CrescentPanchang for Varanasi, Sunday, 20 September 2026
Varanasi sits at 25.32° N, 82.97° E and keeps Asia/Kolkata time, UTC+05:30 on this date, so every time below is local to Varanasi. Across 2026 sunrise there comes as early as 5:07 AM around 8 June and as late as 6:46 AM around 13 January. Daylight runs from 10 h 34 min near 21 December to 13 h 43 min near 22 June, so the eight daytime parts that set Rahu Kaal and the choghadiya stretch in summer and shrink in winter.
The five limbs at sunrise
The Sun, the Moon and the windows
Choghadiya for Varanasi
Sunrise to sunset and sunset to the next sunrise, each cut into eight equal parts that follow the Sunday sequence.
Day
| Choghadiya | Time | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 5:46 AM to 7:17 AM | Avoid |
| Char | 7:17 AM to 8:49 AM | Neutral |
| Labh | 8:49 AM to 10:20 AM | Good |
| Amrit | 10:20 AM to 11:51 AM | Good |
| Kaal | 11:51 AM to 1:23 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh | 1:23 PM to 2:54 PM | Good |
| Rog | 2:54 PM to 4:26 PM | Avoid |
| Udveg | 4:26 PM to 5:57 PM | Avoid |
Night
| Choghadiya | Time | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 5:57 PM to 7:26 PM | Good |
| Amrit | 7:26 PM to 8:54 PM | Good |
| Char | 8:54 PM to 10:23 PM | Neutral |
| Rog | 10:23 PM to 11:52 PM | Avoid |
| Kaal | 11:52 PM to 1:20 AM | Avoid |
| Labh | 1:20 AM to 2:49 AM | Good |
| Udveg | 2:49 AM to 4:18 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh | 4:18 AM to 5:46 AM | Good |
How these times are worked out
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the Sun crosses the horizon at Varanasi, with the usual allowance for atmospheric refraction. The tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are read at that sunrise in the sidereal zodiac, and each end time is the minute the Moon crosses into the next one. Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda are fixed eighths of the daylight chosen by the weekday, as is Gulika Kaal, so they follow the length of the day in Varanasi rather than the clock.
Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight parts each. Amrit is the most favoured slot, with Shubh and Labh also read as good times to begin. Char is neutral. Udveg and Rog are read as times to avoid starting something new, and Kaal is read the same way. Printed almanacs that define sunrise by the centre of the Sun, or round differently, can differ from these times by a minute or two.
Checked against a printed panchang for Delhi and Chicago: names match and times agree within a minute or two. The panchang for any place works for towns not listed here.
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