Varanasi panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 17:11 Moonrise 13:38 Margashirsha month
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 83.01° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:39 to 17:11- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:16
- Yamaganda 11:55 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam 14:33 – 15:52
- Durmuhurta 15:46 – 16:29
- Rahu Kalam 15:52 – 17:11
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:11 to 06:40 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:11 – 19:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:52 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:55 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:33 – 15:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:46 – 16:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:52 – 17:11
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 06:40 next day
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. 04:51 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:11 – 19:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:39 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:39 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:39 – 07:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:58 – 09:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:17 – 10:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:36 – 11:55 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:55 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:14 – 14:33 | Good |
| Rog | 14:33 – 15:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:52 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:11 – 18:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:52 – 20:33 | Good |
| Char | 20:33 – 22:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:14 – 23:55 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:55 – 01:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:36 – 03:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:17 – 04:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:59 – 06:40 next day | Good |
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
- 06:39 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:24 NowMercury
- 09:17 NowMoon
- 10:10 NowSaturn
- 11:02 NowJupiter
- 11:55 NowMars
- 12:48 NowSun
- 13:40 NowVenus
- 14:33 NowMercury
- 15:25 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:11 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:26 NowSun
- 20:33 NowVenus
- 21:40 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- 23:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:03 NowJupiter
- 02:10 NowMars
- 03:17 NowSun
- 04:25 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
- 06:39 NowSun
- 07:39 NowVenus
- 08:39 NowMercury
- 09:39 NowMoon
- 10:39 NowSaturn
- 11:39 NowJupiter
- 12:39 NowMars
- 13:39 NowSun
- 14:39 NowVenus
- 15:39 NowMercury
- 16:39 NowMoon
- 17:39 NowSaturn
- 18:39 NowJupiter
- 19:39 NowMars
- 20:39 NowSun
- 21:39 NowVenus
- 22:39 NowMercury
- 23:39 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:39 NowSaturn
- 01:39 NowJupiter
- 02:39 NowMars
- 03:39 NowSun
- 04:39 NowVenus
- 05:39 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 06:25 Scorpio
- 06:25 – 08:30 Sagittarius
- 08:30 – 10:14 Capricorn
- 10:14 – 11:45 Aquarius
- 11:45 – 13:14 Pisces
- 13:14 – 14:52 Aries
- 14:52 – 16:49 Taurus
- 16:49 – 19:03 Gemini
- 19:03 – 21:21 Cancer
- 21:21 – 23:35 Leo
- 23:35 – 01:47 next day Virgo
- 01:47 – 04:04 next day Libra
- 04:04 – 06:21 next day Scorpio
- 06:21 – 06:40 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