Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Wednesday 6 January 2027
The next day, Thursday 7 January
Sunrise 6:29 am, sunset 5:37 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 11:15 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 6:08 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 · Vriddhi
until 1:32 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 · Vishti
until 9:56 am; then Shakuni until 11:15 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:29 am to 9:56 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:03 pm – 1:26 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:52 am – 9:16 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:39 am – 12:03 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 am – 7:52 am | Labh | good |
| 7:52 am – 9:16 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:16 am – 10:39 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:39 am – 12:03 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:03 pm – 1:26 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:26 pm – 2:50 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:50 pm – 4:13 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:13 pm – 5:37 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:37 pm – 7:13 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:13 pm – 8:50 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:50 pm – 10:26 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:26 pm – 12:03 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:03 am – 1:40 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:40 am – 3:16 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:16 am – 4:53 am | Labh | good |
| 4:53 am – 6:29 am | Udveg | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:41 am – 12:25 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:07 am Thursday, moonset 4:15 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.
| 6:29 am – 7:25 am | Mercury |
| 7:25 am – 8:20 am | Moon |
| 8:20 am – 9:16 am | Saturn |
| 9:16 am – 10:12 am | Jupiter |
| 10:12 am – 11:07 am | Mars |
| 11:07 am – 12:03 pm | Sun |
| 12:03 pm – 12:58 pm | Venus |
| 12:58 pm – 1:54 pm | Mercury |
| 1:54 pm – 2:50 pm | Moon |
| 2:50 pm – 3:45 pm | Saturn |
| 3:45 pm – 4:41 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:41 pm – 5:37 pm | Mars |
| 5:37 pm – 6:41 pm | Sun |
| 6:41 pm – 7:45 pm | Venus |
| 7:45 pm – 8:50 pm | Mercury |
| 8:50 pm – 9:54 pm | Moon |
| 9:54 pm – 10:59 pm | Saturn |
| 10:59 pm – 12:03 am | Jupiter |
| 12:03 am – 1:07 am | Mars |
| 1:07 am – 2:12 am | Sun |
| 2:12 am – 3:16 am | Venus |
| 3:16 am – 4:21 am | Mercury |
| 4:21 am – 5:25 am | Moon |
| 5:25 am – 6:29 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 9:56 am, yoga at 1:32 pm, tithi and karana at 11:15 pm, nakshatra at 6:08 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:03 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 6 January 2027?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 11:15 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:29 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 6 January 2027?
12:03 pm to 1:26 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:52 am to 9:16 am and Gulikai 10:39 am to 12:03 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 6 January 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:29 am to 7:52 am, Amrit 7:52 am to 9:16 am, Shubh 10:39 am to 12:03 pm, Labh 4:13 pm to 5:37 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:41 am to 12:25 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 6 January 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:07 am on Thursday 7 January.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Visakhapatnam (17.6868°N, 83.2185°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.