Varanasi, Sunday, 31 January 2027
Sunday 31 January 2027
The next day, Monday 1 February
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 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:04 am – 9:27 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:27 am – 10:49 am | Labh | good |
| 10:49 am – 12:12 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:12 pm – 1:34 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:34 pm – 2:57 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:57 pm – 4:19 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:19 pm – 5:42 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:42 pm – 7:19 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:19 pm – 8:56 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:56 pm – 10:34 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:34 pm – 12:11 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:11 am – 1:49 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:49 am – 3:26 am | Labh | good |
| 3:26 am – 5:04 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:04 am – 6:41 am | Shubh | 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
11:50 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 am | Sun |
| 7:37 am – 8:32 am | Venus |
| 8:32 am – 9:27 am | Mercury |
| 9:27 am – 10:22 am | Moon |
| 10:22 am – 11:17 am | Saturn |
| 11:17 am – 12:12 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:12 pm – 1:07 pm | Mars |
| 1:07 pm – 2:02 pm | Sun |
| 2:02 pm – 2:57 pm | Venus |
| 2:57 pm – 3:52 pm | Mercury |
| 3:52 pm – 4:47 pm | Moon |
| 4:47 pm – 5:42 pm | Saturn |
| 5:42 pm – 6:47 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:47 pm – 7:51 pm | Mars |
| 7:51 pm – 8:56 pm | Sun |
| 8:56 pm – 10:01 pm | Venus |
| 10:01 pm – 11:06 pm | Mercury |
| 11:06 pm – 12:11 am | Moon |
| 12:11 am – 1:16 am | Saturn |
| 1:16 am – 2:21 am | Jupiter |
| 2:21 am – 3:26 am | Mars |
| 3:26 am – 4:31 am | Sun |
| 4:31 am – 5:36 am | Venus |
| 5:36 am – 6:41 am | Mercury |
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
Calculated for Varanasi (25.3176°N, 82.9739°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.