Varanasi Panchang — Wednesday, 16 December 2026

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

Today

Sun · Moon

Sunrise06:40(almanac 06:36)

Sunset17:06(almanac 17:10)

Moonrise11:22

Moonset23:28

Day length10h 26m

VaraBudhavara · Mercury

Rashi

Moon signAquarius until 09:13, 17 Dec

Sun signScorpio

Lunar calendar

Amanta monthMargashirsha

Purnimanta monthMargashirsha

PakshaShukla

RituHemanta

Vikram Samvat2083

Shaka Samvat1948

The five limbs

Tithi

Shukla Saptamiuntil 22:46thenShukla Ashtamiuntil 23:26, 17 Dec

Nakshatra

Shatabhisha(lord Rahu)until 14:02thenPurva Bhadrapada(lord Jupiter)until 15:30, 17 Dec

Yoga

Vajrauntil 13:46thenSiddhiuntil 13:21, 17 Dec

Karana

Garajauntil 10:08thenVanijauntil 22:46thenVishtiuntil 11:12, 17 Dec

Auspicious and inauspicious times

Abhijit muhurta11:32 – 12:14

Brahma muhurta05:04 – 05:52

Rahu kaal11:53 – 13:11

Yamaganda07:58 – 09:17

Gulika kaal10:35 – 11:53

Choghadiya

Day

Labh06:40–07:58

Amrit07:58–09:17

Kaal09:17–10:35

Shubh10:35–11:53

Rog11:53–13:11

Udveg13:11–14:30

Chal14:30–15:48

Labh15:48–17:06

Night

Udveg17:06–18:48

Shubh18:48–20:30

Amrit20:30–22:12

Chal22:12–23:53

Rog23:53–01:35

Kaal01:35–03:17

Labh03:17–04:59

Udveg04:59–06:41

Good · Neutral · Avoid

Hora (planetary hours)

Mercury06:40–07:32

Moon07:32–08:24

Saturn08:24–09:17

Jupiter09:17–10:09

Mars10:09–11:01

Sun11:01–11:53

Venus11:53–12:45

Mercury12:45–13:37

Moon13:37–14:30

Saturn14:30–15:22

Jupiter15:22–16:14

Mars16:14–17:06

Sun17:06–18:14

Venus18:14–19:22

Mercury19:22–20:30

Moon20:30–21:38

Saturn21:38–22:46

Jupiter22:46–23:53

Mars23:53–01:01

Sun01:01–02:09

Venus02:09–03:17

Mercury03:17–04:25

Moon04:25–05:33

Saturn05:33–06:41

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, 24.2337°.
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.