Panchang · Varanasi
Varanasi Panchang Friday, 23 October 2026
Vikram Samvat 2083 · Siddharthi
Ashwina Shukla Dvadashi · Sharad ritu · solar month Kartika, day 7.
द्वादशी · Purva Bhadrapada
Varanasi · sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:24
CHOGHADIYA
Char
neutral
from sunrise 06:00
Rahu kaal
10:17
to 11:42
Abhijit
11:19
to 12:05
Nakshatra ends
21:03
Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
Yamaganda
14:33
to 15:59
The day, at a glance
| Tithi turns to Shukla Trayodashi | 14:36 |
| Karana turns to Kaulava | 14:36 |
| Nakshatra turns to Uttara Bhadrapada | 21:03 |
| Yoga turns to Vyaghata | 22:09 |
| Rahu kaal | 10:17 → 11:42 |
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 Dvadashi | 14:36 | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | 21:03 | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:09 | Vyaghata |
| Karana | Balava | 14:36 | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Shukravara | Sat 06:01 | Saturday |
02
Sun and Moon
Sunrise
06:00
Varanasi
Sunset
17:24
day 11h 24m
Moonrise
15:27
waxing Moon
Moonset
03:55
Moon in Purva Bhadrapada
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 → 17:24| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | movement | 06:00–07:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Labh | gain | 07:26–08:51 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 08:51–10:17 | GOOD |
| Kaal | loss | 10:17–11:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 11:42–13:08 | GOOD |
| Rog | illness | 13:08–14:33 | AVOID |
| Udveg | anxiety | 14:33–15:59 | AVOID |
| Char | movement | 15:59–17:24 | NEUTRAL |
Night
17:24 → 06:01| Period | Meaning | Time | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rog | illness | 17:24–18:59 | AVOID |
| Kaal | loss | 18:59–20:33 | AVOID |
| Labh | gain | 20:33–22:08 | GOOD |
| Udveg | anxiety | 22:08–23:42 | AVOID |
| Shubh | auspicious | 23:42–01:17 | GOOD |
| Amrit | nectar | 01:17–02:52 | GOOD |
| Char | movement | 02:52–04:26 | NEUTRAL |
| Rog | illness | 04:26–06:01 | AVOID |
04
Kaal vela
Rahu kaal
10:17–11:42
avoid new beginnings
Yamaganda
14:33–15:59
avoid new beginnings
Gulika
07:26–08:51
avoid new beginnings
Abhijit
11:19–12:05
auspicious
05
The whole day
Tithi
Vāra
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
06:0009:0012:0015:0118:0121:0100:0103:0106:01
Regional panji
Day 7 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.