Varanasi, Sunday, 26 September 2027
Sunday 26 September 2027
Pitru Paksha
The next day, Monday 27 September
Sunrise 5:48 am, sunset 5:51 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
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 Ekadashi
until 7:50 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Pushya
until 12:38 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 · Shiva
until 2:36 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 · Bava
until 9:13 am; then Balava until 7:50 pm
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
4:21 pm – 5:51 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:49 am – 1:20 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:50 pm – 4:21 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:48 am – 7:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:18 am – 8:49 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:49 am – 10:19 am | Labh | good |
| 10:19 am – 11:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:49 am – 1:20 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:20 pm – 2:50 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:50 pm – 4:21 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:21 pm – 5:51 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:51 pm – 7:21 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:21 pm – 8:50 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:50 pm – 10:20 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:20 pm – 11:50 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:50 pm – 1:19 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:19 am – 2:49 am | Labh | good |
| 2:49 am – 4:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:19 am – 5:48 am | Shubh | 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
11:25 am – 12:13 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:40 am Monday, moonset 3:06 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 5:48 am – 6:48 am | Sun |
| 6:48 am – 7:48 am | Venus |
| 7:48 am – 8:49 am | Mercury |
| 8:49 am – 9:49 am | Moon |
| 9:49 am – 10:49 am | Saturn |
| 10:49 am – 11:49 am | Jupiter |
| 11:49 am – 12:50 pm | Mars |
| 12:50 pm – 1:50 pm | Sun |
| 1:50 pm – 2:50 pm | Venus |
| 2:50 pm – 3:50 pm | Mercury |
| 3:50 pm – 4:51 pm | Moon |
| 4:51 pm – 5:51 pm | Saturn |
| 5:51 pm – 6:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:51 pm – 7:51 pm | Mars |
| 7:51 pm – 8:50 pm | Sun |
| 8:50 pm – 9:50 pm | Venus |
| 9:50 pm – 10:50 pm | Mercury |
| 10:50 pm – 11:50 pm | Moon |
| 11:50 pm – 12:49 am | Saturn |
| 12:49 am – 1:49 am | Jupiter |
| 1:49 am – 2:49 am | Mars |
| 2:49 am – 3:49 am | Sun |
| 3:49 am – 4:48 am | Venus |
| 4:48 am – 5:48 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 9:13 am, nakshatra at 12:38 pm, yoga at 2:36 pm, tithi and karana at 7:50 pm.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:21 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 26 September 2027?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 7:50 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:48 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 26 September 2027?
4:21 pm to 5:51 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:49 am to 1:20 pm and Gulikai 2:50 pm to 4:21 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 26 September 2027?
During daylight: Labh 8:49 am to 10:19 am, Amrit 10:19 am to 11:49 am, Shubh 1:20 pm to 2:50 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:25 am to 12:13 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 26 September 2027?
Moonrise is at 2:40 am on Monday 27 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.