Varanasi, Saturday, 20 March 2027
Saturday 20 March 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Sunday 21 March
Sunrise 6:03 am, sunset 6:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:09 pm to 8:33 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 8:46 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Magha
until 11:45 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 · Dhriti
until 8:06 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 · Kaulava
until 10:01 am; then Taitila until 8:46 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
9:04 am – 10:35 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:37 pm – 3:08 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:03 am – 7:33 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:03 am – 7:33 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:33 am – 9:04 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:04 am – 10:35 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:35 am – 12:06 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:06 pm – 1:37 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:37 pm – 3:08 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:08 pm – 4:38 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:38 pm – 6:09 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 pm – 7:38 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:38 pm – 9:07 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:07 pm – 10:36 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:36 pm – 12:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:05 am – 1:34 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:34 am – 3:03 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:03 am – 4:32 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:32 am – 6:01 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
11:42 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:12 pm, moonset 4:58 am Sunday.
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.
| 6:03 am – 7:03 am | Saturn |
| 7:03 am – 8:04 am | Jupiter |
| 8:04 am – 9:04 am | Mars |
| 9:04 am – 10:05 am | Sun |
| 10:05 am – 11:05 am | Venus |
| 11:05 am – 12:06 pm | Mercury |
| 12:06 pm – 1:06 pm | Moon |
| 1:06 pm – 2:07 pm | Saturn |
| 2:07 pm – 3:08 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:08 pm – 4:08 pm | Mars |
| 4:08 pm – 5:09 pm | Sun |
| 5:09 pm – 6:09 pm | Venus |
| 6:09 pm – 7:09 pm | Mercury |
| 7:09 pm – 8:08 pm | Moon |
| 8:08 pm – 9:07 pm | Saturn |
| 9:07 pm – 10:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:07 pm – 11:06 pm | Mars |
| 11:06 pm – 12:05 am | Sun |
| 12:05 am – 1:05 am | Venus |
| 1:05 am – 2:04 am | Mercury |
| 2:04 am – 3:03 am | Moon |
| 3:03 am – 4:03 am | Saturn |
| 4:03 am – 5:02 am | Jupiter |
| 5:02 am – 6:01 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:01 am, yoga at 8:06 pm, tithi and karana at 8:46 pm, nakshatra at 11:45 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:04 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 20 March 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:03 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 20 March 2027?
9:04 am to 10:35 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:37 pm to 3:08 pm and Gulikai 6:03 am to 7:33 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 20 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:33 am to 9:04 am, Labh 1:37 pm to 3:08 pm, Amrit 3:08 pm to 4:38 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 20 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:12 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.