Varanasi
Thursday, 24 December 2026
Margashirsha · Krishna paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiPratipada
Krishna · 25% elapsed
NakshatraArdra
Pada 2 · 34% elapsed
YogaShukla
96% elapsed
KaranaBalava
49% elapsed
VaaraThursday
Lord Guru
Good times today
Labh
09:20 – 10:39
Amrit
10:39 – 11:58
Shubh
13:17 – 14:36
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:41
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 08:00
08:00
Char
Choghadiya · until 09:20
08:00
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 09:20
09:20
Labh
Choghadiya · until 10:39
10:39
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 11:58
11:34
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:22
11:58
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 13:17
11:58
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 13:17
13:17
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 14:36
14:36
Rog
Choghadiya · until 15:56
14:36
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 15:56
15:56
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 17:15
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Moonrise
- 17:40
- Moonset
- 06:50
- Sun in
- Dhanu
- Moon in
- Mithuna
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:34 – 12:22
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
11:58 – 13:17
Yamaganda
14:36 – 15:56
Gulika
08:00 – 09:20
Choghadiya — daytime
Udveg
06:41–08:00
Char
08:00–09:20
Labh
09:20–10:39
Amrit
10:39–11:58
Kaal
11:58–13:17
Shubh
13:17–14:36
Rog
14:36–15:56
Udveg
15:56–17:15
Hora — daytime
Guru
06:41–07:34
Mangal
07:34–08:27
Surya
08:27–09:20
Shukra
09:20–10:12
Budh
10:12–11:05
Chandra
11:05–11:58
Shani
11:58–12:51
Guru
12:51–13:44
Mangal
13:44–14:36
Surya
14:36–15:29
Shukra
15:29–16:22
Budh
16:22–17:15
The week ahead
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
Thu 31 Dec
Ashtami · Hasta
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.