Shastra Panchangam

Vijayawada, Sunday, 26 September 2027

Sunday 26 September 2027

Rahu Kalam4:30 pm – 6:01 pm
Yamagandam11:59 am – 1:29 pm
Gulikai3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
TithiKrishna Ekadashi until 7:50 pm

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 5:57 am, sunset 6:01 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

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 Ekadashi

until 7:50 pm

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

Nakshatra · Pushya

until 12:38 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 2:36 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 · Bava

until 9:13 am; then Balava until 7:50 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

4:30 pm – 6:01 pm

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

Yamagandam

11:59 am – 1:29 pm

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

Gulikai

3:00 pm – 4:30 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
5:57 am – 7:27 amUdvegavoid
7:27 am – 8:58 amCharneutral
8:58 am – 10:28 amLabhgood
10:28 am – 11:59 amAmritgood
11:59 am – 1:29 pmKaalavoid
1:29 pm – 3:00 pmShubhgood
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmRogavoid
4:30 pm – 6:01 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:01 pm – 7:30 pmShubhgood
7:30 pm – 9:00 pmAmritgood
9:00 pm – 10:29 pmCharneutral
10:29 pm – 11:59 pmRogavoid
11:59 pm – 1:28 amKaalavoid
1:28 am – 2:58 amLabhgood
2:58 am – 4:27 amUdvegavoid
4:27 am – 5:57 amShubhgood

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 – 12:23 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 3:00 am Monday, moonset 3:03 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

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

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: karana at 9:13 am, nakshatra at 12:38 pm, yoga at 2:36 pm, tithi and karana at 7:50 pm.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:30 pm in Vijayawada.

Questions

What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 26 September 2027?

Krishna Ekadashi, until 7:50 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:57 am in Vijayawada).

When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 26 September 2027?

4:30 pm to 6:01 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:59 am to 1:29 pm and Gulikai 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 26 September 2027?

During daylight: Labh 8:58 am to 10:28 am, Amrit 10:28 am to 11:59 am, Shubh 1:29 pm to 3:00 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:35 am to 12:23 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 26 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 3:00 am on Monday 27 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.