Varanasi Panchang — Friday, 20 March 2026

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise, Rahu kaal, choghadiya and horas for any city and date.

Today

Sun · Moon

Sunrise06:06(almanac 06:02)
Sunset18:05(almanac 18:09)
Moonrise06:34
Moonset19:35
Day length11h 59m
VaraShukravara · Venus

Rashi

Moon signPisces until 02:27, 20 Mar
Sun signPisces

Lunar calendar

Amanta monthChaitra
Purnimanta monthChaitra
PakshaShukla
RituVasanta
Vikram Samvat2083
Shaka Samvat1948

The five limbs

Tithi
Shukla Dwitiyauntil 02:31, 20 MarthenShukla Tritiyauntil 23:56, 21 Mar
Nakshatra
Revati(lord Mercury)until 02:27, 20 MarthenAshwini(lord Ketu)until 00:37, 21 Mar
Yoga
Brahmauntil 22:15thenIndrauntil 19:01, 21 Mar
Karana
Balavauntil 15:44thenKaulavauntil 02:31, 20 MarthenTaitilauntil 13:15, 21 Mar

Auspicious and inauspicious times

Abhijit muhurta11:41 – 12:29
Brahma muhurta04:30 – 05:18
Rahu kaal10:35 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:35
Gulika kaal07:36 – 09:05

Choghadiya

Day
Chal06:06–07:36
Labh07:36–09:05
Amrit09:05–10:35
Kaal10:35–12:05
Shubh12:05–13:35
Rog13:35–15:05
Udveg15:05–16:35
Chal16:35–18:05
Night
Rog18:05–19:35
Kaal19:35–21:05
Labh21:05–22:35
Udveg22:35–00:05
Shubh00:05–01:35
Amrit01:35–03:05
Chal03:05–04:35
Rog04:35–06:05

Good · Neutral · Avoid

Hora (planetary hours)

Venus06:06–07:06
Mercury07:06–08:06
Moon08:06–09:05
Saturn09:05–10:05
Jupiter10:05–11:05
Mars11:05–12:05
Sun12:05–13:05
Venus13:05–14:05
Mercury14:05–15:05
Moon15:05–16:05
Saturn16:05–17:05
Jupiter17:05–18:05
Mars18:05–19:05
Sun19:05–20:05
Venus20:05–21:05
Mercury21:05–22:05
Moon22:05–23:05
Saturn23:05–00:05
Jupiter00:05–01:05
Mars01:05–02:05
Sun02:05–03:05
Venus03:05–04:05
Mercury04:05–05:05
Moon05:05–06:05

How this is computed

  • Sunrise and sunset are the centre of the Sun's disc without refraction (the Hindu rising used in Jyotish); the almanac times with the upper limb and refraction are shown alongside.
  • Sidereal positions under the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, 24.2233°.
  • The Hindu day runs from sunrise to sunrise and the vara is the weekday of the sunrise. End times are found to the minute from the Swiss Ephemeris.