Varanasi, Thursday, 23 September 2027
Thursday 23 September 2027
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Friday 24 September
Sunrise 5:47 am, sunset 5:54 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
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 Ashtami
until 2:58 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 5:07 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 · Vyatipata
until 11:36 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 · Balava
until 3:50 pm; then Kaulava until 2:58 am Friday
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
1:21 pm – 2:52 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
5:47 am – 7:18 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:49 am – 10:19 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:47 am – 7:18 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:18 am – 8:49 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:49 am – 10:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:19 am – 11:50 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:50 am – 1:21 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:21 pm – 2:52 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:52 pm – 4:23 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:23 pm – 5:54 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:54 pm – 7:23 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:23 pm – 8:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:52 pm – 10:22 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:22 pm – 11:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:51 pm – 1:20 am | Labh | good |
| 1:20 am – 2:49 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:49 am – 4:18 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:18 am – 5:47 am | Amrit | 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
11:26 am – 12:15 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:20 pm, moonset 12:33 pm.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 5:47 am – 6:47 am | Jupiter |
| 6:47 am – 7:48 am | Mars |
| 7:48 am – 8:49 am | Sun |
| 8:49 am – 9:49 am | Venus |
| 9:49 am – 10:50 am | Mercury |
| 10:50 am – 11:50 am | Moon |
| 11:50 am – 12:51 pm | Saturn |
| 12:51 pm – 1:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:52 pm – 2:52 pm | Mars |
| 2:52 pm – 3:53 pm | Sun |
| 3:53 pm – 4:54 pm | Venus |
| 4:54 pm – 5:54 pm | Mercury |
| 5:54 pm – 6:54 pm | Moon |
| 6:54 pm – 7:53 pm | Saturn |
| 7:53 pm – 8:52 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:52 pm – 9:52 pm | Mars |
| 9:52 pm – 10:51 pm | Sun |
| 10:51 pm – 11:51 pm | Venus |
| 11:51 pm – 12:50 am | Mercury |
| 12:50 am – 1:49 am | Moon |
| 1:49 am – 2:49 am | Saturn |
| 2:49 am – 3:48 am | Jupiter |
| 3:48 am – 4:48 am | Mars |
| 4:48 am – 5:47 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:50 pm, nakshatra at 5:07 pm, yoga at 11:36 pm, tithi and karana at 2:58 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:21 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 23 September 2027?
Krishna Ashtami, until 2:58 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:47 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 23 September 2027?
1:21 pm to 2:52 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 5:47 am to 7:18 am and Gulikai 8:49 am to 10:19 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 23 September 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 5:47 am to 7:18 am, Labh 11:50 am to 1:21 pm, Shubh 4:23 pm to 5:54 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:26 am to 12:15 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 23 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 11:20 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.