Varanasi, Sunday, 21 March 2027
Sunday 21 March 2027
Holika Dahan
The next day, Monday 22 March
Sunrise 6:01 am, sunset 6:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Holika Dahan is on Sunday 21 March. Holika Dahan 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi
until 6:22 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 10:07 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 · Shula
until 4:59 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 · Gara
until 7:32 am; then Vanija until 6:22 pm; then Vishti until 5:15 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:22 pm to 5:15 am Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:39 pm – 6:10 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:06 pm – 1:37 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:08 pm – 4:39 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:01 am – 7:32 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:32 am – 9:04 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:04 am – 10:35 am | Labh | good |
| 10:35 am – 12:06 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:06 pm – 1:37 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:37 pm – 3:08 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:08 pm – 4:39 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:39 pm – 6:10 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 pm – 7:39 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:39 pm – 9:07 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:07 pm – 10:36 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:36 pm – 12:05 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:34 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:34 am – 3:03 am | Labh | good |
| 3:03 am – 4:32 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:32 am – 6:00 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
11:41 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:15 pm, moonset 5:33 am Monday.
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.
| 6:01 am – 7:02 am | Sun |
| 7:02 am – 8:03 am | Venus |
| 8:03 am – 9:04 am | Mercury |
| 9:04 am – 10:04 am | Moon |
| 10:04 am – 11:05 am | Saturn |
| 11:05 am – 12:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:06 pm – 1:06 pm | Mars |
| 1:06 pm – 2:07 pm | Sun |
| 2:07 pm – 3:08 pm | Venus |
| 3:08 pm – 4:08 pm | Mercury |
| 4:08 pm – 5:09 pm | Moon |
| 5:09 pm – 6:10 pm | Saturn |
| 6:10 pm – 7:09 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:09 pm – 8:08 pm | Mars |
| 8:08 pm – 9:07 pm | Sun |
| 9:07 pm – 10:07 pm | Venus |
| 10:07 pm – 11:06 pm | Mercury |
| 11:06 pm – 12:05 am | Moon |
| 12:05 am – 1:04 am | Saturn |
| 1:04 am – 2:04 am | Jupiter |
| 2:04 am – 3:03 am | Mars |
| 3:03 am – 4:02 am | Sun |
| 4:02 am – 5:01 am | Venus |
| 5:01 am – 6:00 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:32 am, yoga at 4:59 pm, tithi and karana at 6:22 pm, nakshatra at 10:07 pm, karana at 5:15 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:39 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 21 March 2027?
Shukla Chaturdashi, until 6:22 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:01 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 21 March 2027?
4:39 pm to 6:10 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:06 pm to 1:37 pm and Gulikai 3:08 pm to 4:39 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 21 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 9:04 am to 10:35 am, Amrit 10:35 am to 12:06 pm, Shubh 1:37 pm to 3:08 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:41 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 21 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 5:15 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.