Shastra Panchangam

Varanasi, Wednesday, 10 November 2027

Wednesday 10 November 2027

Rahu Kalam11:42 am – 1:05 pm
Yamagandam7:34 am – 8:56 am
Gulikai10:19 am – 11:42 am
TithiShukla Ekadashi until 9:12 am

Sunrise 6:11 am, sunset 5:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi

until 9:12 am

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada

until 7:02 am Thursday

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

Yoga · Harshana

until 11:41 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 · Vishti

until 9:12 am; then Bava until 9:45 pm

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:11 am to 9:12 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

11:42 am – 1:05 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:34 am – 8:56 am

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

Gulikai

10:19 am – 11:42 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.

Day
6:11 am – 7:34 amLabhgood
7:34 am – 8:56 amAmritgood
8:56 am – 10:19 amKaalavoid
10:19 am – 11:42 amShubhgood
11:42 am – 1:05 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:05 pm – 2:27 pmUdvegavoid
2:27 pm – 3:50 pmCharneutral
3:50 pm – 5:13 pmLabhgood
Night
5:13 pm – 6:50 pmUdvegavoid
6:50 pm – 8:27 pmShubhgood
8:27 pm – 10:05 pmAmritgood
10:05 pm – 11:42 pmCharneutral
11:42 pm – 1:20 amRogavoid
1:20 am – 2:57 amKaalavoid
2:57 am – 4:34 amLabhgood
4:34 am – 6:12 amUdvegavoid

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; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 2:38 pm, moonset 3:15 am Thursday.

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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

6:11 am – 7:06 amMercury
7:06 am – 8:01 amMoon
8:01 am – 8:56 amSaturn
8:56 am – 9:52 amJupiter
9:52 am – 10:47 amMars
10:47 am – 11:42 amSun
11:42 am – 12:37 pmVenus
12:37 pm – 1:32 pmMercury
1:32 pm – 2:27 pmMoon
2:27 pm – 3:22 pmSaturn
3:22 pm – 4:17 pmJupiter
4:17 pm – 5:13 pmMars
5:13 pm – 6:17 pmSun
6:17 pm – 7:22 pmVenus
7:22 pm – 8:27 pmMercury
8:27 pm – 9:32 pmMoon
9:32 pm – 10:37 pmSaturn
10:37 pm – 11:42 pmJupiter
11:42 pm – 12:47 amMars
12:47 am – 1:52 amSun
1:52 am – 2:57 amVenus
2:57 am – 4:02 amMercury
4:02 am – 5:07 amMoon
5:07 am – 6:12 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 9:12 am, karana at 9:45 pm, yoga at 11:41 pm. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:02 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:42 am in Varanasi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Varanasi on 10 November 2027?

Shukla Ekadashi, until 9:12 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:11 am in Varanasi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 10 November 2027?

11:42 am to 1:05 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:34 am to 8:56 am and Gulikai 10:19 am to 11:42 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 10 November 2027?

During daylight: Labh 6:11 am to 7:34 am, Amrit 7:34 am to 8:56 am, Shubh 10:19 am to 11:42 am, Labh 3:50 pm to 5:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:20 am to 12:04 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 10 November 2027?

Moonrise is at 2:38 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.