Varanasi
Friday, 16 January 2026
Pausha · Krishna paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Shaka 1947
TithiTrayodashi
Krishna · 60% elapsed
NakshatraMula
Pada 1 · 23% elapsed
YogaDhruva
63% elapsed
KaranaVanija
20% elapsed
VaaraFriday
Lord Shukra
Good times today
Amrit
08:07 – 09:27
Shubh
10:48 – 12:08
Char
14:49 – 16:10
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:46
Labh
Choghadiya · until 08:07
06:46
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 08:07
08:07
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 09:27
09:27
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 10:48
09:27
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 10:48
10:48
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 12:08
11:44
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:32
12:08
Rog
Choghadiya · until 13:29
13:29
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 14:49
13:29
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 14:49
14:49
Char
Choghadiya · until 16:10
16:10
Labh
Choghadiya · until 17:30
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Moonrise
- 04:40
- Moonset
- 15:30
- Sun in
- Makara
- Moon in
- Dhanu
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:44 – 12:32
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
09:27 – 10:48
Yamaganda
13:29 – 14:49
Gulika
06:46 – 08:07
Choghadiya — daytime
Labh
06:46–08:07
Amrit
08:07–09:27
Kaal
09:27–10:48
Shubh
10:48–12:08
Rog
12:08–13:29
Udveg
13:29–14:49
Char
14:49–16:10
Labh
16:10–17:30
Hora — daytime
Shukra
06:46–07:40
Budh
07:40–08:33
Chandra
08:33–09:27
Shani
09:27–10:21
Guru
10:21–11:14
Mangal
11:14–12:08
Surya
12:08–13:02
Shukra
13:02–13:56
Budh
13:56–14:49
Chandra
14:49–15:43
Shani
15:43–16:37
Guru
16:37–17:30
The week ahead
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Sun 18 Jan
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Mon 19 Jan
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Wed 21 Jan
Tritiya · Dhanishta
Thu 22 Jan
Chaturthi · Shatabhisha
Fri 23 Jan
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Coming festivals
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27 Aug 2026
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4 Sep 2026
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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.