Varanasi
Wednesday, 17 May 2028
Chaitra · Krishna paksha · Vasanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2085 · Shaka 1950
TithiNavami
Krishna · 24% elapsed
NakshatraShatabhisha
Pada 2 · 37% elapsed
YogaIndra
82% elapsed
KaranaTaitila
49% elapsed
VaaraWednesday
Lord Budh
Good times today
Labh
11:55 – 13:36
Amrit
13:36 – 15:16
Shubh
16:57 – 18:37
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
05:13
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 06:54
05:13
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 06:54
06:54
Rog
Choghadiya · until 08:34
08:34
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 10:15
08:34
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 13:36
13:36
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 15:16
15:16
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 16:57
16:57
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 18:37
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Moonrise
- 00:50
- Moonset
- 12:30
- Sun in
- Vrishabha
- Moon in
- Kumbha
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:31 – 12:19
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
10:15 – 11:55
Yamaganda
05:13 – 06:54
Gulika
08:34 – 10:15
Choghadiya — daytime
Shubh
05:13–06:54
Rog
06:54–08:34
Udveg
08:34–10:15
Char
10:15–11:55
Labh
11:55–13:36
Amrit
13:36–15:16
Kaal
15:16–16:57
Shubh
16:57–18:37
Hora — daytime
Budh
05:13–06:20
Chandra
06:20–07:27
Shani
07:27–08:34
Guru
08:34–09:41
Mangal
09:41–10:48
Surya
10:48–11:55
Shukra
11:55–13:02
Budh
13:02–14:09
Chandra
14:09–15:16
Shani
15:16–16:23
Guru
16:23–17:30
Mangal
17:30–18:37
The week ahead
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Tue 23 May
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Wed 24 May
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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.