Visakhapatnam, Tuesday, 16 March 2027
Tuesday 16 March 2027
The next day, Wednesday 17 March
Sunrise 6:05 am, sunset 6:07 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 8:55 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 8:13 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 · Ayushman
until 11:51 am
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 8:55 am; then Balava until 7:51 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
3:07 pm – 4:37 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:05 am – 10:36 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:06 pm – 1:36 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:05 am – 7:35 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:35 am – 9:05 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:05 am – 10:36 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:36 am – 12:06 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:06 pm – 1:36 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:36 pm – 3:07 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:07 pm – 4:37 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:37 pm – 6:07 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:07 pm – 7:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:37 pm – 9:06 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:06 pm – 10:36 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:36 pm – 12:06 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:06 am – 1:35 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:35 am – 3:05 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:05 am – 4:34 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:34 am – 6:04 am | Kaal | 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
11:42 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:04 pm, moonset 1:42 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:05 am – 7:05 am | Mars |
| 7:05 am – 8:05 am | Sun |
| 8:05 am – 9:05 am | Venus |
| 9:05 am – 10:06 am | Mercury |
| 10:06 am – 11:06 am | Moon |
| 11:06 am – 12:06 pm | Saturn |
| 12:06 pm – 1:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:06 pm – 2:06 pm | Mars |
| 2:06 pm – 3:07 pm | Sun |
| 3:07 pm – 4:07 pm | Venus |
| 4:07 pm – 5:07 pm | Mercury |
| 5:07 pm – 6:07 pm | Moon |
| 6:07 pm – 7:07 pm | Saturn |
| 7:07 pm – 8:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:07 pm – 9:06 pm | Mars |
| 9:06 pm – 10:06 pm | Sun |
| 10:06 pm – 11:06 pm | Venus |
| 11:06 pm – 12:06 am | Mercury |
| 12:06 am – 1:05 am | Moon |
| 1:05 am – 2:05 am | Saturn |
| 2:05 am – 3:05 am | Jupiter |
| 3:05 am – 4:04 am | Mars |
| 4:04 am – 5:04 am | Sun |
| 5:04 am – 6:04 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:13 am, tithi and karana at 8:55 am, yoga at 11:51 am, karana at 7:51 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:07 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 16 March 2027?
Shukla Ashtami, until 8:55 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:05 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 16 March 2027?
3:07 pm to 4:37 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:05 am to 10:36 am and Gulikai 12:06 pm to 1:36 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 16 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 10:36 am to 12:06 pm, Amrit 12:06 pm to 1:36 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 16 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:04 pm.
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.