Varanasi, Wednesday, 11 August 2027
Wednesday 11 August 2027
The next day, Thursday 12 August
Sunrise 5:29 am, sunset 6:37 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dashami
until 12:59 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 9:14 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Indra
until 8:05 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 · Taitila
until 12:09 pm; then Gara until 12:59 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
12:03 pm – 1:42 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:08 am – 8:46 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:25 am – 12:03 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:29 am – 7:08 am | Labh | good |
| 7:08 am – 8:46 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:46 am – 10:25 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:25 am – 12:03 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:03 pm – 1:42 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:42 pm – 3:20 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:20 pm – 4:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:59 pm – 6:37 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:37 pm – 7:59 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:59 pm – 9:20 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:20 pm – 10:42 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:42 pm – 12:03 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:03 am – 1:25 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:25 am – 2:47 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:47 am – 4:08 am | Labh | good |
| 4:08 am – 5:30 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
11:37 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:26 pm, moonset 12:47 am Thursday.
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.
| 5:29 am – 6:35 am | Mercury |
| 6:35 am – 7:41 am | Moon |
| 7:41 am – 8:46 am | Saturn |
| 8:46 am – 9:52 am | Jupiter |
| 9:52 am – 10:58 am | Mars |
| 10:58 am – 12:03 pm | Sun |
| 12:03 pm – 1:09 pm | Venus |
| 1:09 pm – 2:14 pm | Mercury |
| 2:14 pm – 3:20 pm | Moon |
| 3:20 pm – 4:26 pm | Saturn |
| 4:26 pm – 5:31 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:31 pm – 6:37 pm | Mars |
| 6:37 pm – 7:31 pm | Sun |
| 7:31 pm – 8:26 pm | Venus |
| 8:26 pm – 9:20 pm | Mercury |
| 9:20 pm – 10:15 pm | Moon |
| 10:15 pm – 11:09 pm | Saturn |
| 11:09 pm – 12:03 am | Jupiter |
| 12:03 am – 12:58 am | Mars |
| 12:58 am – 1:52 am | Sun |
| 1:52 am – 2:47 am | Venus |
| 2:47 am – 3:41 am | Mercury |
| 3:41 am – 4:36 am | Moon |
| 4:36 am – 5:30 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 9:14 am, karana at 12:09 pm, yoga at 8:05 pm, tithi and karana at 12:59 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:03 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 11 August 2027?
Shukla Dashami, until 12:59 am Thursday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:29 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 11 August 2027?
12:03 pm to 1:42 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:08 am to 8:46 am and Gulikai 10:25 am to 12:03 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 11 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 5:29 am to 7:08 am, Amrit 7:08 am to 8:46 am, Shubh 10:25 am to 12:03 pm, Labh 4:59 pm to 6:37 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:29 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 11 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 2:26 pm.
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.