Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Monday, 4 January 2027

Monday 4 January 2027

Rahu Kalam7:52 am – 9:15 am
Yamagandam10:39 am – 12:02 pm
Gulikai1:25 pm – 2:49 pm
TithiKrishna Dwadashi until 6:16 pm

Sunrise 6:28 am, sunset 5:35 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi

until 6:16 pm

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

Nakshatra · Anuradha

until 12:15 am Tuesday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Shula

until 12:04 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 6:16 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

7:52 am – 9:15 am

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

Yamagandam

10:39 am – 12:02 pm

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

Gulikai

1:25 pm – 2:49 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.

Day
6:28 am – 7:52 amAmritgood
7:52 am – 9:15 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
9:15 am – 10:39 amShubhgood
10:39 am – 12:02 pmRogavoid
12:02 pm – 1:25 pmUdvegavoid
1:25 pm – 2:49 pmCharneutral
2:49 pm – 4:12 pmLabhgood
4:12 pm – 5:35 pmAmritgood
Night
5:35 pm – 7:12 pmCharneutral
7:12 pm – 8:49 pmRogavoid
8:49 pm – 10:25 pmKaalavoid
10:25 pm – 12:02 amLabhgood
12:02 am – 1:39 amUdvegavoid
1:39 am – 3:15 amShubhgood
3:15 am – 4:52 amAmritgood
4:52 am – 6:29 amCharneutral

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:40 am – 12:24 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:25 am Tuesday, moonset 2:35 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: the Moon on a Monday.

6:28 am – 7:24 amMoon
7:24 am – 8:20 amSaturn
8:20 am – 9:15 amJupiter
9:15 am – 10:11 amMars
10:11 am – 11:06 amSun
11:06 am – 12:02 pmVenus
12:02 pm – 12:57 pmMercury
12:57 pm – 1:53 pmMoon
1:53 pm – 2:49 pmSaturn
2:49 pm – 3:44 pmJupiter
3:44 pm – 4:40 pmMars
4:40 pm – 5:35 pmSun
5:35 pm – 6:40 pmVenus
6:40 pm – 7:44 pmMercury
7:44 pm – 8:49 pmMoon
8:49 pm – 9:53 pmSaturn
9:53 pm – 10:58 pmJupiter
10:58 pm – 12:02 amMars
12:02 am – 1:06 amSun
1:06 am – 2:11 amVenus
2:11 am – 3:15 amMercury
3:15 am – 4:20 amMoon
4:20 am – 5:24 amSaturn
5:24 am – 6:29 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 12:04 pm, tithi and karana at 6:16 pm, nakshatra at 12:15 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:52 am in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 4 January 2027?

Krishna Dwadashi, until 6:16 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:28 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 4 January 2027?

7:52 am to 9:15 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:39 am to 12:02 pm and Gulikai 1:25 pm to 2:49 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 4 January 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 6:28 am to 7:52 am, Shubh 9:15 am to 10:39 am, Labh 2:49 pm to 4:12 pm, Amrit 4:12 pm to 5:35 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:40 am to 12:24 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 4 January 2027?

Moonrise is at 4:25 am on Tuesday 5 January.

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

How this was computed
Calculated for Visakhapatnam (17.6868°N, 83.2185°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.