Visakhapatnam, Friday, 8 January 2027
Friday 8 January 2027
The next day, Saturday 9 January
Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 5:38 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Pratipada
until 4:34 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 9:13 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vyaghata
until 3:22 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 · Kimstughna
until 3:15 pm; then Bava until 4:34 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
10:40 am – 12:04 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:51 pm – 4:14 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:53 am – 9:17 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am – 7:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:53 am – 9:17 am | Labh | good |
| 9:17 am – 10:40 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:40 am – 12:04 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:04 pm – 1:27 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:27 pm – 2:51 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:51 pm – 4:14 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:14 pm – 5:38 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:38 pm – 7:14 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:14 pm – 8:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:51 pm – 10:27 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:27 pm – 12:04 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:04 am – 1:40 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:40 am – 3:17 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:17 am – 4:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:53 am – 6:30 am | Rog | 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 – 12:26 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:53 am, moonset 6:01 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.
| 6:30 am – 7:25 am | Venus |
| 7:25 am – 8:21 am | Mercury |
| 8:21 am – 9:17 am | Moon |
| 9:17 am – 10:12 am | Saturn |
| 10:12 am – 11:08 am | Jupiter |
| 11:08 am – 12:04 pm | Mars |
| 12:04 pm – 12:59 pm | Sun |
| 12:59 pm – 1:55 pm | Venus |
| 1:55 pm – 2:51 pm | Mercury |
| 2:51 pm – 3:46 pm | Moon |
| 3:46 pm – 4:42 pm | Saturn |
| 4:42 pm – 5:38 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:38 pm – 6:42 pm | Mars |
| 6:42 pm – 7:46 pm | Sun |
| 7:46 pm – 8:51 pm | Venus |
| 8:51 pm – 9:55 pm | Mercury |
| 9:55 pm – 10:59 pm | Moon |
| 10:59 pm – 12:04 am | Saturn |
| 12:04 am – 1:08 am | Jupiter |
| 1:08 am – 2:12 am | Mars |
| 2:12 am – 3:17 am | Sun |
| 3:17 am – 4:21 am | Venus |
| 4:21 am – 5:25 am | Mercury |
| 5:25 am – 6:30 am | Moon |
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: nakshatra at 9:13 am, karana at 3:15 pm, yoga at 3:22 pm, tithi and karana at 4:34 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:40 am in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 8 January 2027?
Shukla Pratipada, until 4:34 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:30 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 8 January 2027?
10:40 am to 12:04 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:51 pm to 4:14 pm and Gulikai 7:53 am to 9:17 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 8 January 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:53 am to 9:17 am, Amrit 9:17 am to 10:40 am, Shubh 12:04 pm to 1:27 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:41 am to 12:26 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 8 January 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:53 am.
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.