Varanasi
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Magha · Shukla paksha · Shishira ritu · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Shaka 1947
TithiPratipada
Shukla · 79% elapsed
NakshatraShatabhisha
Pada 3 · 61% elapsed
YogaShiva
52% elapsed
KaranaBava
57% elapsed
VaaraWednesday
Lord Budh
Good times today
Labh
12:13 – 13:38
Amrit
13:38 – 15:03
Shubh
16:29 – 17:54
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:32
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 07:57
06:32
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 07:57
07:57
Rog
Choghadiya · until 09:22
09:22
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 10:48
09:22
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 10:48
10:48
Char
Choghadiya · until 12:13
10:48
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 12:13
11:49
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:37
12:13
Labh
Choghadiya · until 13:38
13:38
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 15:03
15:03
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 16:29
16:29
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 17:54
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Moonrise
- 07:00
- Moonset
- 18:50
- Sun in
- Kumbha
- Moon in
- Kumbha
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:49 – 12:37
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
10:48 – 12:13
Yamaganda
06:32 – 07:57
Gulika
09:22 – 10:48
Choghadiya — daytime
Shubh
06:32–07:57
Rog
07:57–09:22
Udveg
09:22–10:48
Char
10:48–12:13
Labh
12:13–13:38
Amrit
13:38–15:03
Kaal
15:03–16:29
Shubh
16:29–17:54
Hora — daytime
Budh
06:32–07:29
Chandra
07:29–08:25
Shani
08:25–09:22
Guru
09:22–10:19
Mangal
10:19–11:16
Surya
11:16–12:13
Shukra
12:13–13:10
Budh
13:10–14:07
Chandra
14:07–15:03
Shani
15:03–16:00
Guru
16:00–16:57
Mangal
16:57–17:54
The week ahead
Thu 19 Feb
Dwitiya · Purva Bhadrapada
Fri 20 Feb
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Sat 21 Feb
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Sun 22 Feb
Shashthi · Ashwini
Mon 23 Feb
Saptami · Bharani
Tue 24 Feb
Ashtami · Krittika
Wed 25 Feb
Navami · Rohini
Coming festivals
All festivals →
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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.