Varanasi, Friday, 19 March 2027
Friday 19 March 2027
The next day, Saturday 20 March
Sunrise 6:04 am, sunset 6:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 11:18 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashlesha
until 1:32 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Sukarma
until 11:20 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 · Bava
until 12:35 pm; then Balava until 11:18 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
10:36 am – 12:06 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:07 pm – 4:38 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:34 am – 9:05 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:04 am – 7:34 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:34 am – 9:05 am | Labh | good |
| 9:05 am – 10:36 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:36 am – 12:06 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:06 pm – 1:37 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:37 pm – 3:07 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:07 pm – 4:38 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:38 pm – 6:09 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 pm – 7:38 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:38 pm – 9:07 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:07 pm – 10:36 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:36 pm – 12:06 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:06 am – 1:35 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:35 am – 3:04 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:04 am – 4:33 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:33 am – 6:03 am | Rog | 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
11:42 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:07 pm, moonset 4:20 am Saturday.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:04 am – 7:04 am | Venus |
| 7:04 am – 8:04 am | Mercury |
| 8:04 am – 9:05 am | Moon |
| 9:05 am – 10:05 am | Saturn |
| 10:05 am – 11:06 am | Jupiter |
| 11:06 am – 12:06 pm | Mars |
| 12:06 pm – 1:07 pm | Sun |
| 1:07 pm – 2:07 pm | Venus |
| 2:07 pm – 3:07 pm | Mercury |
| 3:07 pm – 4:08 pm | Moon |
| 4:08 pm – 5:08 pm | Saturn |
| 5:08 pm – 6:09 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:09 pm – 7:08 pm | Mars |
| 7:08 pm – 8:08 pm | Sun |
| 8:08 pm – 9:07 pm | Venus |
| 9:07 pm – 10:07 pm | Mercury |
| 10:07 pm – 11:06 pm | Moon |
| 11:06 pm – 12:06 am | Saturn |
| 12:06 am – 1:05 am | Jupiter |
| 1:05 am – 2:05 am | Mars |
| 2:05 am – 3:04 am | Sun |
| 3:04 am – 4:04 am | Venus |
| 4:04 am – 5:03 am | Mercury |
| 5:03 am – 6:03 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 12:35 pm, tithi and karana at 11:18 pm, yoga at 11:20 pm, nakshatra at 1:32 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:36 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 19 March 2027?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 11:18 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:04 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 19 March 2027?
10:36 am to 12:06 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:07 pm to 4:38 pm and Gulikai 7:34 am to 9:05 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 19 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:34 am to 9:05 am, Amrit 9:05 am to 10:36 am, Shubh 12:06 pm to 1:37 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 19 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 3:07 pm.
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.