Varanasi panchang, 7 January 2026
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 17:22 Moonrise 21:34 Pausha month
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 83.01° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 17:22- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:05 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:44 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:04 – 13:23
- 06:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 06:53 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:56 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
17:22 to 06:46 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:22 – 20:03
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:33 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 18:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:34 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 06:34 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 06:53
- Nakshatra Magha until 11:56 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ayushman until 18:33
- Karana Balava until 06:53, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 06:53 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:56 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 18:33 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 18:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:34 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 06:34 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:44 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:23
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:58 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:22 – 20:03
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:46 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:05 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:44 – 12:04 | Good |
| Rog | 12:04 – 13:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:23 – 14:43 | Bad |
| Char | 14:43 – 16:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:02 – 17:22 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:22 – 19:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:02 – 20:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:43 – 22:23 | Good |
| Char | 22:23 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:44 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:46 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:11 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:36 NowJupiter
- 16:29 NowMars
- 17:22 NowSun
- 18:29 NowVenus
- 19:36 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 22:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:46 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:46 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:46 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:46 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMars
- 01:46 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 05:13 Scorpio
- 05:13 – 07:18 Sagittarius
- 07:18 – 09:03 Capricorn
- 09:03 – 10:33 Aquarius
- 10:33 – 12:02 Pisces
- 12:02 – 13:40 Aries
- 13:40 – 15:37 Taurus
- 15:37 – 17:51 Gemini
- 17:51 – 20:09 Cancer
- 20:09 – 22:23 Leo
- 22:23 – 00:36 next day Virgo
- 00:36 – 02:52 next day Libra
- 02:52 – 05:09 next day Scorpio
- 05:09 – 06:46 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method