Varanasi

2027-03-09

Tithi

Pratipada प्रतिपदा

Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	06:14	07:43	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	07:43	09:11	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	09:11	10:40	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	10:40	12:08	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	12:08	13:37	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	13:37	15:05	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	15:05	16:34	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	16:34	18:02	bad
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	18:02	19:34	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	19:34	21:05	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	21:05	22:37	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	22:37	24:08	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	24:08	01:40	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	01:40	03:11	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	03:11	04:43	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	04:43	06:14	bad

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	15:05	16:34	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	09:11	10:40	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	12:08	13:37	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:45	12:32	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:38 – 05:26

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:09 – 06:14

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:06 – 14:54

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:50 – 18:14

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:02 – 19:07

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:44 – 24:32

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

05:44 – 07:26

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

15:21 – 17:02

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

08:36 – 09:23

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:32 – 13:19

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Kumbha#11

Surya Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

09:56
16:11
22:26
04:41

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2084

Plavanga प्लवङ्ग

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Shaka Samvat

1949

Saumya सौम्य

Gujarati Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Mars
Mantri	Mars

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Kailasha कैलाश

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Sun सूर्य

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Vadha वध	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
3	Krittika	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
8	Pushya	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
9	Ashlesha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
10	Magha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
14	Chitra	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
15	Swati	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
17	Anuradha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
19	Mula	Vadha वध	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
27	Revati	Mitra मित्र	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	12	no
2	Vrishabha	11	yes
3	Mithuna	10	yes
4	Karka	9	no
5	Simha	8	no
6	Kanya	7	yes
7	Tula	6	yes
8	Vrishchika	5	no
9	Dhanu	4	no
10	Makara	3	yes
11	Kumbha	2	no
12	Meena	1	yes

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	06:14	06:39
12	Meena मीन	06:39	08:04
1	Mesha मेष	08:04	09:44
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	09:44	11:39
3	Mithuna मिथुन	11:39	13:54
4	Karka कर्क	13:54	16:14
5	Simha सिंह	16:14	18:24
6	Kanya कन्या	18:24	20:39
7	Tula तुला	20:39	22:54
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	22:54	01:14
9	Dhanu धनु	01:14	03:19
10	Makara मकर	03:19	05:04
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	05:04	06:14

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Chora चोर	06:14	07:02	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	07:02	07:49	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	07:49	08:36	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:36	09:23	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	09:23	10:10	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	10:10	10:58	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	10:58	11:45	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	11:45	12:32	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	12:32	13:19	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	13:19	14:06	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	14:06	14:54	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	14:54	15:41	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	15:41	16:28	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	16:28	17:15	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	17:15	18:02	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ritu (Drik)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

11h 48m

Ratrimana

12h 12m

Madhyahna

12:08

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Varanasi, 9 March 2027

On Tuesday, the 9th of March 2027, the Vedic calendar for those in Varanasi carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 6:14 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:02 PM, bringing 11 hours 48 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Pratipada of the Shukla fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Bhadrapada. Yoga for the day is Shubha, completing the core panchang signature for 2027-03-09. Pre-dawn, from 4:38 AM to 5:26 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in Varanasi, From 3:05 PM to 4:34 PM Rahu Kala is in force — the period to avoid for new endeavours. On Tuesday the Disha Shool (directional affliction) is North; the classical recommendation is to delay North-facing departures. On the auspicious side, Labh (10:40 AM–12:08 PM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is governed by Jupiter, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Varanasi on 9 March 2027?

In Varanasi on 9 March 2027, Rahu Kaal runs from 3:05 PM to 4:34 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Varanasi on 9 March 2027 at 6:14 AM?

Sunrise at 6:14 AM in Varanasi on 9 March 2027 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (25.32°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (6:02 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Varanasi's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Varanasi on 9 March 2027?

The yoga operative in Varanasi on 9 March 2027 is Shubha, active from 2:43 AM to 1:58 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Shubha yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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वाराणसी — 9 मार्च

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:14
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:02
तिथि: प्रतिपदा (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वभाद्रपदा (चतुर्थ पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 15:05–अपराह्ण 16:34
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 10:40–दोपहर 12:08)