Visakhapatnam, Thursday, 20 May 2027
Thursday 20 May 2027
Pournami
The next day, Friday 21 May
Sunrise 5:23 am, sunset 6:24 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Pournami is on Thursday 20 May. Pournami dates 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Pournami
until 4:29 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Vishakha
until 1:21 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 · Parigha
until 10:26 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 · Bava
until 4:29 pm; then Balava until 4:53 am Friday
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
1:31 pm – 3:09 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
5:23 am – 7:01 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:38 am – 10:16 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:23 am – 7:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:01 am – 8:38 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:38 am – 10:16 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:16 am – 11:54 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:54 am – 1:31 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:31 pm – 3:09 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:09 pm – 4:47 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:47 pm – 6:24 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 pm – 7:47 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:47 pm – 9:09 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:09 pm – 10:31 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:31 pm – 11:54 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:54 pm – 1:16 am | Labh | good |
| 1:16 am – 2:38 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:38 am – 4:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:01 am – 5:23 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:28 am – 12:20 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:32 pm; the Moon does not set again before the next sunrise.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 5:23 am – 6:28 am | Jupiter |
| 6:28 am – 7:33 am | Mars |
| 7:33 am – 8:38 am | Sun |
| 8:38 am – 9:44 am | Venus |
| 9:44 am – 10:49 am | Mercury |
| 10:49 am – 11:54 am | Moon |
| 11:54 am – 12:59 pm | Saturn |
| 12:59 pm – 2:04 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:04 pm – 3:09 pm | Mars |
| 3:09 pm – 4:14 pm | Sun |
| 4:14 pm – 5:19 pm | Venus |
| 5:19 pm – 6:24 pm | Mercury |
| 6:24 pm – 7:19 pm | Moon |
| 7:19 pm – 8:14 pm | Saturn |
| 8:14 pm – 9:09 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:09 pm – 10:04 pm | Mars |
| 10:04 pm – 10:59 pm | Sun |
| 10:59 pm – 11:54 pm | Venus |
| 11:54 pm – 12:48 am | Mercury |
| 12:48 am – 1:43 am | Moon |
| 1:43 am – 2:38 am | Saturn |
| 2:38 am – 3:33 am | Jupiter |
| 3:33 am – 4:28 am | Mars |
| 4:28 am – 5:23 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 1:21 pm, tithi and karana at 4:29 pm, yoga at 10:26 pm, karana at 4:53 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:31 pm in Visakhapatnam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 20 May 2027?
Pournami, until 4:29 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:23 am in Visakhapatnam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 20 May 2027?
1:31 pm to 3:09 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 5:23 am to 7:01 am and Gulikai 8:38 am to 10:16 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 20 May 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 5:23 am to 7:01 am, Labh 11:54 am to 1:31 pm, Shubh 4:47 pm to 6:24 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:28 am to 12:20 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 20 May 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:32 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.