Shastra Panchangam

Varanasi, Monday, 26 April 2027

Monday 26 April 2027

Rahu Kalam7:04 am – 8:41 am
Yamagandam10:19 am – 11:56 am
Gulikai1:34 pm – 3:11 pm
TithiKrishna Panchami until 7:37 am

Sunrise 5:26 am, sunset 6:26 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Panchami

until 7:37 am

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Moola

until 11:30 am

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Shiva

until 2:48 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 7:37 am; then Gara until 8:45 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

7:04 am – 8:41 am

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

10:19 am – 11:56 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

1:34 pm – 3:11 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.

Day
5:26 am – 7:04 amAmritgood
7:04 am – 8:41 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
8:41 am – 10:19 amShubhgood
10:19 am – 11:56 amRogavoid
11:56 am – 1:34 pmUdvegavoid
1:34 pm – 3:11 pmCharneutral
3:11 pm – 4:49 pmLabhgood
4:49 pm – 6:26 pmAmritgood
Night
6:26 pm – 7:49 pmCharneutral
7:49 pm – 9:11 pmRogavoid
9:11 pm – 10:33 pmKaalavoid
10:33 pm – 11:56 pmLabhgood
11:56 pm – 1:18 amUdvegavoid
1:18 am – 2:41 amShubhgood
2:41 am – 4:03 amAmritgood
4:03 am – 5:25 amCharneutral

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:30 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:37 pm, moonset 9:12 am.

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 Moon on a Monday.

5:26 am – 6:31 amMoon
6:31 am – 7:36 amSaturn
7:36 am – 8:41 amJupiter
8:41 am – 9:46 amMars
9:46 am – 10:51 amSun
10:51 am – 11:56 amVenus
11:56 am – 1:01 pmMercury
1:01 pm – 2:06 pmMoon
2:06 pm – 3:11 pmSaturn
3:11 pm – 4:16 pmJupiter
4:16 pm – 5:21 pmMars
5:21 pm – 6:26 pmSun
6:26 pm – 7:21 pmVenus
7:21 pm – 8:16 pmMercury
8:16 pm – 9:11 pmMoon
9:11 pm – 10:06 pmSaturn
10:06 pm – 11:01 pmJupiter
11:01 pm – 11:56 pmMars
11:56 pm – 12:51 amSun
12:51 am – 1:46 amVenus
1:46 am – 2:41 amMercury
2:41 am – 3:35 amMoon
3:35 am – 4:30 amSaturn
4:30 am – 5:25 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:37 am, nakshatra at 11:30 am, yoga at 2:48 pm, karana at 8:45 pm.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:04 am in Varanasi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Varanasi on 26 April 2027?

Krishna Panchami, until 7:37 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:26 am in Varanasi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 26 April 2027?

7:04 am to 8:41 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:19 am to 11:56 am and Gulikai 1:34 pm to 3:11 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 26 April 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 5:26 am to 7:04 am, Shubh 8:41 am to 10:19 am, Labh 3:11 pm to 4:49 pm, Amrit 4:49 pm to 6:26 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:30 am to 12:22 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 26 April 2027?

Moonrise is at 11:37 pm.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Varanasi (25.3176°N, 82.9739°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.