Shastra Panchangam

Varanasi, Sunday, 31 January 2027

Sunday 31 January 2027

Rahu Kalam4:19 pm – 5:42 pm
Yamagandam12:12 pm – 1:34 pm
Gulikai2:57 pm – 4:19 pm
TithiKrishna Dashami until 8:42 am Monday

Sunrise 6:42 am, sunset 5:42 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Dashami

until 8:42 am Monday

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

Nakshatra · Anuradha

until 6:28 am Monday

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

Yoga · Vriddhi

until 4:19 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 7:35 pm

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:35 pm to 8:42 am Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:19 pm – 5:42 pm

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

Yamagandam

12:12 pm – 1:34 pm

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

Gulikai

2:57 pm – 4:19 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
6:42 am – 8:04 amUdvegavoid
8:04 am – 9:27 amCharneutral
9:27 am – 10:49 amLabhgood
10:49 am – 12:12 pmAmritgood
12:12 pm – 1:34 pmKaalavoid
1:34 pm – 2:57 pmShubhgood
2:57 pm – 4:19 pmRogavoid
4:19 pm – 5:42 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
5:42 pm – 7:19 pmShubhgood
7:19 pm – 8:56 pmAmritgood
8:56 pm – 10:34 pmCharneutral
10:34 pm – 12:11 amRogavoid
12:11 am – 1:49 amKaalavoid
1:49 am – 3:26 amLabhgood
3:26 am – 5:04 amUdvegavoid
5:04 am – 6:41 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

11:50 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 2:40 am Monday, 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: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:42 am – 7:37 amSun
7:37 am – 8:32 amVenus
8:32 am – 9:27 amMercury
9:27 am – 10:22 amMoon
10:22 am – 11:17 amSaturn
11:17 am – 12:12 pmJupiter
12:12 pm – 1:07 pmMars
1:07 pm – 2:02 pmSun
2:02 pm – 2:57 pmVenus
2:57 pm – 3:52 pmMercury
3:52 pm – 4:47 pmMoon
4:47 pm – 5:42 pmSaturn
5:42 pm – 6:47 pmJupiter
6:47 pm – 7:51 pmMars
7:51 pm – 8:56 pmSun
8:56 pm – 10:01 pmVenus
10:01 pm – 11:06 pmMercury
11:06 pm – 12:11 amMoon
12:11 am – 1:16 amSaturn
1:16 am – 2:21 amJupiter
2:21 am – 3:26 amMars
3:26 am – 4:31 amSun
4:31 am – 5:36 amVenus
5:36 am – 6:41 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 4:19 pm, karana at 7:35 pm, nakshatra at 6:28 am Monday. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 8:42 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:19 pm in Varanasi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Varanasi on 31 January 2027?

Krishna Dashami, until 8:42 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:42 am in Varanasi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 31 January 2027?

4:19 pm to 5:42 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:12 pm to 1:34 pm and Gulikai 2:57 pm to 4:19 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 31 January 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:27 am to 10:49 am, Amrit 10:49 am to 12:12 pm, Shubh 1:34 pm to 2:57 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:50 am to 12:34 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 31 January 2027?

Moonrise is at 2:40 am on Monday 1 February.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Varanasi (25.3176°N, 82.9739°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.