Varanasi, Sunday, 15 August 2027
Sunday 15 August 2027
The next day, Monday 16 August
Sunrise 5:31 am, sunset 6:34 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 7:54 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Ashadha
until 8:28 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 · Ayushman
until 11:37 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 7:54 am; then Gara until 9:12 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
4:56 pm – 6:34 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:03 pm – 1:40 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:18 pm – 4:56 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:31 am – 7:09 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:09 am – 8:47 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:47 am – 10:25 am | Labh | good |
| 10:25 am – 12:03 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:03 pm – 1:40 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:40 pm – 3:18 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:18 pm – 4:56 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:56 pm – 6:34 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:34 pm – 7:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:56 pm – 9:18 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:18 pm – 10:41 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:41 pm – 12:03 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:03 am – 1:25 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:25 am – 2:47 am | Labh | good |
| 2:47 am – 4:09 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:09 am – 5:32 am | Shubh | 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
11:36 am – 12:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:29 pm, moonset 4:23 am Monday.
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 Sun on a Sunday.
| 5:31 am – 6:36 am | Sun |
| 6:36 am – 7:42 am | Venus |
| 7:42 am – 8:47 am | Mercury |
| 8:47 am – 9:52 am | Moon |
| 9:52 am – 10:57 am | Saturn |
| 10:57 am – 12:03 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:03 pm – 1:08 pm | Mars |
| 1:08 pm – 2:13 pm | Sun |
| 2:13 pm – 3:18 pm | Venus |
| 3:18 pm – 4:23 pm | Mercury |
| 4:23 pm – 5:29 pm | Moon |
| 5:29 pm – 6:34 pm | Saturn |
| 6:34 pm – 7:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:29 pm – 8:23 pm | Mars |
| 8:23 pm – 9:18 pm | Sun |
| 9:18 pm – 10:13 pm | Venus |
| 10:13 pm – 11:08 pm | Mercury |
| 11:08 pm – 12:03 am | Moon |
| 12:03 am – 12:58 am | Saturn |
| 12:58 am – 1:52 am | Jupiter |
| 1:52 am – 2:47 am | Mars |
| 2:47 am – 3:42 am | Sun |
| 3:42 am – 4:37 am | Venus |
| 4:37 am – 5:32 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:54 am, nakshatra at 8:28 pm, karana at 9:12 pm, yoga at 11:37 pm.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:56 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 15 August 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 7:54 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:31 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 15 August 2027?
4:56 pm to 6:34 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:03 pm to 1:40 pm and Gulikai 3:18 pm to 4:56 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 15 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 8:47 am to 10:25 am, Amrit 10:25 am to 12:03 pm, Shubh 1:40 pm to 3:18 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:29 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 15 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 5:29 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.