Varanasi, Friday, 30 April 2027
Friday 30 April 2027
The next day, Saturday 1 May
Sunrise 5:23 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Navami
until 5:14 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 11:10 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 · Shukla
until 6:26 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 5:14 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
10:17 am – 11:56 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:12 pm – 4:50 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:01 am – 8:39 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:23 am – 7:01 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:01 am – 8:39 am | Labh | good |
| 8:39 am – 10:17 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:17 am – 11:56 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:56 am – 1:34 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:34 pm – 3:12 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:12 pm – 4:50 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:50 pm – 6:28 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:50 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:50 pm – 9:12 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:12 pm – 10:33 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:33 pm – 11:55 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:55 pm – 1:17 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:17 am – 2:39 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:39 am – 4:00 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:00 am – 5:22 am | Rog | 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
11:29 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:01 am Saturday, moonset 12:49 pm.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 5:23 am – 6:28 am | Venus |
| 6:28 am – 7:34 am | Mercury |
| 7:34 am – 8:39 am | Moon |
| 8:39 am – 9:45 am | Saturn |
| 9:45 am – 10:50 am | Jupiter |
| 10:50 am – 11:56 am | Mars |
| 11:56 am – 1:01 pm | Sun |
| 1:01 pm – 2:06 pm | Venus |
| 2:06 pm – 3:12 pm | Mercury |
| 3:12 pm – 4:17 pm | Moon |
| 4:17 pm – 5:23 pm | Saturn |
| 5:23 pm – 6:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:28 pm – 7:23 pm | Mars |
| 7:23 pm – 8:17 pm | Sun |
| 8:17 pm – 9:12 pm | Venus |
| 9:12 pm – 10:06 pm | Mercury |
| 10:06 pm – 11:01 pm | Moon |
| 11:01 pm – 11:55 pm | Saturn |
| 11:55 pm – 12:50 am | Jupiter |
| 12:50 am – 1:44 am | Mars |
| 1:44 am – 2:39 am | Sun |
| 2:39 am – 3:33 am | Venus |
| 3:33 am – 4:28 am | Mercury |
| 4:28 am – 5:22 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 5 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 5:14 pm, yoga at 6:26 pm, nakshatra at 11:10 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:17 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 30 April 2027?
Krishna Navami, until 5:14 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:23 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 30 April 2027?
10:17 am to 11:56 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:12 pm to 4:50 pm and Gulikai 7:01 am to 8:39 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 30 April 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:01 am to 8:39 am, Amrit 8:39 am to 10:17 am, Shubh 11:56 am to 1:34 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:29 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 30 April 2027?
Moonrise is at 2:01 am on Saturday 1 May.
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.