Varanasi, Saturday, 25 September 2027
Saturday 25 September 2027
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Sunday 26 September
Sunrise 5:47 am, sunset 5:52 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
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 Dashami
until 10:31 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 2:28 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 · Parigha
until 5:52 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 · Vanija
until 11:46 am; then Vishti until 10:31 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 11:46 am to 10:31 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
8:49 am – 10:19 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:20 pm – 2:51 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:47 am – 7:18 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:47 am – 7:18 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:18 am – 8:49 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:49 am – 10:19 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:19 am – 11:50 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:50 am – 1:20 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:20 pm – 2:51 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:51 pm – 4:21 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:21 pm – 5:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 pm – 7:22 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:22 pm – 8:51 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:51 pm – 10:20 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:20 pm – 11:50 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:50 pm – 1:19 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:19 am – 2:49 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:49 am – 4:18 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:18 am – 5:48 am | Labh | 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 – 12:14 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:33 am Sunday, moonset 2:20 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 5:47 am – 6:48 am | Saturn |
| 6:48 am – 7:48 am | Jupiter |
| 7:48 am – 8:49 am | Mars |
| 8:49 am – 9:49 am | Sun |
| 9:49 am – 10:49 am | Venus |
| 10:49 am – 11:50 am | Mercury |
| 11:50 am – 12:50 pm | Moon |
| 12:50 pm – 1:51 pm | Saturn |
| 1:51 pm – 2:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:51 pm – 3:51 pm | Mars |
| 3:51 pm – 4:52 pm | Sun |
| 4:52 pm – 5:52 pm | Venus |
| 5:52 pm – 6:52 pm | Mercury |
| 6:52 pm – 7:51 pm | Moon |
| 7:51 pm – 8:51 pm | Saturn |
| 8:51 pm – 9:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:51 pm – 10:50 pm | Mars |
| 10:50 pm – 11:50 pm | Sun |
| 11:50 pm – 12:50 am | Venus |
| 12:50 am – 1:49 am | Mercury |
| 1:49 am – 2:49 am | Moon |
| 2:49 am – 3:49 am | Saturn |
| 3:49 am – 4:48 am | Jupiter |
| 4:48 am – 5:48 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 11:46 am, nakshatra at 2:28 pm, yoga at 5:52 pm, tithi and karana at 10:31 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:49 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 25 September 2027?
Krishna Dashami, until 10:31 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:47 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 25 September 2027?
8:49 am to 10:19 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:20 pm to 2:51 pm and Gulikai 5:47 am to 7:18 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 25 September 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:18 am to 8:49 am, Labh 1:20 pm to 2:51 pm, Amrit 2:51 pm to 4:21 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:26 am to 12:14 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 25 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 1:33 am on Sunday 26 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.