Varanasi panchang, 1 January 2027
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 17:18 Moonrise 00:58 Margashirsha month
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 83.01° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:44 to 17:18- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:03 – 09:22
- Durmuhurta 08:51 – 09:33
- Rahu Kalam 10:42 – 12:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:22 – 13:04
- Yamaganda 14:39 – 15:58
- 11:43 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 13:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 13:10 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:18 to 06:44 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:18 – 19:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:29 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 01:43 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 13:10
- Nakshatra Chitra until 17:29 · lord Mars
- Yoga Atiganda until 11:43
- Karana Gara until 13:10, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:43 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 13:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 13:10 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:29 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 01:43 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:51 – 09:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:22 – 13:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:39 – 15:58
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:56 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:18 – 19:59
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:44 – 08:03 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:03 – 09:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:22 – 10:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:42 – 12:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:01 – 13:20 | Good |
| Rog | 13:20 – 14:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:39 – 15:58 | Bad |
| Char | 15:58 – 17:18 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:18 – 18:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:58 – 20:39 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:39 – 22:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:20 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:01 – 01:42 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:42 – 03:23 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:23 – 05:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:04 – 06:44 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:44 NowVenus
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:30 NowMoon
- 09:22 NowSaturn
- 10:15 NowJupiter
- 11:08 NowMars
- 12:01 NowSun
- 12:54 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:25 NowJupiter
- 17:18 NowMars
- 18:25 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:01 NowJupiter
- 01:08 NowMars
- 02:15 NowSun
- 03:23 NowVenus
- 04:30 NowMercury
- 05:37 NowMoon
- 06:44 NowVenus
- 07:44 NowMercury
- 08:44 NowMoon
- 09:44 NowSaturn
- 10:44 NowJupiter
- 11:44 NowMars
- 12:44 NowSun
- 13:44 NowVenus
- 14:44 NowMercury
- 15:44 NowMoon
- 16:44 NowSaturn
- 17:44 NowJupiter
- 18:44 NowMars
- 19:44 NowSun
- 20:44 NowVenus
- 21:44 NowMercury
- 22:44 NowMoon
- 23:44 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:44 NowJupiter
- 01:44 NowMars
- 02:44 NowSun
- 03:44 NowVenus
- 04:44 NowMercury
- 05:44 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:38 Scorpio
- 05:38 – 07:42 Sagittarius
- 07:42 – 09:27 Capricorn
- 09:27 – 10:58 Aquarius
- 10:58 – 12:26 Pisces
- 12:26 – 14:05 Aries
- 14:05 – 16:02 Taurus
- 16:02 – 18:16 Gemini
- 18:16 – 20:33 Cancer
- 20:33 – 22:47 Leo
- 22:47 – 01:00 next day Virgo
- 01:00 – 03:17 next day Libra
- 03:17 – 05:34 next day Scorpio
- 05:34 – 06:44 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method