Varanasi, Monday, 16 August 2027
Monday 16 August 2027
Pournami
The next day, Tuesday 17 August
Sunrise 5:32 am, sunset 6:33 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
On this day
- Pournami is on Monday 16 August. Pournami dates 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi
until 10:29 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 11:34 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 · Saubhagya
until 12:41 am Tuesday
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 · Vanija
until 10:29 am; then Vishti until 11:45 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:29 am to 11:45 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
7:09 am – 8:47 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:25 am – 12:02 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:40 pm – 3:18 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:32 am – 7:09 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:09 am – 8:47 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 8:47 am – 10:25 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:25 am – 12:02 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:02 pm – 1:40 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:40 pm – 3:18 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:18 pm – 4:55 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:55 pm – 6:33 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:33 pm – 7:55 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:55 pm – 9:18 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:18 pm – 10:40 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:40 pm – 12:03 am | Labh | good |
| 12:03 am – 1:25 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:25 am – 2:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:47 am – 4:10 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:10 am – 5:32 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
11:36 am – 12:28 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:04 pm, moonset 5:17 am Tuesday.
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.
| 5:32 am – 6:37 am | Moon |
| 6:37 am – 7:42 am | Saturn |
| 7:42 am – 8:47 am | Jupiter |
| 8:47 am – 9:52 am | Mars |
| 9:52 am – 10:57 am | Sun |
| 10:57 am – 12:02 pm | Venus |
| 12:02 pm – 1:07 pm | Mercury |
| 1:07 pm – 2:13 pm | Moon |
| 2:13 pm – 3:18 pm | Saturn |
| 3:18 pm – 4:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:23 pm – 5:28 pm | Mars |
| 5:28 pm – 6:33 pm | Sun |
| 6:33 pm – 7:28 pm | Venus |
| 7:28 pm – 8:23 pm | Mercury |
| 8:23 pm – 9:18 pm | Moon |
| 9:18 pm – 10:13 pm | Saturn |
| 10:13 pm – 11:08 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:08 pm – 12:03 am | Mars |
| 12:03 am – 12:57 am | Sun |
| 12:57 am – 1:52 am | Venus |
| 1:52 am – 2:47 am | Mercury |
| 2:47 am – 3:42 am | Moon |
| 3:42 am – 4:37 am | Saturn |
| 4:37 am – 5:32 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 1 minute, 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 10:29 am, nakshatra at 11:34 pm, karana at 11:45 pm, yoga at 12:41 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:09 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 16 August 2027?
Shukla Chaturdashi, until 10:29 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:32 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 16 August 2027?
7:09 am to 8:47 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:25 am to 12:02 pm and Gulikai 1:40 pm to 3:18 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 16 August 2027?
During daylight: Amrit 5:32 am to 7:09 am, Shubh 8:47 am to 10:25 am, Labh 3:18 pm to 4:55 pm, Amrit 4:55 pm to 6:33 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:28 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 16 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:04 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.