Shastra Panchangam

Vijayawada, Friday, 24 September 2027

Friday 24 September 2027

Rahu Kalam10:29 am – 11:59 am
Yamagandam3:01 pm – 4:32 pm
Gulikai7:27 am – 8:58 am
TithiKrishna Navami until 12:55 am Saturday

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 5:56 am, sunset 6:03 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.

On this day

  • Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Navami

until 12:55 am Saturday

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

Nakshatra · Ardra

until 3:59 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 · Variyana

until 8:53 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 · Taitila

until 1:59 pm; then Gara until 12:55 am Saturday

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

10:29 am – 11:59 am

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

Yamagandam

3:01 pm – 4:32 pm

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

Gulikai

7:27 am – 8:58 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
5:56 am – 7:27 amCharneutral
7:27 am – 8:58 amLabhgood
8:58 am – 10:29 amAmritgood
10:29 am – 11:59 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
11:59 am – 1:30 pmShubhgood
1:30 pm – 3:01 pmRogavoid
3:01 pm – 4:32 pmUdvegavoid
4:32 pm – 6:03 pmCharneutral
Night
6:03 pm – 7:32 pmRogavoid
7:32 pm – 9:01 pmKaalavoid
9:01 pm – 10:30 pmLabhgood
10:30 pm – 12:00 amUdvegavoid
12:00 am – 1:29 amShubhgood
1:29 am – 2:58 amAmritgood
2:58 am – 4:27 amCharneutral
4:27 am – 5:56 amRogavoid

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:35 am – 12:24 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 12:54 am Saturday, moonset 1:19 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: Venus on a Friday.

5:56 am – 6:57 amVenus
6:57 am – 7:57 amMercury
7:57 am – 8:58 amMoon
8:58 am – 9:58 amSaturn
9:58 am – 10:59 amJupiter
10:59 am – 11:59 amMars
11:59 am – 1:00 pmSun
1:00 pm – 2:00 pmVenus
2:00 pm – 3:01 pmMercury
3:01 pm – 4:02 pmMoon
4:02 pm – 5:02 pmSaturn
5:02 pm – 6:03 pmJupiter
6:03 pm – 7:02 pmMars
7:02 pm – 8:02 pmSun
8:02 pm – 9:01 pmVenus
9:01 pm – 10:01 pmMercury
10:01 pm – 11:00 pmMoon
11:00 pm – 12:00 amSaturn
12:00 am – 12:59 amJupiter
12:59 am – 1:58 amMars
1:58 am – 2:58 amSun
2:58 am – 3:57 amVenus
3:57 am – 4:57 amMercury
4:57 am – 5:56 amMoon

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 1:59 pm, nakshatra at 3:59 pm, yoga at 8:53 pm, tithi and karana at 12:55 am Saturday.

On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:29 am in Vijayawada.

Questions

What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 24 September 2027?

Krishna Navami, until 12:55 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:56 am in Vijayawada).

When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 24 September 2027?

10:29 am to 11:59 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:01 pm to 4:32 pm and Gulikai 7:27 am to 8:58 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 24 September 2027?

During daylight: Labh 7:27 am to 8:58 am, Amrit 8:58 am to 10:29 am, Shubh 11:59 am to 1:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:24 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 24 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 12:54 am on Saturday 25 September.

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.