Varanasi
Wednesday, 23 December 2026
Margashirsha · Shukla paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiPurnima
Shukla · 6% elapsed
NakshatraMrigashira
Pada 1 · 19% elapsed
YogaShubha
73% elapsed
KaranaVishti
12% elapsed
VaaraWednesday
Lord Budh
Good times today
Labh
11:58 – 13:17
Amrit
13:17 – 14:36
Shubh
15:55 – 17:14
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:41
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 08:00
06:41
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 08:00
08:00
Rog
Choghadiya · until 09:19
09:19
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 10:38
09:19
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 10:38
10:38
Char
Choghadiya · until 11:58
10:38
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 11:58
11:34
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:22
11:58
Labh
Choghadiya · until 13:17
13:17
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 14:36
14:36
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 15:55
15:55
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 17:14
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Moonrise
- 16:40
- Moonset
- 05:40
- Sun in
- Dhanu
- Moon in
- Vrishabha
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:34 – 12:22
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
10:38 – 11:58
Yamaganda
06:41 – 08:00
Gulika
09:19 – 10:38
Choghadiya — daytime
Shubh
06:41–08:00
Rog
08:00–09:19
Udveg
09:19–10:38
Char
10:38–11:58
Labh
11:58–13:17
Amrit
13:17–14:36
Kaal
14:36–15:55
Shubh
15:55–17:14
Hora — daytime
Budh
06:41–07:34
Chandra
07:34–08:26
Shani
08:26–09:19
Guru
09:19–10:12
Mangal
10:12–11:05
Surya
11:05–11:58
Shukra
11:58–12:50
Budh
12:50–13:43
Chandra
13:43–14:36
Shani
14:36–15:29
Guru
15:29–16:22
Mangal
16:22–17:14
The week ahead
Thu 24 Dec
Pratipada · Ardra
Fri 25 Dec
Dwitiya · Punarvasu
Sat 26 Dec
Tritiya · Pushya
Sun 27 Dec
Chaturthi · Ashlesha
Mon 28 Dec
Panchami · Magha
Tue 29 Dec
Shashthi · Purva Phalguni
Wed 30 Dec
Saptami · Uttara Phalguni
Coming festivals
All festivals →
Nag Panchami
17 Aug 2026
Raksha Bandhan
27 Aug 2026
Krishna Janmashtami
4 Sep 2026
Ganesh Chaturthi
14 Sep 2026
Calculated for Varanasi — sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa. Rahu kaal, choghadiya and hora divide sunrise to sunset, so they differ by place. A panchang fixed to one clock time is wrong everywhere but where it was written.