Varanasi
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Magha · Shukla paksha · Shishira ritu · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Shaka 1947
TithiTritiya
Shukla · 38% elapsed
NakshatraDhanishta
Pada 4 · 92% elapsed
YogaVyatipata
70% elapsed
KaranaTaitila
77% elapsed
VaaraWednesday
Lord Budh
Good times today
Labh
12:10 – 13:31
Amrit
13:31 – 14:52
Shubh
16:13 – 17:34
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:45
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 08:06
06:45
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 08:06
08:06
Rog
Choghadiya · until 09:28
09:28
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 10:49
09:28
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 10:49
10:49
Char
Choghadiya · until 12:10
10:49
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 12:10
11:46
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:34
12:10
Labh
Choghadiya · until 13:31
13:31
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 14:52
14:52
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 16:13
16:13
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 17:34
Windows overlap — abhijit can fall inside rahu kaal. Both are shown rather than one quietly winning.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Moonrise
- 08:20
- Moonset
- 20:00
- Sun in
- Makara
- Moon in
- Kumbha
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:46 – 12:34
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
10:49 – 12:10
Yamaganda
06:45 – 08:06
Gulika
09:28 – 10:49
Choghadiya — daytime
Shubh
06:45–08:06
Rog
08:06–09:28
Udveg
09:28–10:49
Char
10:49–12:10
Labh
12:10–13:31
Amrit
13:31–14:52
Kaal
14:52–16:13
Shubh
16:13–17:34
Hora — daytime
Budh
06:45–07:39
Chandra
07:39–08:34
Shani
08:34–09:28
Guru
09:28–10:22
Mangal
10:22–11:16
Surya
11:16–12:10
Shukra
12:10–13:04
Budh
13:04–13:58
Chandra
13:58–14:52
Shani
14:52–15:46
Guru
15:46–16:40
Mangal
16:40–17:34
The week ahead
Thu 22 Jan
Chaturthi · Shatabhisha
Fri 23 Jan
Panchami · Purva Bhadrapada
Sat 24 Jan
Shashthi · Uttara Bhadrapada
Sun 25 Jan
Saptami · Revati
Mon 26 Jan
Ashtami · Ashwini
Tue 27 Jan
Navami · Krittika
Wed 28 Jan
Dashami · Rohini
Coming festivals
All festivals →
Raksha Bandhan
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.