Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Thursday, 15 July 2027

Thursday 15 July 2027

Rahu Kalam1:41 pm – 3:19 pm
Yamagandam5:30 am – 7:08 am
Gulikai8:47 am – 10:25 am
TithiShukla Dwadashi until 2:41 pm

Pradosham

Sunrise 5:30 am, sunset 6:36 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi

until 2:41 pm

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

Nakshatra · Jyeshtha

until 5:40 am Friday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Shukla

until 1:03 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 · Balava

until 2:41 pm; then Kaulava until 3:36 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

1:41 pm – 3:19 pm

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

Yamagandam

5:30 am – 7:08 am

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

Gulikai

8:47 am – 10:25 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
5:30 am – 7:08 amShubhgood
7:08 am – 8:47 amRogavoid
8:47 am – 10:25 amUdvegavoid
10:25 am – 12:03 pmCharneutral
12:03 pm – 1:41 pmLabhgood
1:41 pm – 3:19 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
3:19 pm – 4:58 pmKaalavoid
4:58 pm – 6:36 pmShubhgood
Night
6:36 pm – 7:58 pmAmritgood
7:58 pm – 9:20 pmCharneutral
9:20 pm – 10:41 pmRogavoid
10:41 pm – 12:03 amKaalavoid
12:03 am – 1:25 amLabhgood
1:25 am – 2:47 amUdvegavoid
2:47 am – 4:09 amShubhgood
4:09 am – 5:30 amAmritgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:37 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:10 pm, moonset 3:09 am Friday.

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.

5:30 am – 6:36 amJupiter
6:36 am – 7:41 amMars
7:41 am – 8:47 amSun
8:47 am – 9:52 amVenus
9:52 am – 10:58 amMercury
10:58 am – 12:03 pmMoon
12:03 pm – 1:09 pmSaturn
1:09 pm – 2:14 pmJupiter
2:14 pm – 3:19 pmMars
3:19 pm – 4:25 pmSun
4:25 pm – 5:30 pmVenus
5:30 pm – 6:36 pmMercury
6:36 pm – 7:31 pmMoon
7:31 pm – 8:25 pmSaturn
8:25 pm – 9:20 pmJupiter
9:20 pm – 10:14 pmMars
10:14 pm – 11:09 pmSun
11:09 pm – 12:03 amVenus
12:03 am – 12:58 amMercury
12:58 am – 1:52 amMoon
1:52 am – 2:47 amSaturn
2:47 am – 3:41 amJupiter
3:41 am – 4:36 amMars
4:36 am – 5:30 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 1:03 pm, tithi and karana at 2:41 pm, karana at 3:36 am Friday. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 5:40 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:41 pm in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 15 July 2027?

Shukla Dwadashi, until 2:41 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:30 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 15 July 2027?

1:41 pm to 3:19 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 5:30 am to 7:08 am and Gulikai 8:47 am to 10:25 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 15 July 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 5:30 am to 7:08 am, Labh 12:03 pm to 1:41 pm, Shubh 4:58 pm to 6:36 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:29 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 15 July 2027?

Moonrise is at 4:10 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.