Varanasi
Friday, 2 January 2026
Margashirsha · Shukla paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Shaka 1947
TithiChaturdashi
Shukla · 66% elapsed
NakshatraMrigashira
Pada 3 · 62% elapsed
YogaShukla
95% elapsed
KaranaVanija
33% elapsed
VaaraFriday
Lord Shukra
Good times today
Amrit
08:04 – 09:23
Shubh
10:43 – 12:02
Char
14:41 – 16:01
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:45
Labh
Choghadiya · until 08:04
06:45
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 08:04
08:04
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 09:23
09:23
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 10:43
09:23
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 10:43
10:43
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 12:02
11:38
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:26
12:02
Rog
Choghadiya · until 13:22
13:22
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 14:41
13:22
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 14:41
14:41
Char
Choghadiya · until 16:01
16:01
Labh
Choghadiya · until 17:20
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Moonrise
- 16:20
- Moonset
- 05:30
- Sun in
- Dhanu
- Moon in
- Mithuna
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:38 – 12:26
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
09:23 – 10:43
Yamaganda
13:22 – 14:41
Gulika
06:45 – 08:04
Choghadiya — daytime
Labh
06:45–08:04
Amrit
08:04–09:23
Kaal
09:23–10:43
Shubh
10:43–12:02
Rog
12:02–13:22
Udveg
13:22–14:41
Char
14:41–16:01
Labh
16:01–17:20
Hora — daytime
Shukra
06:45–07:38
Budh
07:38–08:31
Chandra
08:31–09:23
Shani
09:23–10:16
Guru
10:16–11:09
Mangal
11:09–12:02
Surya
12:02–12:55
Shukra
12:55–13:48
Budh
13:48–14:41
Chandra
14:41–15:34
Shani
15:34–16:27
Guru
16:27–17:20
The week ahead
Sat 3 Jan
Purnima · Ardra
Sun 4 Jan
Pratipada · Punarvasu
Mon 5 Jan
Tritiya · Pushya
Tue 6 Jan
Chaturthi · Ashlesha
Wed 7 Jan
Panchami · Purva Phalguni
Thu 8 Jan
Shashthi · Purva Phalguni
Fri 9 Jan
Saptami · Uttara Phalguni
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.