Varanasi
Friday, 18 December 2026
Margashirsha · Shukla paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiNavami
Shukla · 52% elapsed
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada
Pada 4 · 83% elapsed
YogaVyatipata
99% elapsed
KaranaKaulava
4% elapsed
VaaraFriday
Lord Shukra
Good times today
Amrit
07:57 – 09:17
Shubh
10:36 – 11:55
Char
14:34 – 15:53
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:38
Labh
Choghadiya · until 07:57
06:38
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 07:57
07:57
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 09:17
09:17
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 10:36
09:17
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 10:36
10:36
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 11:55
11:31
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:19
11:55
Rog
Choghadiya · until 13:14
13:14
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 14:34
13:14
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 14:34
14:34
Char
Choghadiya · until 15:53
15:53
Labh
Choghadiya · until 17:12
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Moonrise
- 12:40
- Moonset
- 00:30
- Sun in
- Dhanu
- Moon in
- Meena
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:31 – 12:19
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
09:17 – 10:36
Yamaganda
13:14 – 14:34
Gulika
06:38 – 07:57
Choghadiya — daytime
Labh
06:38–07:57
Amrit
07:57–09:17
Kaal
09:17–10:36
Shubh
10:36–11:55
Rog
11:55–13:14
Udveg
13:14–14:34
Char
14:34–15:53
Labh
15:53–17:12
Hora — daytime
Shukra
06:38–07:31
Budh
07:31–08:24
Chandra
08:24–09:17
Shani
09:17–10:10
Guru
10:10–11:02
Mangal
11:02–11:55
Surya
11:55–12:48
Shukra
12:48–13:41
Budh
13:41–14:34
Chandra
14:34–15:26
Shani
15:26–16:19
Guru
16:19–17:12
The week ahead
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
Thu 24 Dec
Pratipada · Ardra
Fri 25 Dec
Dwitiya · Punarvasu
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.