Varanasi
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Margashirsha · Shukla paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiSaptami
Shukla · 57% elapsed
NakshatraShatabhisha
Pada 4 · 92% elapsed
YogaVajra
93% elapsed
KaranaVanija
14% elapsed
VaaraWednesday
Lord Budh
Good times today
Labh
11:54 – 13:13
Amrit
13:13 – 14:33
Shubh
15:52 – 17:11
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:37
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 07:56
06:37
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 07:56
07:56
Rog
Choghadiya · until 09:16
09:16
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 10:35
09:16
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 10:35
10:35
Char
Choghadiya · until 11:54
10:35
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 11:54
11:30
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:18
11:54
Labh
Choghadiya · until 13:13
13:13
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 14:33
14:33
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 15:52
15:52
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 17:11
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Moonrise
- 11:30
- Moonset
- 23:30
- Sun in
- Dhanu
- Moon in
- Kumbha
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:30 – 12:18
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
10:35 – 11:54
Yamaganda
06:37 – 07:56
Gulika
09:16 – 10:35
Choghadiya — daytime
Shubh
06:37–07:56
Rog
07:56–09:16
Udveg
09:16–10:35
Char
10:35–11:54
Labh
11:54–13:13
Amrit
13:13–14:33
Kaal
14:33–15:52
Shubh
15:52–17:11
Hora — daytime
Budh
06:37–07:30
Chandra
07:30–08:23
Shani
08:23–09:16
Guru
09:16–10:09
Mangal
10:09–11:01
Surya
11:01–11:54
Shukra
11:54–12:47
Budh
12:47–13:40
Chandra
13:40–14:33
Shani
14:33–15:26
Guru
15:26–16:18
Mangal
16:18–17:11
The week ahead
Thu 17 Dec
Ashtami · Purva Bhadrapada
Fri 18 Dec
Navami · Uttara Bhadrapada
Sat 19 Dec
Dashami · Revati
Sun 20 Dec
Ekadashi · Ashwini
Mon 21 Dec
Dwadashi · Bharani
Tue 22 Dec
Trayodashi · Rohini
Wed 23 Dec
Purnima · Mrigashira
Coming festivals
All festivals →
Raksha Bandhan
27 Aug 2026
Krishna Janmashtami
4 Sep 2026
Ganesh Chaturthi
14 Sep 2026
Pitru Paksha begins
26 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.