Panchang · Varanasi
Varanasi Panchang Sunday, 18 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Saptami · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 2.
सप्तमी · Purva Ashadha
Varanasi · sunrise 05:58 · sunset 17:28
CHOGHADIYA
Udveg
inauspicious
from sunrise 05:58
Rahu kaal
16:02
to 17:28
Abhijit
11:20
to 12:06
Nakshatra ends
12:49
Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha
Yamaganda
11:43
to 13:09
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Ashtami | 08:29 |
| Karana turns to Vishti | 08:29 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Ashadha | 12:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhriti | 23:56 |
| Rahu kaal | 16:02 → 17:28 |
Lunar month Ashwina (purnimanta), solar month Kartika with the Sun in Tula. Dakshinayana.
01
The five limbs
What held at sunrise, when it changed, and what took its place.
| Limb | At sunrise | Changes | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Saptami | 08:29 | Shukla Ashtami |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha · pada 3 | 12:49 | Uttara Ashadha |
| Yoga | Sukarma | 23:56 | Dhriti |
| Karana | Vanija | 08:29 | Vishti |
| Vāra | Ravivara | Mon 05:58 | Monday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
05:58
Varanasi
Sunset
17:28
day 11h 31m
Moonrise
12:34
waxing Moon
Moonset
23:15
Moon in Purva Ashadha
03
Choghadiya
Eight periods of the day and eight of the night, each an eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset — or sunset and the next sunrise.
Day
05:58 → 17:28| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | anxiety | 05:58–07:24 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 07:24–08:50 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 08:50–10:17 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 10:17–11:43 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 11:43–13:09 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 13:09–14:36 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 14:36–16:02 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 16:02–17:28 | AVOID |
Night
17:28 → 05:58| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 17:28–19:02 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 19:02–20:36 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 20:36–22:10 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 22:10–23:43 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 23:43–01:17 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 01:17–02:51 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 02:51–04:24 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 04:24–05:58 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
16:02–17:28
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
11:43–13:09
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
14:36–16:02
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:20–12:06
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
05:5808:5811:5814:5817:5820:5823:5802:5805:58
Regional panji
Day 2 of the solar month Kartika. See the Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bengal reckonings side by side.
Festivals ahead
This month’s festivals for Varanasi, dated at its sunrise.
Plan something
Find a clean window for a ceremony, with the reason for every rejected date.
Times for Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (Asia/Kolkata). How this is calculated.