Shastra Panchangam

Visakhapatnam, Thursday, 23 September 2027

Thursday 23 September 2027

Rahu Kalam1:20 pm – 2:51 pm
Yamagandam5:46 am – 7:17 am
Gulikai8:48 am – 10:19 am
TithiKrishna Ashtami until 2:58 am Friday

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 5:46 am, sunset 5:53 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

On this day

  • Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 2:58 am Friday

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

Nakshatra · Mrigashira

until 5:07 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 · Vyatipata

until 11:36 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 3:50 pm; then Kaulava until 2:58 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

1:20 pm – 2:51 pm

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

Yamagandam

5:46 am – 7:17 am

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

Gulikai

8:48 am – 10:19 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
5:46 am – 7:17 amShubhgood
7:17 am – 8:48 amRogavoid
8:48 am – 10:19 amUdvegavoid
10:19 am – 11:50 amCharneutral
11:50 am – 1:20 pmLabhgood
1:20 pm – 2:51 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
2:51 pm – 4:22 pmKaalavoid
4:22 pm – 5:53 pmShubhgood
Night
5:53 pm – 7:22 pmAmritgood
7:22 pm – 8:51 pmCharneutral
8:51 pm – 10:20 pmRogavoid
10:20 pm – 11:50 pmKaalavoid
11:50 pm – 1:19 amLabhgood
1:19 am – 2:48 amUdvegavoid
2:48 am – 4:17 amShubhgood
4:17 am – 5:46 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

11:25 am – 12:14 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:37 pm, moonset 12:14 pm.

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.

5:46 am – 6:47 amJupiter
6:47 am – 7:47 amMars
7:47 am – 8:48 amSun
8:48 am – 9:48 amVenus
9:48 am – 10:49 amMercury
10:49 am – 11:50 amMoon
11:50 am – 12:50 pmSaturn
12:50 pm – 1:51 pmJupiter
1:51 pm – 2:51 pmMars
2:51 pm – 3:52 pmSun
3:52 pm – 4:53 pmVenus
4:53 pm – 5:53 pmMercury
5:53 pm – 6:53 pmMoon
6:53 pm – 7:52 pmSaturn
7:52 pm – 8:51 pmJupiter
8:51 pm – 9:51 pmMars
9:51 pm – 10:50 pmSun
10:50 pm – 11:50 pmVenus
11:50 pm – 12:49 amMercury
12:49 am – 1:48 amMoon
1:48 am – 2:48 amSaturn
2:48 am – 3:47 amJupiter
3:47 am – 4:47 amMars
4:47 am – 5:46 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:50 pm, nakshatra at 5:07 pm, yoga at 11:36 pm, tithi and karana at 2:58 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:20 pm in Visakhapatnam.

Questions

What is the tithi in Visakhapatnam on 23 September 2027?

Krishna Ashtami, until 2:58 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:46 am in Visakhapatnam).

When is Rahu Kalam in Visakhapatnam on 23 September 2027?

1:20 pm to 2:51 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 5:46 am to 7:17 am and Gulikai 8:48 am to 10:19 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Visakhapatnam on 23 September 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 5:46 am to 7:17 am, Labh 11:50 am to 1:20 pm, Shubh 4:22 pm to 5:53 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:25 am to 12:14 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Visakhapatnam on 23 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 11:37 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.