Varanasi, Saturday, 1 May 2027
Saturday 1 May 2027
The next day, Sunday 2 May
Sunrise 5:22 am, sunset 6:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dashami
until 6:54 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shatabhisha
until 1:16 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Brahma
until 6:44 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 · Vanija
until 6:09 am; then Vishti until 6:54 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:09 am to 6:54 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
8:39 am – 10:17 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:34 pm – 3:12 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:22 am – 7:01 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:22 am – 7:01 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:01 am – 8:39 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:39 am – 10:17 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:17 am – 11:55 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:55 am – 1:34 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:34 pm – 3:12 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:12 pm – 4:50 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:50 pm – 6:29 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 pm – 7:50 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:50 pm – 9:12 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:12 pm – 10:33 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:33 pm – 11:55 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:55 pm – 1:17 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:17 am – 2:38 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:38 am – 4:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:00 am – 5:21 am | Labh | 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
11:29 am – 12:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:32 am Sunday, moonset 1:42 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 5:22 am – 6:28 am | Saturn |
| 6:28 am – 7:33 am | Jupiter |
| 7:33 am – 8:39 am | Mars |
| 8:39 am – 9:44 am | Sun |
| 9:44 am – 10:50 am | Venus |
| 10:50 am – 11:55 am | Mercury |
| 11:55 am – 1:01 pm | Moon |
| 1:01 pm – 2:06 pm | Saturn |
| 2:06 pm – 3:12 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:12 pm – 4:18 pm | Mars |
| 4:18 pm – 5:23 pm | Sun |
| 5:23 pm – 6:29 pm | Venus |
| 6:29 pm – 7:23 pm | Mercury |
| 7:23 pm – 8:17 pm | Moon |
| 8:17 pm – 9:12 pm | Saturn |
| 9:12 pm – 10:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:06 pm – 11:01 pm | Mars |
| 11:01 pm – 11:55 pm | Sun |
| 11:55 pm – 12:49 am | Venus |
| 12:49 am – 1:44 am | Mercury |
| 1:44 am – 2:38 am | Moon |
| 2:38 am – 3:33 am | Saturn |
| 3:33 am – 4:27 am | Jupiter |
| 4:27 am – 5:21 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:09 am, yoga at 6:44 pm, tithi and karana at 6:54 pm, nakshatra at 1:16 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:39 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 1 May 2027?
Krishna Dashami, until 6:54 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:22 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 1 May 2027?
8:39 am to 10:17 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:34 pm to 3:12 pm and Gulikai 5:22 am to 7:01 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 1 May 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:01 am to 8:39 am, Labh 1:34 pm to 3:12 pm, Amrit 3:12 pm to 4:50 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:29 am to 12:22 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 1 May 2027?
Moonrise is at 2:32 am on Sunday 2 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.