Varanasi, Wednesday, 22 September 2027
Wednesday 22 September 2027
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Thursday 23 September
Sunrise 5:46 am, sunset 5:55 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Shashti
until 5:53 am; then Krishna Saptami until 4:37 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Rohini
until 5:52 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 · Siddhi
until 2:00 am Thursday
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 5:53 am; then Vishti until 5:18 pm; then Bava until 4:37 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 5:53 am to 5:18 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:51 am – 1:22 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:17 am – 8:49 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:20 am – 11:51 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:46 am – 7:17 am | Labh | good |
| 7:17 am – 8:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:49 am – 10:20 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:20 am – 11:51 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:51 am – 1:22 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:22 pm – 2:53 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:53 pm – 4:24 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:24 pm – 5:55 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:55 pm – 7:24 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:24 pm – 8:53 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:53 pm – 10:22 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:22 pm – 11:51 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:51 pm – 1:20 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:20 am – 2:49 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:49 am – 4:18 am | Labh | good |
| 4:18 am – 5:47 am | Udveg | 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
11:26 am – 12:15 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:18 pm, moonset 11:33 am.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 5:46 am – 6:47 am | Mercury |
| 6:47 am – 7:48 am | Moon |
| 7:48 am – 8:49 am | Saturn |
| 8:49 am – 9:49 am | Jupiter |
| 9:49 am – 10:50 am | Mars |
| 10:50 am – 11:51 am | Sun |
| 11:51 am – 12:52 pm | Venus |
| 12:52 pm – 1:52 pm | Mercury |
| 1:52 pm – 2:53 pm | Moon |
| 2:53 pm – 3:54 pm | Saturn |
| 3:54 pm – 4:55 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:55 pm – 5:55 pm | Mars |
| 5:55 pm – 6:55 pm | Sun |
| 6:55 pm – 7:54 pm | Venus |
| 7:54 pm – 8:53 pm | Mercury |
| 8:53 pm – 9:52 pm | Moon |
| 9:52 pm – 10:52 pm | Saturn |
| 10:52 pm – 11:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:51 pm – 12:50 am | Mars |
| 12:50 am – 1:50 am | Sun |
| 1:50 am – 2:49 am | Venus |
| 2:49 am – 3:48 am | Mercury |
| 3:48 am – 4:47 am | Moon |
| 4:47 am – 5:47 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 5:53 am, karana at 5:18 pm, nakshatra at 5:52 pm, yoga at 2:00 am Thursday, tithi and karana at 4:37 am Thursday. Krishna Saptami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:51 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 22 September 2027?
Krishna Shashti, until 5:53 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:46 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 22 September 2027?
11:51 am to 1:22 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:17 am to 8:49 am and Gulikai 10:20 am to 11:51 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 22 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 5:46 am to 7:17 am, Amrit 7:17 am to 8:49 am, Shubh 10:20 am to 11:51 am, Labh 4:24 pm to 5:55 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:26 am to 12:15 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 22 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 10:18 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.