Panchang · Varanasi
Varanasi Panchang Thursday, 22 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 6.
एकादशी · Shatabhisha
Varanasi · sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:25
CHOGHADIYA
Shubh
auspicious
from sunrise 06:00
Rahu kaal
13:08
to 14:34
Abhijit
11:19
to 12:05
Nakshatra ends
20:49
Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
06:00
to 07:25
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Dvadashi | 14:49 |
| Karana turns to Bava | 14:49 |
| Nakshatra turns to Purva Bhadrapada | 20:49 |
| Yoga turns to Dhruva | 23:40 |
| Rahu kaal | 13:08 → 14:34 |
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 Ekadashi | 14:49 | Shukla Dvadashi |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha · pada 2 | 20:49 | Purva Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Vriddhi | 23:40 | Dhruva |
| Karana | Vishti | 14:49 | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvara | Fri 06:00 | Friday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:00
Varanasi
Sunset
17:25
day 11h 25m
Moonrise
14:56
waxing Moon
Moonset
02:57
Moon in Shatabhisha
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
06:00 → 17:25| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | auspicious | 06:00–07:25 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 07:25–08:51 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 08:51–10:17 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 10:17–11:42 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 11:42–13:08 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 13:08–14:34 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 14:34–15:59 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 15:59–17:25 | GOOD |
Night
17:25 → 06:00| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | nectar | 17:25–18:59 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 18:59–20:34 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 20:34–22:08 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 22:08–23:43 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 23:43–01:17 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 01:17–02:51 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 02:51–04:26 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 04:26–06:00 | GOOD |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
13:08–14:34
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
06:00–07:25
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
08:51–10:17
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:19–12:05
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:00
Regional panji
Day 6 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.