Varanasi, Monday, 3 May 2027
Monday 3 May 2027
The next day, Tuesday 4 May
Sunrise 5:21 am, sunset 6:30 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 8:05 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada
until 3:20 am Tuesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vaidhriti
until 5:40 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 8:04 am; then Taitila until 8:05 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
6:59 am – 8:38 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:17 am – 11:55 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:34 pm – 3:12 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:21 am – 6:59 am | Amrit | good |
| 6:59 am – 8:38 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 8:38 am – 10:17 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:17 am – 11:55 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:55 am – 1:34 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:34 pm – 3:12 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:12 pm – 4:51 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:51 pm – 6:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 pm – 7:51 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:51 pm – 9:12 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:12 pm – 10:34 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:34 pm – 11:55 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:55 pm – 1:16 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:16 am – 2:37 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:37 am – 3:59 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:59 am – 5:20 am | Char | neutral |
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 – 12:21 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:35 am Tuesday, moonset 3:30 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: the Moon on a Monday.
| 5:21 am – 6:27 am | Moon |
| 6:27 am – 7:32 am | Saturn |
| 7:32 am – 8:38 am | Jupiter |
| 8:38 am – 9:44 am | Mars |
| 9:44 am – 10:49 am | Sun |
| 10:49 am – 11:55 am | Venus |
| 11:55 am – 1:01 pm | Mercury |
| 1:01 pm – 2:07 pm | Moon |
| 2:07 pm – 3:12 pm | Saturn |
| 3:12 pm – 4:18 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:18 pm – 5:24 pm | Mars |
| 5:24 pm – 6:30 pm | Sun |
| 6:30 pm – 7:24 pm | Venus |
| 7:24 pm – 8:18 pm | Mercury |
| 8:18 pm – 9:12 pm | Moon |
| 9:12 pm – 10:06 pm | Saturn |
| 10:06 pm – 11:01 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:01 pm – 11:55 pm | Mars |
| 11:55 pm – 12:49 am | Sun |
| 12:49 am – 1:43 am | Venus |
| 1:43 am – 2:37 am | Mercury |
| 2:37 am – 3:32 am | Moon |
| 3:32 am – 4:26 am | Saturn |
| 4:26 am – 5:20 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 99 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 8:04 am, yoga at 5:40 pm, tithi and karana at 8:05 pm, nakshatra at 3:20 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:59 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 3 May 2027?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 8:05 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:21 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 3 May 2027?
6:59 am to 8:38 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:17 am to 11:55 am and Gulikai 1:34 pm to 3:12 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 3 May 2027?
During daylight: Amrit 5:21 am to 6:59 am, Shubh 8:38 am to 10:17 am, Labh 3:12 pm to 4:51 pm, Amrit 4:51 pm to 6:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:29 am to 12:21 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 3 May 2027?
Moonrise is at 3:35 am on Tuesday 4 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.