Varanasi, Saturday, 6 February 2027
Saturday 6 February 2027
Amavasya
The next day, Sunday 7 February
Sunrise 6:39 am, sunset 5:46 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Saturday 6 February. Amavasya dates 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 9:26 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 9:20 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 9:14 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 · Chatushpada
until 8:18 am; then Naga until 9:26 pm
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
9:25 am – 10:49 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:36 pm – 2:59 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:39 am – 8:02 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:39 am – 8:02 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:02 am – 9:25 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:25 am – 10:49 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:49 am – 12:12 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:12 pm – 1:36 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:36 pm – 2:59 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:59 pm – 4:22 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:22 pm – 5:46 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:46 pm – 7:22 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:22 pm – 8:59 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:59 pm – 10:35 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:35 pm – 12:12 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:12 am – 1:49 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:49 am – 3:25 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:25 am – 5:02 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:02 am – 6:38 am | Labh | 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
The Moon does not rise in Varanasi between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 5:29 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:39 am – 7:34 am | Saturn |
| 7:34 am – 8:30 am | Jupiter |
| 8:30 am – 9:25 am | Mars |
| 9:25 am – 10:21 am | Sun |
| 10:21 am – 11:17 am | Venus |
| 11:17 am – 12:12 pm | Mercury |
| 12:12 pm – 1:08 pm | Moon |
| 1:08 pm – 2:03 pm | Saturn |
| 2:03 pm – 2:59 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:59 pm – 3:55 pm | Mars |
| 3:55 pm – 4:50 pm | Sun |
| 4:50 pm – 5:46 pm | Venus |
| 5:46 pm – 6:50 pm | Mercury |
| 6:50 pm – 7:55 pm | Moon |
| 7:55 pm – 8:59 pm | Saturn |
| 8:59 pm – 10:03 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:03 pm – 11:08 pm | Mars |
| 11:08 pm – 12:12 am | Sun |
| 12:12 am – 1:16 am | Venus |
| 1:16 am – 2:21 am | Mercury |
| 2:21 am – 3:25 am | Moon |
| 3:25 am – 4:29 am | Saturn |
| 4:29 am – 5:34 am | Jupiter |
| 5:34 am – 6:38 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:18 am, yoga at 9:14 pm, nakshatra at 9:20 pm, tithi and karana at 9:26 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:25 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 6 February 2027?
Amavasya, until 9:26 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:39 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 6 February 2027?
9:25 am to 10:49 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:36 pm to 2:59 pm and Gulikai 6:39 am to 8:02 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 6 February 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 8:02 am to 9:25 am, Labh 1:36 pm to 2:59 pm, Amrit 2:59 pm to 4:22 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:50 am to 12:34 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 6 February 2027?
The Moon does not rise in Varanasi between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
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.