Varanasi, Friday, 13 August 2027
Friday 13 August 2027
The next day, Saturday 14 August
Sunrise 5:30 am, sunset 6:35 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 5:22 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 2:20 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 · Vishkambha
until 9:30 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 · Bava
until 4:09 pm; then Balava until 5:22 am Saturday
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
10:25 am – 12:03 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:19 pm – 4:57 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:09 am – 8:47 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 am – 7:09 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:09 am – 8:47 am | Labh | good |
| 8:47 am – 10:25 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:25 am – 12:03 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:03 pm – 1:41 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:41 pm – 3:19 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:19 pm – 4:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:57 pm – 6:35 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:35 pm – 7:57 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:57 pm – 9:19 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:19 pm – 10:41 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:41 pm – 12:03 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:03 am – 1:25 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:25 am – 2:47 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:47 am – 4:09 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:09 am – 5:31 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
11:37 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:07 pm, moonset 2:34 am Saturday.
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.
| 5:30 am – 6:36 am | Venus |
| 6:36 am – 7:41 am | Mercury |
| 7:41 am – 8:47 am | Moon |
| 8:47 am – 9:52 am | Saturn |
| 9:52 am – 10:57 am | Jupiter |
| 10:57 am – 12:03 pm | Mars |
| 12:03 pm – 1:08 pm | Sun |
| 1:08 pm – 2:14 pm | Venus |
| 2:14 pm – 3:19 pm | Mercury |
| 3:19 pm – 4:25 pm | Moon |
| 4:25 pm – 5:30 pm | Saturn |
| 5:30 pm – 6:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:35 pm – 7:30 pm | Mars |
| 7:30 pm – 8:25 pm | Sun |
| 8:25 pm – 9:19 pm | Venus |
| 9:19 pm – 10:14 pm | Mercury |
| 10:14 pm – 11:09 pm | Moon |
| 11:09 pm – 12:03 am | Saturn |
| 12:03 am – 12:58 am | Jupiter |
| 12:58 am – 1:52 am | Mars |
| 1:52 am – 2:47 am | Sun |
| 2:47 am – 3:42 am | Venus |
| 3:42 am – 4:36 am | Mercury |
| 4:36 am – 5:31 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: nakshatra at 2:20 pm, karana at 4:09 pm, yoga at 9:30 pm, tithi and karana at 5:22 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:25 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 13 August 2027?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 5:22 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:30 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 13 August 2027?
10:25 am to 12:03 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:19 pm to 4:57 pm and Gulikai 7:09 am to 8:47 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 13 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:09 am to 8:47 am, Amrit 8:47 am to 10:25 am, Shubh 12:03 pm to 1:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:29 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 13 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:07 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.