Varanasi
Thursday, 17 December 2026
Margashirsha · Shukla paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
TithiAshtami
Shukla · 53% elapsed
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada
Pada 4 · 86% elapsed
YogaSiddhi
94% elapsed
KaranaBava
6% elapsed
VaaraThursday
Lord Guru
Good times today
Labh
09:16 – 10:35
Amrit
10:35 – 11:55
Shubh
13:14 – 14:33
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:38
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 07:57
07:57
Char
Choghadiya · until 09:16
07:57
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 09:16
09:16
Labh
Choghadiya · until 10:35
10:35
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 11:55
11:31
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:19
11:55
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 13:14
11:55
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 13:14
13:14
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 14:33
14:33
Rog
Choghadiya · until 15:52
14:33
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 15:52
15:52
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 17:12
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Moonrise
- 12:10
- Moonset
- —
- Sun in
- Dhanu
- Moon in
- Meena
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:31 – 12:19
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
11:55 – 13:14
Yamaganda
14:33 – 15:52
Gulika
07:57 – 09:16
Choghadiya — daytime
Udveg
06:38–07:57
Char
07:57–09:16
Labh
09:16–10:35
Amrit
10:35–11:55
Kaal
11:55–13:14
Shubh
13:14–14:33
Rog
14:33–15:52
Udveg
15:52–17:12
Hora — daytime
Guru
06:38–07:31
Mangal
07:31–08:23
Surya
08:23–09:16
Shukra
09:16–10:09
Budh
10:09–11:02
Chandra
11:02–11:55
Shani
11:55–12:48
Guru
12:48–13:40
Mangal
13:40–14:33
Surya
14:33–15:26
Shukra
15:26–16:19
Budh
16:19–17:12
The week ahead
Fri 18 Dec
Navami · Uttara Bhadrapada
Sat 19 Dec
Dashami · Revati
Sun 20 Dec
Ekadashi · Ashwini
Mon 21 Dec
Dwadashi · Bharani
Tue 22 Dec
Trayodashi · Rohini
Wed 23 Dec
Purnima · Mrigashira
Thu 24 Dec
Pratipada · Ardra
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.