Varanasi
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Shravana · Shukla paksha · Varsha ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiShashthi
Shukla · 77% elapsed
NakshatraSwati
Pada 2 · 27% elapsed
YogaShukla
36% elapsed
KaranaTaitila
53% elapsed
VaaraTuesday
Lord Mangal
Good times today
Char
05:34 – 07:11
Amrit
08:48 – 10:26
Shubh
12:03 – 13:40
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
05:34
Char
Choghadiya · until 07:11
07:11
Labh
Choghadiya · until 08:48
07:11
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 08:48
08:48
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 10:26
10:26
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 12:03
10:26
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 12:03
11:39
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:27
12:03
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 13:40
13:40
Rog
Choghadiya · until 15:18
13:40
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 15:18
15:18
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 16:55
16:55
Char
Choghadiya · until 18:32
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Moonrise
- 10:50
- Moonset
- 22:20
- Sun in
- Simha
- Moon in
- Tula
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:39 – 12:27
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
13:40 – 15:18
Yamaganda
07:11 – 08:48
Gulika
10:26 – 12:03
Choghadiya — daytime
Char
05:34–07:11
Labh
07:11–08:48
Amrit
08:48–10:26
Kaal
10:26–12:03
Shubh
12:03–13:40
Rog
13:40–15:18
Udveg
15:18–16:55
Char
16:55–18:32
Hora — daytime
Mangal
05:34–06:38
Surya
06:38–07:43
Shukra
07:43–08:48
Budh
08:48–09:53
Chandra
09:53–10:58
Shani
10:58–12:03
Guru
12:03–13:08
Mangal
13:08–14:13
Surya
14:13–15:18
Shukra
15:18–16:22
Budh
16:22–17:27
Chandra
17:27–18:32
The week ahead
Wed 19 Aug
Saptami · Vishakha
Thu 20 Aug
Ashtami · Anuradha
Fri 21 Aug
Navami · Jyeshtha
Sat 22 Aug
Dashami · Jyeshtha
Sun 23 Aug
Ekadashi · Mula
Mon 24 Aug
Dwadashi · Purva Ashadha
Tue 25 Aug
Trayodashi · Uttara Ashadha
Coming festivals
All festivals →
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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.