Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 17 March 2027
Wednesday 17 March 2027
The next day, Thursday 18 March
Sunrise 6:04 am, sunset 6:08 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 6:44 am; then Shukla Dashami until 4:22 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 6:46 am; then Punarvasu until 5:08 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 · Saubhagya
until 8:53 am; then Shobhana until 5:47 am Thursday
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 · Kaulava
until 6:44 am; then Taitila until 5:34 pm; then Gara until 4:22 am Thursday
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
12:06 pm – 1:36 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:34 am – 9:05 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:35 am – 12:06 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:04 am – 7:34 am | Labh | good |
| 7:34 am – 9:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:05 am – 10:35 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:35 am – 12:06 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:06 pm – 1:36 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:36 pm – 3:07 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:07 pm – 4:37 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:37 pm – 6:08 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 pm – 7:37 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:37 pm – 9:06 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:06 pm – 10:36 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:36 pm – 12:05 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:05 am – 1:35 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:35 am – 3:04 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:04 am – 4:34 am | Labh | good |
| 4:34 am – 6:03 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
11:42 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:09 pm, moonset 2:37 am Thursday.
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.
| 6:04 am – 7:04 am | Mercury |
| 7:04 am – 8:05 am | Moon |
| 8:05 am – 9:05 am | Saturn |
| 9:05 am – 10:05 am | Jupiter |
| 10:05 am – 11:05 am | Mars |
| 11:05 am – 12:06 pm | Sun |
| 12:06 pm – 1:06 pm | Venus |
| 1:06 pm – 2:06 pm | Mercury |
| 2:06 pm – 3:07 pm | Moon |
| 3:07 pm – 4:07 pm | Saturn |
| 4:07 pm – 5:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:07 pm – 6:08 pm | Mars |
| 6:08 pm – 7:07 pm | Sun |
| 7:07 pm – 8:07 pm | Venus |
| 8:07 pm – 9:06 pm | Mercury |
| 9:06 pm – 10:06 pm | Moon |
| 10:06 pm – 11:06 pm | Saturn |
| 11:06 pm – 12:05 am | Jupiter |
| 12:05 am – 1:05 am | Mars |
| 1:05 am – 2:05 am | Sun |
| 2:05 am – 3:04 am | Venus |
| 3:04 am – 4:04 am | Mercury |
| 4:04 am – 5:03 am | Moon |
| 5:03 am – 6:03 am | Saturn |
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: tithi and karana at 6:44 am, nakshatra at 6:46 am, yoga at 8:53 am, karana at 5:34 pm, tithi and karana at 4:22 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:08 am Thursday, yoga at 5:47 am Thursday. Shukla Dashami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:06 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 17 March 2027?
Shukla Navami, until 6:44 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:04 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 17 March 2027?
12:06 pm to 1:36 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:34 am to 9:05 am and Gulikai 10:35 am to 12:06 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 17 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:04 am to 7:34 am, Amrit 7:34 am to 9:05 am, Shubh 10:35 am to 12:06 pm, Labh 4:37 pm to 6:08 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:30 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 17 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 1:09 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.