Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Wednesday, 21 July 2027

Wednesday 21 July 2027

Rahu Kalam12:03 pm – 1:41 pm
Yamagandam7:10 am – 8:48 am
Gulikai10:26 am – 12:03 pm
TithiKrishna Tritiya until 4:47 am Thursday

Sunrise 5:32 am, sunset 6:35 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Tritiya

until 4:47 am Thursday

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

Nakshatra · Dhanishta

until 8:35 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 · Ayushman

until 6:35 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 · Vanija

until 3:36 pm; then Vishti until 4:47 am Thursday

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 3:36 pm to 4:47 am Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

12:03 pm – 1:41 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:10 am – 8:48 am

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

Gulikai

10:26 am – 12:03 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
5:32 am – 7:10 amLabhgood
7:10 am – 8:48 amAmritgood
8:48 am – 10:26 amKaalavoid
10:26 am – 12:03 pmShubhgood
12:03 pm – 1:41 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:41 pm – 3:19 pmUdvegavoid
3:19 pm – 4:57 pmCharneutral
4:57 pm – 6:35 pmLabhgood
Night
6:35 pm – 7:57 pmUdvegavoid
7:57 pm – 9:19 pmShubhgood
9:19 pm – 10:41 pmAmritgood
10:41 pm – 12:04 amCharneutral
12:04 am – 1:26 amRogavoid
1:26 am – 2:48 amKaalavoid
2:48 am – 4:10 amLabhgood
4:10 am – 5:32 amUdvegavoid

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 – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 8:26 pm, moonset 7:28 am.

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.

5:32 am – 6:37 amMercury
6:37 am – 7:43 amMoon
7:43 am – 8:48 amSaturn
8:48 am – 9:53 amJupiter
9:53 am – 10:58 amMars
10:58 am – 12:03 pmSun
12:03 pm – 1:09 pmVenus
1:09 pm – 2:14 pmMercury
2:14 pm – 3:19 pmMoon
3:19 pm – 4:24 pmSaturn
4:24 pm – 5:30 pmJupiter
5:30 pm – 6:35 pmMars
6:35 pm – 7:30 pmSun
7:30 pm – 8:24 pmVenus
8:24 pm – 9:19 pmMercury
9:19 pm – 10:14 pmMoon
10:14 pm – 11:09 pmSaturn
11:09 pm – 12:04 amJupiter
12:04 am – 12:58 amMars
12:58 am – 1:53 amSun
1:53 am – 2:48 amVenus
2:48 am – 3:43 amMercury
3:43 am – 4:38 amMoon
4:38 am – 5:32 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:36 pm, yoga at 6:35 pm, nakshatra at 8:35 pm, tithi and karana at 4:47 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:03 pm in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 21 July 2027?

Krishna Tritiya, until 4:47 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:32 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 21 July 2027?

12:03 pm to 1:41 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:10 am to 8:48 am and Gulikai 10:26 am to 12:03 pm.

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

During daylight: Labh 5:32 am to 7:10 am, Amrit 7:10 am to 8:48 am, Shubh 10:26 am to 12:03 pm, Labh 4:57 pm to 6:35 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:30 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

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

Moonrise is at 8:26 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.