:35 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.

5:40 am – 6:45 amMercury
6:45 am – 7:51 amMoon
7:51 am – 8:56 amSaturn
8:56 am – 10:01 amJupiter
10:01 am – 11:07 amMars
11:07 am – 12:12 pmSun
12:12 pm – 1:18 pmVenus
1:18 pm – 2:23 pmMercury
2:23 pm – 3:28 pmMoon
3:28 pm – 4:34 pmSaturn
4:34 pm – 5:39 pmJupiter
5:39 pm – 6:45 pmMars
6:45 pm – 7:39 pmSun
7:39 pm – 8:34 pmVenus
8:34 pm – 9:29 pmMercury
9:29 pm – 10:23 pmMoon
10:23 pm – 11:18 pmSaturn
11:18 pm – 12:12 amJupiter
12:12 am – 1:07 amMars
1:07 am – 2:02 amSun
2:02 am – 2:56 amVenus
2:56 am – 3:51 amMercury
3:51 am – 4:46 amMoon
4:46 am – 5:40 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:14 am, tithi and karana at 6:45 pm, yoga at 11:58 pm, nakshatra at 1:56 am Thursday, karana at 5:22 am Thursday.

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

Questions

What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 7 July 2027?

Shukla Chaturthi, until 6:45 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:40 am in Vijayawada).

When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 7 July 2027?

12:12 pm to 1:50 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:18 am to 8:56 am and Gulikai 10:34 am to 12:12 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 7 July 2027?

During daylight: Labh 5:40 am to 7:18 am, Amrit 7:18 am to 8:56 am, Shubh 10:34 am to 12:12 pm, Labh 5:07 pm to 6:45 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:38 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 7 July 2027?

Moonrise is at 8:55 am.

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.