Varanasi, Thursday, 29 April 2027
Thursday 29 April 2027
The next day, Friday 30 April
Sunrise 5:24 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ashtami
until 3:02 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 8:31 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 · Shubha
until 5:43 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 3:02 pm; then Taitila until 4:11 am Friday
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
1:34 pm – 3:12 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
5:24 am – 7:02 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:40 am – 10:18 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:24 am – 7:02 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:02 am – 8:40 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:40 am – 10:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:18 am – 11:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:56 am – 1:34 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:34 pm – 3:12 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:12 pm – 4:50 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:50 pm – 6:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:50 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:50 pm – 9:11 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:11 pm – 10:33 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:33 pm – 11:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:55 pm – 1:17 am | Labh | good |
| 1:17 am – 2:39 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:39 am – 4:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:01 am – 5:23 am | Amrit | 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
11:30 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:30 am Friday, moonset 11:56 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 5:24 am – 6:29 am | Jupiter |
| 6:29 am – 7:34 am | Mars |
| 7:34 am – 8:40 am | Sun |
| 8:40 am – 9:45 am | Venus |
| 9:45 am – 10:50 am | Mercury |
| 10:50 am – 11:56 am | Moon |
| 11:56 am – 1:01 pm | Saturn |
| 1:01 pm – 2:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:06 pm – 3:12 pm | Mars |
| 3:12 pm – 4:17 pm | Sun |
| 4:17 pm – 5:22 pm | Venus |
| 5:22 pm – 6:28 pm | Mercury |
| 6:28 pm – 7:22 pm | Moon |
| 7:22 pm – 8:17 pm | Saturn |
| 8:17 pm – 9:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:11 pm – 10:06 pm | Mars |
| 10:06 pm – 11:01 pm | Sun |
| 11:01 pm – 11:55 pm | Venus |
| 11:55 pm – 12:50 am | Mercury |
| 12:50 am – 1:45 am | Moon |
| 1:45 am – 2:39 am | Saturn |
| 2:39 am – 3:34 am | Jupiter |
| 3:34 am – 4:28 am | Mars |
| 4:28 am – 5:23 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 4 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 3:02 pm, yoga at 5:43 pm, nakshatra at 8:31 pm, karana at 4:11 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:34 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 29 April 2027?
Krishna Ashtami, until 3:02 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:24 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 29 April 2027?
1:34 pm to 3:12 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 5:24 am to 7:02 am and Gulikai 8:40 am to 10:18 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 29 April 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 5:24 am to 7:02 am, Labh 11:56 am to 1:34 pm, Shubh 4:50 pm to 6:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:30 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 29 April 2027?
Moonrise is at 1:30 am on Friday 30 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.