Varanasi, Wednesday, 3 February 2027
Wednesday 3 February 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Thursday 4 February
Sunrise 6:40 am, sunset 5:44 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:44 pm to 8:08 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 1:51 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 12:26 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 · Harshana
until 6:45 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 · Taitila
until 1:51 pm; then Gara until 3:12 am Thursday
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
12:12 pm – 1:35 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:03 am – 9:26 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:49 am – 12:12 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:40 am – 8:03 am | Labh | good |
| 8:03 am – 9:26 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:26 am – 10:49 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:49 am – 12:12 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:12 pm – 1:35 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:35 pm – 2:58 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:58 pm – 4:21 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:21 pm – 5:44 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:44 pm – 7:21 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:21 pm – 8:58 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:58 pm – 10:35 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:35 pm – 12:12 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:12 am – 1:49 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:49 am – 3:26 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:26 am – 5:03 am | Labh | good |
| 5:03 am – 6:40 am | Udveg | avoid |
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; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:09 am Thursday, moonset 2:44 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:40 am – 7:36 am | Mercury |
| 7:36 am – 8:31 am | Moon |
| 8:31 am – 9:26 am | Saturn |
| 9:26 am – 10:21 am | Jupiter |
| 10:21 am – 11:17 am | Mars |
| 11:17 am – 12:12 pm | Sun |
| 12:12 pm – 1:07 pm | Venus |
| 1:07 pm – 2:03 pm | Mercury |
| 2:03 pm – 2:58 pm | Moon |
| 2:58 pm – 3:53 pm | Saturn |
| 3:53 pm – 4:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:48 pm – 5:44 pm | Mars |
| 5:44 pm – 6:48 pm | Sun |
| 6:48 pm – 7:53 pm | Venus |
| 7:53 pm – 8:58 pm | Mercury |
| 8:58 pm – 10:02 pm | Moon |
| 10:02 pm – 11:07 pm | Saturn |
| 11:07 pm – 12:12 am | Jupiter |
| 12:12 am – 1:16 am | Mars |
| 1:16 am – 2:21 am | Sun |
| 2:21 am – 3:26 am | Venus |
| 3:26 am – 4:30 am | Mercury |
| 4:30 am – 5:35 am | Moon |
| 5:35 am – 6:40 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 12:26 pm, tithi and karana at 1:51 pm, yoga at 6:45 pm, karana at 3:12 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:12 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 3 February 2027?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 1:51 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:40 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 3 February 2027?
12:12 pm to 1:35 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:03 am to 9:26 am and Gulikai 10:49 am to 12:12 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 3 February 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:40 am to 8:03 am, Amrit 8:03 am to 9:26 am, Shubh 10:49 am to 12:12 pm, Labh 4:21 pm to 5:44 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:50 am to 12:34 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 3 February 2027?
Moonrise is at 5:09 am on Thursday 4 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.