Tithi20 of 30
Panchami
Ends at7:25:26 PM
Today
Panchang for Varanasi today
Varanasi sits at 25.34°N, 83.01°E. This Panchang is named at that sunrise and then kept for the rest of the civil date.
Varanasi sits about 21 minutes of mean solar time west of Kolkata, so the sun's clock time here is typically later on India Standard Time (GMT+5:30).
Almanac / Daily panchang
Panchami · Shukravara
Date30 Oct 2026
PlaceVaranasi, India
TimezoneAsia/Kolkata
Coordinates25.3356° N, 83.0076° E
Horizon crossings
Daylight and moonrise
Sunrise6:04:10 AM
Sunset5:18:47 PM
Moonrise9:03:21 PM
Moonset10:28:22 AM
Five limbs of the day
Tithi, Vāra, Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana
Vāra
Shukravara
Holds for this civil day
Nakshatra5 of 27
Mrigashira
Ends at9:04:38 AM
Yoga20 of 27
Shiva
Ends at8:41:45 PM
Karana
Taitila
Ends at7:25:26 PM
How to read this day
The story of the day
At sunrise the Tithi is 5th lunar day. Panchami is the fifth lunar day, midway through the first half of the fortnight. What is Tithi?
The weekday is Friday. Vara is the ordinary week, counted here in the Panchang five limbs alongside the lunar day. What is Panchang?
The Moon is in Mrigashira. Mrigashira is associated with seeking, curiosity, and the searching deer. About Nakshatra
Yoga is Shiva. Shiva is todays nitya yoga, from the sum of the Sun and Moon longitudes among 27 named parts. What is Yoga in Panchang?
Karana is Taitila. Taitila is the Karana in force at sunrise: half of the current Tithi. What is Karana?
Midnight to midnight
Daytime windows
InauspiciousAuspicious
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AvoidanceInauspicious windows
| Period | Timing |
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| Rahu Kāla | 10:17:09 AM – 11:41:29 AM |
| Yamaganda | 2:30:08 PM – 3:54:27 PM |
| Gulika | 7:28:30 AM – 8:52:49 AM |
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PropitiousAuspicious windows
| Period | Timing |
|---|---|
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:19 AM – 12:03:58 PM |
Day and night windows
Choghadiya
Eight daytime and eight nighttime periods for this date and place, from the same calculation as the rest of this page.
Open the full day and night tablesDay
- Chal6:04:10 AM – 7:28:30 AM
- Labh7:28:30 AM – 8:52:49 AM
- Amrit8:52:49 AM – 10:17:09 AM
- Kaal10:17:09 AM – 11:41:29 AM
- Shubh11:41:29 AM – 1:05:48 PM
- Rog1:05:48 PM – 2:30:08 PM
- Udveg2:30:08 PM – 3:54:27 PM
- Chal3:54:27 PM – 5:18:47 PM
Night
- Rog5:18:47 PM – 6:54:32 PM
- Kaal6:54:32 PM – 8:30:17 PM
- Labh8:30:17 PM – 10:06:02 PM
- Udveg10:06:02 PM – 11:41:47 PM
- Shubh11:41:47 PM – 1:17:31 AM
- Amrit1:17:31 AM – 2:53:16 AM
- Chal2:53:16 AM – 4:29:01 AM
- Rog4:29:01 AM – 6:04:46 AM
Panchang in Varanasi
- Latitude
- 25.3356°
- Longitude
- 83.0076°
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Day length (2026)
- 10 h 35 min to 13 h 43 min
- Sunrise range (2026)
- 5:07 AM to 6:45 AM
- Rahu Kaal length (2026)
- 1 h 19 min to 1 h 43 min
Sunrise, sunset, and the eight daylight segments that define Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya are computed for Varanasi at 25.34°N, 83.01°E in Asia/Kolkata, so clock times differ from cities on another meridian or latitude even when the calendar date matches.
Tithi and other limbs are named for local sunrise, so a place with an earlier or later sun can show a different limb than a city hundreds of kilometres away on the same civil morning.
Local guide for Varanasi
Local time zone
Varanasi sits near 25.34N 83.01E in India under Asia/Kolkata. Varanasi keeps Asia/Kolkata on IST at UTC+5:30 all year with no daylight saving, so Panchang clock labels never jump an hour in spring or autumn. Nearest catalogue cities for comparison are Kanpur, Kolkata, Delhi; each keeps its own sunrise even when the timezone name matches Asia/Kolkata. Engine mid-month samples for 2026 put day length between 10 h 35 min and 13 h 43 min at these coordinates.
Sunrise, sunset and the Panchang
For Varanasi, sunrise on the 2026 mid-month samples runs from about 5:07 AM to about 6:45 AM on the local clock. At 25.34 degrees north, the longest sampled day (13 h 43 min) falls near June and July, while the shortest (10 h 35 min) falls near December and January. Sunset follows from that day length, so a 13 h 43 min day stretches every daylight fraction and a 10 h 35 min day compresses them. Without a spring clock jump under Asia/Kolkata in Varanasi, the main seasonal drift still comes from solar geometry at 25.34N 83.01E. Do not paste IST sunrise from Delhi onto Varanasi; convert through Asia/Kolkata and 25.34N 83.01E.
Mid-month day length for 2026
Sunrise, sunset, day length and Rahu Kaal length on the 15th of each month for Varanasi.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Rahu Kaal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 06:45 | 17:29 | 10 h 44 min | 1 h 20 min |
| Feb | 06:32 | 17:51 | 11 h 19 min | 1 h 24 min |
| Mar | 06:07 | 18:06 | 11 h 59 min | 1 h 29 min |
| Apr | 05:35 | 18:20 | 12 h 45 min | 1 h 35 min |
| May | 05:13 | 18:35 | 13 h 22 min | 1 h 40 min |
| Jun | 05:07 | 18:49 | 13 h 42 min | 1 h 42 min |
| Jul | 05:16 | 18:51 | 13 h 35 min | 1 h 41 min |
| Aug | 05:31 | 18:33 | 13 h 02 min | 1 h 37 min |
| Sep | 05:43 | 18:02 | 12 h 19 min | 1 h 32 min |
| Oct | 05:56 | 17:31 | 11 h 35 min | 1 h 26 min |
| Nov | 06:14 | 17:10 | 10 h 56 min | 1 h 22 min |
| Dec | 06:35 | 17:10 | 10 h 35 min | 1 h 19 min |
Next seven days
Sunrise, Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurta and dawn Tithi for Varanasi.
| Date | Day | Sunrise | Rahu Kaal | Abhijit | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Fri | 6:04 AM | 10:17:09 AM to 11:41:29 AM | 11:19 AM to 12:03:58 PM | Panchami |
| 2026-10-31 | Sat | 6:04 AM | 8:53:06 AM to 10:17:16 AM | 11:19 AM to 12:03:53 PM | Shashthi |
| 2026-11-01 | Sun | 6:05 AM | 3:53:24 PM to 5:17:25 PM | 11:19 AM to 12:03:48 PM | Saptami |
| 2026-11-02 | Mon | 6:06 AM | 7:29:50 AM to 8:53:41 AM | 11:19:01 AM to 12:03:44 PM | Ashtami |
| 2026-11-03 | Tue | 6:06 AM | 2:28:44 PM to 3:52:26 PM | 11:19:04 AM to 12:03:42 PM | Navami |
| 2026-11-04 | Wed | 6:07 AM | 11:41:23 AM to 1:04:54 PM | 11:19:07 AM to 12:03:39 PM | Dashami |
| 2026-11-05 | Thu | 6:07 AM | 1:04:46 PM to 2:28:09 PM | 11:19:10 AM to 12:03:38 PM | Ekadashi |
Festival windows next 90 days
Festival timings for Varanasi from the site festival guides.
| Festival | Date | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanteras | 2026-11-06 | Sunset 17:14; Pradosh to 19:38 |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | 2026-11-08 | Abhyang snan before sunrise; rule: Chaturdashi present in the pre-sunrise abhyang snan window |
| Diwali Lakshmi Puja | 2026-11-08 | Sunset 17:13; Pradosh to 19:37 |
| Govardhan Puja | 2026-11-10 | Pratahkala after sunrise; rule: Pratipada present during Pratahkala (first fifth of the day) |
| Bhai Dooj | 2026-11-11 | Aparahna tilak window; rule: Dwitiya present during Aparahna (fourth fifth of the day) |
Rahu Kaal in this city
Rahu Kaal is one eighth of local daytime from sunrise to sunset. In Varanasi during 2026, that block samples from about 1 h 19 min on short days to about 1 h 43 min on long days. The weekday that carries Rahu Kaal in Varanasi stays the same rule set, but the civil clock span widens when daytime reaches 13 h 43 min. Derive the interval from Varanasi sunrise and sunset under Asia/Kolkata, not from a printed sheet for another metro.
Choghadiya windows here
Choghadiya splits day (sunrise to sunset) and night (sunset to next sunrise) into eight quality watches. On a 13 h 43 min sample in Varanasi, day watches lengthen and night watches shrink; on a 10 h 35 min sample the reverse holds. Because Varanasi is in the northern hemisphere, a June daylight sheet runs longer than a December sheet. Prefer Labh, Amrit, or Shubh for starts in Varanasi; treat Kaal and Rog as poor launch windows on the local clock.
How to use today
Open the Varanasi Panchang page with timezone Asia/Kolkata and confirm sunrise, sunset, dawn Tithi, Rahu Kaal, and Abhijit Muhurta for the civil date you care about. Expect sunrise between about 5:07 AM and 6:45 AM across the 2026 mid-month samples, with Rahu Kaal near 1 h 19 min to 1 h 43 min. Keep device time automatic so local midnight in Asia/Kolkata matches the civil date on the sheet. Festival leaflets that quote Delhi IST still need a fresh Varanasi sunrise for the same lunar day.34N 83.01E.
Common questions for Varanasi
Does Varanasi use daylight saving?+
No spring jump under Asia/Kolkata. Varanasi keeps Asia/Kolkata on IST at UTC+5:30 all year with no daylight saving, so Panchang clock labels never jump an hour in spring or autumn.
How long is the day in Varanasi through 2026?+
Mid-month samples show about 10 h 35 min on the short side and about 13 h 43 min on the long side at 25.34N 83.01E.
How long is Rahu Kaal in Varanasi?+
As one eighth of daytime, sampled lengths run about 1 h 19 min to 1 h 43 min across the 2026 mid-month set.
What is Panchang?
Panchang means five limbs: Tithi (the lunar day, from the angle between Sun and Moon), Vara (the weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon’s mansion among 27), Yoga (a combined solar-lunar angle), and Karana (half of a Tithi). The names of the day are those limbs at local sunrise. Sunrise, moonrise, and the electional windows all belong to the place you enter, which is why a Panchang changes from city to city.
Today in this city
What time is Rahu Kaal in Varanasi today?+
Rahu Kaal in Varanasi on 30 Oct 2026 is 10:17:09 AM – 11:41:29 AM.
What is today's Tithi in Varanasi?+
The Tithi in Varanasi on 30 Oct 2026 is Panchami. It ends at 7:25:26 PM.
What is today's Nakshatra in Varanasi?+
The Nakshatra in Varanasi on 30 Oct 2026 is Mrigashira.
What time is sunrise in Varanasi today?+
Sunrise in Varanasi on 30 Oct 2026 is 6:04:10 AM. Sunset is 5:18:47 PM.