Varanasi, Saturday, 14 August 2027
Saturday 14 August 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Sunday 15 August
Sunrise 5:31 am, sunset 6:35 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:35 pm to 8:59 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 7:54 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 5:21 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 · Priti
until 10:32 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 6:37 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
8:47 am – 10:25 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:41 pm – 3:19 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:31 am – 7:09 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:31 am – 7:09 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:09 am – 8:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:47 am – 10:25 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:25 am – 12:03 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:03 pm – 1:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:41 pm – 3:19 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:19 pm – 4:57 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:57 pm – 6:35 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:35 pm – 7:57 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:57 pm – 9:19 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:19 pm – 10:41 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:41 pm – 12:03 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:03 am – 1:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:25 am – 2:47 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:47 am – 4:09 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:09 am – 5:31 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
11:37 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:51 pm, moonset 3:29 am Sunday.
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.
| 5:31 am – 6:36 am | Saturn |
| 6:36 am – 7:41 am | Jupiter |
| 7:41 am – 8:47 am | Mars |
| 8:47 am – 9:52 am | Sun |
| 9:52 am – 10:57 am | Venus |
| 10:57 am – 12:03 pm | Mercury |
| 12:03 pm – 1:08 pm | Moon |
| 1:08 pm – 2:13 pm | Saturn |
| 2:13 pm – 3:19 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:19 pm – 4:24 pm | Mars |
| 4:24 pm – 5:29 pm | Sun |
| 5:29 pm – 6:35 pm | Venus |
| 6:35 pm – 7:29 pm | Mercury |
| 7:29 pm – 8:24 pm | Moon |
| 8:24 pm – 9:19 pm | Saturn |
| 9:19 pm – 10:13 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:13 pm – 11:08 pm | Mars |
| 11:08 pm – 12:03 am | Sun |
| 12:03 am – 12:58 am | Venus |
| 12:58 am – 1:52 am | Mercury |
| 1:52 am – 2:47 am | Moon |
| 2:47 am – 3:42 am | Saturn |
| 3:42 am – 4:37 am | Jupiter |
| 4:37 am – 5:31 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 5:21 pm, karana at 6:37 pm, yoga at 10:32 pm. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:54 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:47 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 14 August 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 7:54 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:31 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 14 August 2027?
8:47 am to 10:25 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:41 pm to 3:19 pm and Gulikai 5:31 am to 7:09 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 14 August 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:09 am to 8:47 am, Labh 1:41 pm to 3:19 pm, Amrit 3:19 pm to 4:57 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:29 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 14 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:51 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.