Shastra Panchangam

Varanasi, Monday, 8 November 2027

Monday 8 November 2027

Rahu Kalam7:33 am – 8:56 am
Yamagandam10:19 am – 11:42 am
Gulikai1:05 pm – 2:28 pm
TithiShukla Dashami until 7:35 am Tuesday

Sunrise 6:10 am, sunset 5:14 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dashami

until 7:35 am Tuesday

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Shatabhisha

until 3:14 am Tuesday

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Dhruva

until 11:33 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 6:33 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

7:33 am – 8:56 am

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

10:19 am – 11:42 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

1:05 pm – 2:28 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.

Day
6:10 am – 7:33 amAmritgood
7:33 am – 8:56 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
8:56 am – 10:19 amShubhgood
10:19 am – 11:42 amRogavoid
11:42 am – 1:05 pmUdvegavoid
1:05 pm – 2:28 pmCharneutral
2:28 pm – 3:51 pmLabhgood
3:51 pm – 5:14 pmAmritgood
Night
5:14 pm – 6:51 pmCharneutral
6:51 pm – 8:28 pmRogavoid
8:28 pm – 10:05 pmKaalavoid
10:05 pm – 11:42 pmLabhgood
11:42 pm – 1:19 amUdvegavoid
1:19 am – 2:56 amShubhgood
2:56 am – 4:33 amAmritgood
4:33 am – 6:10 amCharneutral

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:20 am – 12:04 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 1:38 pm, moonset 1:30 am Tuesday.

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 Moon on a Monday.

6:10 am – 7:05 amMoon
7:05 am – 8:00 amSaturn
8:00 am – 8:56 amJupiter
8:56 am – 9:51 amMars
9:51 am – 10:46 amSun
10:46 am – 11:42 amVenus
11:42 am – 12:37 pmMercury
12:37 pm – 1:32 pmMoon
1:32 pm – 2:28 pmSaturn
2:28 pm – 3:23 pmJupiter
3:23 pm – 4:18 pmMars
4:18 pm – 5:14 pmSun
5:14 pm – 6:18 pmVenus
6:18 pm – 7:23 pmMercury
7:23 pm – 8:28 pmMoon
8:28 pm – 9:33 pmSaturn
9:33 pm – 10:37 pmJupiter
10:37 pm – 11:42 pmMars
11:42 pm – 12:47 amSun
12:47 am – 1:51 amVenus
1:51 am – 2:56 amMercury
2:56 am – 4:01 amMoon
4:01 am – 5:06 amSaturn
5:06 am – 6:10 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:33 pm, yoga at 11:33 pm, nakshatra at 3:14 am Tuesday. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:35 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:33 am in Varanasi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Varanasi on 8 November 2027?

Shukla Dashami, until 7:35 am Tuesday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:10 am in Varanasi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 8 November 2027?

7:33 am to 8:56 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:19 am to 11:42 am and Gulikai 1:05 pm to 2:28 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 8 November 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 6:10 am to 7:33 am, Shubh 8:56 am to 10:19 am, Labh 2:28 pm to 3:51 pm, Amrit 3:51 pm to 5:14 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:20 am to 12:04 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 8 November 2027?

Moonrise is at 1:38 pm.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Varanasi (25.3176°N, 82.9739°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.