Bhakti Darbar

Panchang in Varanasi

Thursday, 17 December 2026Margashirsha Shukla Ashtami

The day

Tithi
Ashtami till 11:25 PMNavami till 11:13 PM, 18 Dec
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapada till 3:30 PMUttara Bhadrapada till 4:09 PM, 18 Dec
Yoga
Siddhi till 1:21 PMVyatipata till 12:19 PM, 18 Dec
Karana
Vishti till 11:11 AMBava till 11:25 PMBalava till 11:26 AM, 18 Dec
Paksha
Shukla Paksha
Weekday
Thursday · Guruvar
Month
Margashirsha (purnimanta) · Margashirsha (amanta)

Sun and Moon

Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Moonrise
11:56 AM

Auspicious times

Brahma Muhurta
4:49 AM – 5:43 AM
Abhijit Muhurta
11:33 AM – 12:15 PM
Vijaya Muhurta
1:40 PM – 2:22 PM
Nishita Muhurta
11:27 PM – 12:21 AM, 18 Dec

Times to avoid

Rahu Kaal
1:13 PM – 2:32 PM
Yamaganda
6:37 AM – 7:56 AM
Gulika Kaal
9:15 AM – 10:35 AM
Dur Muhurtam
10:08 AM – 10:51 AM, 2:22 PM – 3:04 PM

Choghadiya

Day choghadiya
Shubh6:37 AM – 7:56 AM
Rog7:56 AM – 9:15 AM
Udveg9:15 AM – 10:35 AM
Char10:35 AM – 11:54 AM
Labh11:54 AM – 1:13 PM
Amrit1:13 PM – 2:32 PM
Kaal2:32 PM – 3:52 PM
Shubh3:52 PM – 5:11 PM
Night choghadiya
Amrit5:11 PM – 6:52 PM
Char6:52 PM – 8:33 PM
Rog8:33 PM – 10:13 PM
Kaal10:13 PM – 11:54 PM
Labh11:54 PM – 1:35 AM
Udveg1:35 AM – 3:16 AM
Shubh3:16 AM – 4:57 AM
Amrit4:57 AM – 6:37 AM

Times are for Varanasi (UTC+5:30), sunrise to the next sunrise, with the Lahiri ayanamsa and the upper-limb sunrise most Indian panchangs use.