Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Sunday, 21 March 2027

Sunday 21 March 2027

Rahu Kalam4:37 pm – 6:08 pm
Yamagandam12:05 pm – 1:36 pm
Gulikai3:06 pm – 4:37 pm
TithiShukla Chaturdashi until 6:22 pm

Holika Dahan

Sunrise 6:01 am, sunset 6:08 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi

until 6:22 pm

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

Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni

until 10:07 pm

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 4:59 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 · Gara

until 7:32 am; then Vanija until 6:22 pm; then Vishti until 5:16 am Monday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:22 pm to 5:16 am Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:37 pm – 6:08 pm

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

Yamagandam

12:05 pm – 1:36 pm

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

Gulikai

3:06 pm – 4:37 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
6:01 am – 7:32 amUdvegavoid
7:32 am – 9:03 amCharneutral
9:03 am – 10:34 amLabhgood
10:34 am – 12:05 pmAmritgood
12:05 pm – 1:36 pmKaalavoid
1:36 pm – 3:06 pmShubhgood
3:06 pm – 4:37 pmRogavoid
4:37 pm – 6:08 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:08 pm – 7:37 pmShubhgood
7:37 pm – 9:06 pmAmritgood
9:06 pm – 10:35 pmCharneutral
10:35 pm – 12:04 amRogavoid
12:04 am – 1:33 amKaalavoid
1:33 am – 3:02 amLabhgood
3:02 am – 4:31 amUdvegavoid
4:31 am – 6:00 amShubhgood

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 – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 5:15 pm, moonset 5:33 am Monday.

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 Sun on a Sunday.

6:01 am – 7:01 amSun
7:01 am – 8:02 amVenus
8:02 am – 9:03 amMercury
9:03 am – 10:03 amMoon
10:03 am – 11:04 amSaturn
11:04 am – 12:05 pmJupiter
12:05 pm – 1:05 pmMars
1:05 pm – 2:06 pmSun
2:06 pm – 3:06 pmVenus
3:06 pm – 4:07 pmMercury
4:07 pm – 5:08 pmMoon
5:08 pm – 6:08 pmSaturn
6:08 pm – 7:08 pmJupiter
7:08 pm – 8:07 pmMars
8:07 pm – 9:06 pmSun
9:06 pm – 10:06 pmVenus
10:06 pm – 11:05 pmMercury
11:05 pm – 12:04 amMoon
12:04 am – 1:03 amSaturn
1:03 am – 2:03 amJupiter
2:03 am – 3:02 amMars
3:02 am – 4:01 amSun
4:01 am – 5:01 amVenus
5:01 am – 6:00 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:32 am, yoga at 4:59 pm, tithi and karana at 6:22 pm, nakshatra at 10:07 pm, karana at 5:16 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:37 pm in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 21 March 2027?

Shukla Chaturdashi, until 6:22 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:01 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 21 March 2027?

4:37 pm to 6:08 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:05 pm to 1:36 pm and Gulikai 3:06 pm to 4:37 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 21 March 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:03 am to 10:34 am, Amrit 10:34 am to 12:05 pm, Shubh 1:36 pm to 3:06 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:40 am to 12:29 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 21 March 2027?

Moonrise is at 5:15 pm.

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.