Varanasi, Friday, 24 September 2027
Friday 24 September 2027
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Saturday 25 September
Sunrise 5:47 am, sunset 5:53 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
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 Navami
until 12:55 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 3:59 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 · Variyana
until 8:53 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 1:59 pm; then Gara until 12:55 am Saturday
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
10:19 am – 11:50 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:52 pm – 4:22 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:18 am – 8:49 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:47 am – 7:18 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:18 am – 8:49 am | Labh | good |
| 8:49 am – 10:19 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:19 am – 11:50 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:50 am – 1:21 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:21 pm – 2:52 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:52 pm – 4:22 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:22 pm – 5:53 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:53 pm – 7:22 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:22 pm – 8:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:52 pm – 10:21 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:21 pm – 11:50 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:50 pm – 1:20 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:20 am – 2:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:49 am – 4:18 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:18 am – 5:47 am | Rog | 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 – 12:14 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:26 am Saturday, moonset 1:29 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 5:47 am – 6:48 am | Venus |
| 6:48 am – 7:48 am | Mercury |
| 7:48 am – 8:49 am | Moon |
| 8:49 am – 9:49 am | Saturn |
| 9:49 am – 10:50 am | Jupiter |
| 10:50 am – 11:50 am | Mars |
| 11:50 am – 12:51 pm | Sun |
| 12:51 pm – 1:51 pm | Venus |
| 1:51 pm – 2:52 pm | Mercury |
| 2:52 pm – 3:52 pm | Moon |
| 3:52 pm – 4:53 pm | Saturn |
| 4:53 pm – 5:53 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:53 pm – 6:53 pm | Mars |
| 6:53 pm – 7:52 pm | Sun |
| 7:52 pm – 8:52 pm | Venus |
| 8:52 pm – 9:51 pm | Mercury |
| 9:51 pm – 10:51 pm | Moon |
| 10:51 pm – 11:50 pm | Saturn |
| 11:50 pm – 12:50 am | Jupiter |
| 12:50 am – 1:49 am | Mars |
| 1:49 am – 2:49 am | Sun |
| 2:49 am – 3:48 am | Venus |
| 3:48 am – 4:48 am | Mercury |
| 4:48 am – 5:47 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 1:59 pm, nakshatra at 3:59 pm, yoga at 8:53 pm, tithi and karana at 12:55 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:19 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 24 September 2027?
Krishna Navami, until 12:55 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:47 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 24 September 2027?
10:19 am to 11:50 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:52 pm to 4:22 pm and Gulikai 7:18 am to 8:49 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 24 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 7:18 am to 8:49 am, Amrit 8:49 am to 10:19 am, Shubh 11:50 am to 1:21 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:26 am to 12:14 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 24 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:26 am on Saturday 25 September.
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.