Varanasi, Tuesday, 17 August 2027
Tuesday 17 August 2027
The next day, Wednesday 18 August
Sunrise 5:32 am, sunset 6:32 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Pournami
until 12:59 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 2:32 am Wednesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shobhana
until 1:37 am Wednesday
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 12:59 pm; then Balava until 2:09 am Wednesday
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
3:17 pm – 4:55 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:47 am – 10:25 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:02 pm – 1:40 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:32 am – 7:10 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:10 am – 8:47 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:47 am – 10:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:25 am – 12:02 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:02 pm – 1:40 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:40 pm – 3:17 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:17 pm – 4:55 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:55 pm – 6:32 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 pm – 7:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:55 pm – 9:17 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:17 pm – 10:40 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:40 pm – 12:02 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:02 am – 1:25 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:25 am – 2:47 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:47 am – 4:10 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:10 am – 5:33 am | Kaal | 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
11:36 am – 12:28 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:36 pm; the Moon does not set again before the next sunrise.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 5:32 am – 6:37 am | Mars |
| 6:37 am – 7:42 am | Sun |
| 7:42 am – 8:47 am | Venus |
| 8:47 am – 9:52 am | Mercury |
| 9:52 am – 10:57 am | Moon |
| 10:57 am – 12:02 pm | Saturn |
| 12:02 pm – 1:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:07 pm – 2:12 pm | Mars |
| 2:12 pm – 3:17 pm | Sun |
| 3:17 pm – 4:22 pm | Venus |
| 4:22 pm – 5:27 pm | Mercury |
| 5:27 pm – 6:32 pm | Moon |
| 6:32 pm – 7:27 pm | Saturn |
| 7:27 pm – 8:22 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:22 pm – 9:17 pm | Mars |
| 9:17 pm – 10:12 pm | Sun |
| 10:12 pm – 11:07 pm | Venus |
| 11:07 pm – 12:02 am | Mercury |
| 12:02 am – 12:57 am | Moon |
| 12:57 am – 1:52 am | Saturn |
| 1:52 am – 2:47 am | Jupiter |
| 2:47 am – 3:42 am | Mars |
| 3:42 am – 4:38 am | Sun |
| 4:38 am – 5:33 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours, 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 12:59 pm, yoga at 1:37 am Wednesday, karana at 2:09 am Wednesday, nakshatra at 2:32 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:17 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 17 August 2027?
Pournami, until 12:59 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:32 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 17 August 2027?
3:17 pm to 4:55 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 8:47 am to 10:25 am and Gulikai 12:02 pm to 1:40 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 17 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 10:25 am to 12:02 pm, Amrit 12:02 pm to 1:40 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:36 am to 12:28 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 17 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:36 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.