Varanasi, Wednesday, 28 April 2027
Wednesday 28 April 2027
The next day, Thursday 29 April
Sunrise 5:25 am, sunset 6:27 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Saptami
until 12:31 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Ashadha
until 5:31 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 · Sadhya
until 4:45 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 12:31 pm; then Balava until 1:48 am Thursday
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
11:56 am – 1:34 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:02 am – 8:40 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:18 am – 11:56 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:25 am – 7:02 am | Labh | good |
| 7:02 am – 8:40 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:40 am – 10:18 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:18 am – 11:56 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:56 am – 1:34 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:34 pm – 3:11 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:11 pm – 4:49 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:49 pm – 6:27 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:27 pm – 7:49 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:49 pm – 9:11 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:11 pm – 10:33 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:33 pm – 11:55 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:55 pm – 1:18 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:18 am – 2:40 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:40 am – 4:02 am | Labh | good |
| 4:02 am – 5:24 am | Udveg | 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
11:30 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:56 am Thursday, moonset 11:02 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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 5:25 am – 6:30 am | Mercury |
| 6:30 am – 7:35 am | Moon |
| 7:35 am – 8:40 am | Saturn |
| 8:40 am – 9:45 am | Jupiter |
| 9:45 am – 10:51 am | Mars |
| 10:51 am – 11:56 am | Sun |
| 11:56 am – 1:01 pm | Venus |
| 1:01 pm – 2:06 pm | Mercury |
| 2:06 pm – 3:11 pm | Moon |
| 3:11 pm – 4:17 pm | Saturn |
| 4:17 pm – 5:22 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:22 pm – 6:27 pm | Mars |
| 6:27 pm – 7:22 pm | Sun |
| 7:22 pm – 8:17 pm | Venus |
| 8:17 pm – 9:11 pm | Mercury |
| 9:11 pm – 10:06 pm | Moon |
| 10:06 pm – 11:01 pm | Saturn |
| 11:01 pm – 11:55 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:55 pm – 12:50 am | Mars |
| 12:50 am – 1:45 am | Sun |
| 1:45 am – 2:40 am | Venus |
| 2:40 am – 3:34 am | Mercury |
| 3:34 am – 4:29 am | Moon |
| 4:29 am – 5:24 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 3 minutes, 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 12:31 pm, yoga at 4:45 pm, nakshatra at 5:31 pm, karana at 1:48 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:56 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 28 April 2027?
Krishna Saptami, until 12:31 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:25 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 28 April 2027?
11:56 am to 1:34 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:02 am to 8:40 am and Gulikai 10:18 am to 11:56 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 28 April 2027?
During daylight: Labh 5:25 am to 7:02 am, Amrit 7:02 am to 8:40 am, Shubh 10:18 am to 11:56 am, Labh 4:49 pm to 6:27 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:30 am to 12:22 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 28 April 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:56 am on Thursday 29 April.
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.