Varanasi panchang, 12 December 2027
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 17:08 Moonrise 15:47 Margashirsha month
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 83.01° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 17:08- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:51 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 14:29 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta 15:43 – 16:25
- Rahu Kalam 15:48 – 17:08
- 12:53 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:42 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
17:08 to 06:35 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:08 – 19:49
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:09 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 23:55 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 23:55 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 23:55
- Nakshatra Krittika until 16:42 · lord Sun
- Yoga Siddha until 23:09
- Karana Gara until 12:53, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:53 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:42 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 23:09 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 23:55 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 23:55 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:29 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:43 – 16:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:48 – 17:08
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. 04:47 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:08 – 19:49
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:34 – 16:42
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:34 – 07:53 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:53 – 09:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:13 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 11:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:51 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:10 – 14:29 | Good |
| Rog | 14:29 – 15:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:48 – 17:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:08 – 18:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:48 – 20:29 | Good |
| Char | 20:29 – 22:10 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:10 – 23:51 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:51 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:32 – 03:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:13 – 04:54 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:54 – 06:35 next day | Good |
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
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:27 NowVenus
- 08:20 NowMercury
- 09:13 NowMoon
- 10:05 NowSaturn
- 10:58 NowJupiter
- 11:51 NowMars
- 12:44 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:29 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:15 NowSaturn
- 17:08 NowJupiter
- 18:15 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:29 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:44 NowMoon
- 23:51 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:58 NowJupiter
- 02:06 NowMars
- 03:13 NowSun
- 04:20 NowVenus
- 05:28 NowMercury
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:34 NowMars
- 13:34 NowSun
- 14:34 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:34 NowVenus
- 22:34 NowMercury
- 23:34 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:47 – 06:57 Scorpio
- 06:57 – 09:02 Sagittarius
- 09:02 – 10:47 Capricorn
- 10:47 – 12:18 Aquarius
- 12:18 – 13:46 Pisces
- 13:46 – 15:24 Aries
- 15:24 – 17:22 Taurus
- 17:22 – 19:35 Gemini
- 19:35 – 21:53 Cancer
- 21:53 – 00:07 next day Leo
- 00:07 – 02:20 next day Virgo
- 02:20 – 04:36 next day Libra
- 04:36 – 06:35 next day Scorpio
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