Varanasi
Sunday, 17 December 2028
Margashirsha · Shukla paksha · Hemanta ritu · Vikram Samvat 2085 · Shaka 1950
TithiDwitiya
Shukla · 22% elapsed
NakshatraPurva Ashadha
Pada 1 · 22% elapsed
YogaVriddhi
34% elapsed
KaranaBalava
45% elapsed
VaaraSunday
Lord Surya
Good times today
Char
09:16 – 10:36
Amrit
11:55 – 13:14
These are the windows that are favourable and not overlapped by anything inauspicious.
The whole day, in order
06:38
Rog
Choghadiya · until 07:57
07:57
Udveg
Choghadiya · until 09:16
09:16
Char
Choghadiya · until 10:36
10:36
Labh
Choghadiya · until 11:55
10:36
Yamaganda
Inauspicious · until 11:55
11:31
Abhijit muhurta
Auspicious · until 12:19
11:55
Amrit
Choghadiya · until 13:14
13:14
Kaal
Choghadiya · until 14:33
13:14
Gulika
Inauspicious · until 14:33
14:33
Shubh
Choghadiya · until 15:53
14:33
Rahu kaal
Inauspicious · until 15:53
15:53
Rog
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
- 07:40
- Moonset
- 18:30
- Sun in
- Dhanu
- Moon in
- Dhanu
Auspicious
Abhijit muhurta
11:31 – 12:19
Times to avoid
Rahu kaal
14:33 – 15:53
Yamaganda
10:36 – 11:55
Gulika
13:14 – 14:33
Choghadiya — daytime
Rog
06:38–07:57
Udveg
07:57–09:16
Char
09:16–10:36
Labh
10:36–11:55
Amrit
11:55–13:14
Kaal
13:14–14:33
Shubh
14:33–15:53
Rog
15:53–17:12
Hora — daytime
Surya
06:38–07:31
Shukra
07:31–08:24
Budh
08:24–09:16
Chandra
09:16–10:09
Shani
10:09–11:02
Guru
11:02–11:55
Mangal
11:55–12:48
Surya
12:48–13:41
Shukra
13:41–14:33
Budh
14:33–15:26
Chandra
15:26–16:19
Shani
16:19–17:12
The week ahead
Mon 18 Dec
Tritiya · Uttara Ashadha
Tue 19 Dec
Chaturthi · Shravana
Wed 20 Dec
Panchami · Dhanishta
Thu 21 Dec
Shashthi · Shatabhisha
Fri 22 Dec
Saptami · Shatabhisha
Sat 23 Dec
Saptami · Purva Bhadrapada
Sun 24 Dec
Ashtami · Uttara Bhadrapada
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14 Sep 2026
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26 Sep 2026
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10 Oct 2026
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11 Oct 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.