Varanasi
Monday, 18 May 2026
Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha · Grishma ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiDwitiya
Shukla · 71% elapsed
NakshatraMrigashira
Pada 1 · 2% elapsed
YogaSukarma
51% elapsed
KaranaKaulava
41% elapsed
VaaraMonday
Lord Chandra
Good times today
Char
13:36 – 15:17
Labh
15:17 – 16:57
Amrit
16:57 – 18:38
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
05:13
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 06:53
05:13
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 06:53
06:53
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 08:34
08:34
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 10:15
08:34
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 10:15
10:15
Rog
Choghadiya · until 11:55
11:31
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:19
11:55
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 13:36
11:55
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 13:36
13:36
Char
Choghadiya · until 15:17
15:17
Labh
Choghadiya · until 16:57
16:57
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 18:38
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Moonrise
- 06:30
- Moonset
- 20:40
- Sun in
- Vrishabha
- Moon in
- Vrishabha
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:31 – 12:19
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
05:13 – 06:53
Yamaganda
08:34 – 10:15
Gulika
11:55 – 13:36
Choghadiya — daytime
Amrit
05:13–06:53
Kaal
06:53–08:34
Shubh
08:34–10:15
Rog
10:15–11:55
Udveg
11:55–13:36
Char
13:36–15:17
Labh
15:17–16:57
Amrit
16:57–18:38
Hora — daytime
Chandra
05:13–06:20
Shani
06:20–07:27
Guru
07:27–08:34
Mangal
08:34–09:41
Surya
09:41–10:48
Shukra
10:48–11:55
Budh
11:55–13:02
Chandra
13:02–14:09
Shani
14:09–15:17
Guru
15:17–16:24
Mangal
16:24–17:31
Surya
17:31–18:38
The week ahead
Tue 19 May
Tritiya · Ardra
Wed 20 May
Panchami · Punarvasu
Thu 21 May
Shashthi · Pushya
Fri 22 May
Saptami · Ashlesha
Sat 23 May
Ashtami · Magha
Sun 24 May
Navami · Purva Phalguni
Mon 25 May
Dashami · Uttara Phalguni
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.