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Varanasi · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) · calculated

Panchang for 11 December 2026, Varanasi

Friday: Shukla Dvitiya at sunrise, Moon in Purva Ashadha, sunrise 06:33 and sunset 17:08 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Shukravara (Venus)
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
17:08
Next sunrise
06:33 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonrise 08:25 · Moonset 18:59
Tithi at sunrise
Shukla Dvitiya
Nakshatra at sunrise
Purva Ashadha, pada 1 (lord Venus)
Yoga at sunrise
Ganda
Karana at sunrise
Kaulava
Moon sign at sunrise
Dhanu (Sagittarius)
Sun sign at sunrise
Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Rahu Kaal
10:31–11:51 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 07:52–09:12 Labh good Good
  2. 09:12–10:31 Amrit good Best
  3. 11:51–13:10 Shubh good Better
All 16 choghadiyas

Friday order; night times after midnight fall on the next date.

Day: sunrise 06:33 to sunset 17:08
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
06:33–07:52Chal neutralNeutral
07:52–09:12Labh goodGood
09:12–10:31Amrit goodBest
10:31–11:51Kaal inauspiciousWorst
11:51–13:10Shubh goodBetter
13:10–14:29Rog inauspiciousBad
14:29–15:49Udveg inauspiciousBad
15:49–17:08Chal neutralNeutral
Night: sunset 17:08 to next sunrise 06:33
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
17:08–18:49Rog inauspiciousBad
18:49–20:30Kaal inauspiciousWorst
20:30–22:10Labh goodGood
22:10–23:51Udveg inauspiciousBad
23:51–01:31Shubh goodBetter
01:31–03:12Amrit goodBest
03:12–04:53Chal neutralNeutral
04:53–06:33Rog inauspiciousBad

Timing quality, best to worst

  • Best Amrit choghadiya · Jupiter hora
  • Better Shubh choghadiya · Venus hora
  • Good Labh choghadiya · Moon and Mercury horas
  • Neutral Chal choghadiya · Sun hora
  • Bad Udveg and Rog choghadiyas · Mars and Saturn horas
  • Worst Kaal choghadiya · Rahu Kaal

Grades follow the panchanga tradition; they are not a forecast.

Yamaganda · Gulika
14:29–15:49 · 07:52–09:12
Abhijit muhurta
11:29–12:12

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 06:33 (yesterday 06:32), sunset 17:08 (yesterday 17:08), daylight 10 h 36 min (yesterday 10 h 36 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 08:25, yesterday 07:37; moonset 18:59, yesterday 18:05.
  • At 06:33 the tithi is Shukla Dvitiya; at yesterday’s sunrise (06:32) it was Shukla Pratipada.
  • At 06:33 the Moon is in Purva Ashadha (Mula at 06:32 yesterday), in Dhanu (Sagittarius); the yoga is Ganda (yesterday Shula).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 13:10–14:29 on Thursday (daylight part 6 of 8) to 10:31–11:51 on Friday (part 4).

Varanasi lies at 25.32° N, 83.01° E; local solar noon is at 11:51. Against Bengaluru on the same date, sunrise here is 2 min later, sunset 46 min earlier and daylight 48 min shorter; the limbs end at the same clock times in both.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 1 h 19 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (42 min) and Brahma muhurta count as favourable by tradition. Some panchangas reckon Brahma muhurta with fixed 48-minute muhurtas.

Timing windows on Friday 11 December 2026, Varanasi
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal10:31–11:51daylight part 4 of 8
Yamaganda14:29–15:49daylight part 7 of 8
Gulika Kaal07:52–09:12daylight part 2 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:29–12:12day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta04:45–05:39night muhurta 14 of 15 (54 min)

Month, paksha and year

Paksha
Shukla paksha (waxing Moon)
Amanta month
Margashirsha
Purnimanta month
Margashirsha
Ritu (by amanta month)
Hemanta
Ayana (sidereal Sun)
Dakshinayana
Shaka Samvat
1948
Vikram Samvat (Chaitradi)
2083
Samvatsara
Parabhava

Amanta months run new Moon to new Moon (South and West India), purnimanta months full Moon to full Moon (North India).

When each limb changes

Times are local in Varanasi (Asia/Kolkata). The first of each is in effect at sunrise; each next one begins where the previous ends. “Next day” means after midnight, before the next sunrise.

Tithi
TithiEnds
Shukla Dvitiya11:24
Shukla Tritiya14:07 (next day)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Purva Ashadha (lord Venus)03:03 (next day)
Uttara Ashadha (lord Sun)06:11 (Sun 13 Dec 2026)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Ganda10:16
Vriddhi11:15 (next day)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Kaulava11:24
Taitila00:45 (next day)
Gara14:07 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Friday, Shukravara (Venus) in the tradition, from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise at 06:33 (next day); the night lasts 13 h 25 min.
  • Shukla Dvitiya gives way to Shukla Tritiya at 11:24, 4 h 51 min after this sunrise.
  • The 1 h 19 min day choghadiyas begin with Chal and the 1 h 41 min night choghadiyas with Rog, as on every Friday.
  • Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Method and limits

Calculated with the live Panchang’s model and checked against Drik Panchang on 28 city-and-date combinations (times within 2.3 minutes, moonrise and moonset within 6.4). Observance of fasts and festivals follows regional rules. Amrit Kaal, Varjyam and Durmuhurta are not calculated yet.

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