Shastra Panchangam

Varanasi, Thursday, 11 November 2027

Thursday 11 November 2027

Rahu Kalam1:04 pm – 2:27 pm
Yamagandam6:12 am – 7:34 am
Gulikai8:57 am – 10:19 am
TithiShukla Dwadashi until 10:08 am

Pradosham

Sunrise 6:12 am, sunset 5:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi

until 10:08 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

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

Yoga · Vajra

until 10:58 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 · Balava

until 10:08 am; then Kaulava until 10:20 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

1:04 pm – 2:27 pm

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

Yamagandam

6:12 am – 7:34 am

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

Gulikai

8:57 am – 10:19 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.

Day
6:12 am – 7:34 amShubhgood
7:34 am – 8:57 amRogavoid
8:57 am – 10:19 amUdvegavoid
10:19 am – 11:42 amCharneutral
11:42 am – 1:04 pmLabhgood
1:04 pm – 2:27 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
2:27 pm – 3:50 pmKaalavoid
3:50 pm – 5:12 pmShubhgood
Night
5:12 pm – 6:50 pmAmritgood
6:50 pm – 8:27 pmCharneutral
8:27 pm – 10:05 pmRogavoid
10:05 pm – 11:42 pmKaalavoid
11:42 pm – 1:20 amLabhgood
1:20 am – 2:57 amUdvegavoid
2:57 am – 4:35 amShubhgood
4:35 am – 6:13 amAmritgood

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 3:10 pm, moonset 4:11 am Friday.

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: Jupiter on a Thursday.

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

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 7:02 am, tithi and karana at 10:08 am, karana at 10:20 pm, yoga at 10:58 pm.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:04 pm in Varanasi.

Questions

What is the tithi in Varanasi on 11 November 2027?

Shukla Dwadashi, until 10:08 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:12 am in Varanasi).

When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 11 November 2027?

1:04 pm to 2:27 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:12 am to 7:34 am and Gulikai 8:57 am to 10:19 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 11 November 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 6:12 am to 7:34 am, Labh 11:42 am to 1:04 pm, Shubh 3:50 pm to 5:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:20 am to 12:04 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 11 November 2027?

Moonrise is at 3:10 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.