Varanasi
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Chaitra · Krishna paksha · Vasanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiEkadashi
Krishna · 93% elapsed
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada
Pada 2 · 46% elapsed
YogaVishkambha
58% elapsed
KaranaBalava
86% elapsed
VaaraWednesday
Lord Budh
Good times today
Labh
11:55 – 13:35
Amrit
13:35 – 15:15
Shubh
16:55 – 18:35
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
05:15
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 06:55
05:15
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 06:55
06:55
Rog
Choghadiya · until 08:35
08:35
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 10:15
08:35
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 10:15
10:15
Char
Choghadiya · until 11:55
10:15
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 11:55
11:31
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:19
11:55
Labh
Choghadiya · until 13:35
13:35
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 15:15
15:15
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 16:55
16:55
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 18:35
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Moonrise
- 02:40
- Moonset
- 15:00
- Sun in
- Mesha
- Moon in
- Meena
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:31 – 12:19
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
10:15 – 11:55
Yamaganda
05:15 – 06:55
Gulika
08:35 – 10:15
Choghadiya — daytime
Shubh
05:15–06:55
Rog
06:55–08:35
Udveg
08:35–10:15
Char
10:15–11:55
Labh
11:55–13:35
Amrit
13:35–15:15
Kaal
15:15–16:55
Shubh
16:55–18:35
Hora — daytime
Budh
05:15–06:22
Chandra
06:22–07:29
Shani
07:29–08:35
Guru
08:35–09:42
Mangal
09:42–10:49
Surya
10:49–11:55
Shukra
11:55–13:02
Budh
13:02–14:08
Chandra
14:08–15:15
Shani
15:15–16:22
Guru
16:22–17:28
Mangal
17:28–18:35
The week ahead
Thu 14 May
Trayodashi · Revati
Fri 15 May
Chaturdashi · Ashwini
Sat 16 May
Amavasya · Bharani
Sun 17 May
Pratipada · Krittika
Mon 18 May
Dwitiya · Mrigashira
Tue 19 May
Tritiya · Ardra
Wed 20 May
Panchami · Punarvasu
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.