Choghadiya today in Varanasi
Aaj Ka Choghadiya · Chogadia · Chaughadia · Chogdiya
Varanasi · sixteen periods from sunrise 5:45 AM to tomorrow’s sunrise 5:46 AM
5:45 AM – 5:46 AM
8:48 AM – 10:20 AM
Avoid starting new ventures and travel
11:27 AM – 12:16 PM
The best auspicious window of the day
4:11 AM – 4:58 AM
For meditation, practice and study
Ashtami
Nakshatra (नक्षत्र): Mula
Today's day and night choghadiya (आज का चौघड़िया)
Computed astronomically from Varanasi's own sunrise at 5:45 AM.
Day choghadiya (दिन)
| Period & Ruler (मुहूर्त एवं स्वामी) | Time & Status (समय एवं स्थिति) |
|---|---|
Kaalकाल🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Saturn · worst of the eight | 5:45 AM – 7:17 AM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Shubhशुभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Jupiter · things meant to last | 7:17 AM – 8:48 AM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Rogरोग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Mars · illness and conflict | 8:48 AM – 10:20 AM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Udvegउद्वेग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Sun · a restless hour | 10:20 AM – 11:52 AM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Chalचर🟡 Neutral (चल) Ruler: Venus · travel and movement | 11:52 AM – 1:23 PM 🟡 Neutral (चल) |
Labhलाभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Mercury · money, study, deals | 1:23 PM – 2:55 PM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Amritअमृत🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Moon · best of the eight | 2:55 PM – 4:26 PM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Kaalकाल🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Saturn · worst of the eight | 4:26 PM – 5:58 PM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Night choghadiya (रात)
| Period & Ruler (मुहूर्त एवं स्वामी) | Time & Status (समय एवं स्थिति) |
|---|---|
Labhलाभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Mercury · money, study, deals | 5:58 PM – 7:26 PM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Udvegउद्वेग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Sun · a restless hour | 7:26 PM – 8:55 PM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Shubhशुभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Jupiter · things meant to last | 8:55 PM – 10:23 PM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Amritअमृत🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Moon · best of the eight | 10:23 PM – 11:52 PM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Chalचर🟡 Neutral (चल) Ruler: Venus · travel and movement | 11:52 PM – 1:20 AM 🟡 Neutral (चल) |
Rogरोग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Mars · illness and conflict | 1:20 AM – 2:49 AM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Kaalकाल🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Saturn · worst of the eight | 2:49 AM – 4:17 AM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Labhलाभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Mercury · money, study, deals | 4:17 AM – 5:46 AM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
24-Hour Day Ring at a glance (24 घंटे का दृश्य चक्र)
The whole day from this sunrise to the next, in one view.
- good
- neutral
- avoid
- Abhijit
- Rahu, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Brahma Muhurta
Choghadiya in Varanasi today
In Varanasi today, Saturday, September 19, 2026, the sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets at 5:58 PM, giving 12 hr 13 min of daylight. Divided into eight, each day choghadiya runs 1 hr 32 min. The night, from 5:58 PM to tomorrow’s sunrise at 5:46 AM, is 11 hr 48 min, so each night choghadiya runs 1 hr 28 min. The day periods are longer than the night ones at this time of year.
Today is a Saturday, so the day opens with Kaal at sunrise and the night opens with Labh at sunset. The auspicious daylight periods in Varanasi fall at Shubh 7:17 AM – 8:48 AM, Labh 1:23 PM – 2:55 PM, Amrit 2:55 PM – 4:26 PM; the ones to avoid are Kaal 5:45 AM – 7:17 AM, Rog 8:48 AM – 10:20 AM, Udveg 10:20 AM – 11:52 AM, Kaal 4:26 PM – 5:58 PM.
These are Varanasi’s own boundaries. A city a few hundred kilometres east or west has a different sunrise, and every one of the sixteen periods shifts with it, which is why a choghadiya table for another city is not a substitute for this one.
Choghadiya in Varanasi: questions
What is the best choghadiya today in Varanasi?▼
In daylight: Shubh 7:17 AM – 8:48 AM, Labh 1:23 PM – 2:55 PM, Amrit 2:55 PM – 4:26 PM. After sunset: Labh 5:58 PM – 7:26 PM, Shubh 8:55 PM – 10:23 PM, Amrit 10:23 PM – 11:52 PM, Labh 4:17 AM – 5:46 AM. Amrit is treated as the best of them, Shubh for anything meant to last, and Labh for gain; all three are fine for a beginning. Times are for Varanasi on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
How long is one choghadiya in Varanasi today?▼
1 hr 32 min by day and 1 hr 28 min by night. Daylight in Varanasi today is 12 hr 13 min and the night is 11 hr 48 min; each is divided into eight equal parts, so the nominal 96 minutes is only a name.
Does Rahu Kaal fall inside a good choghadiya today in Varanasi?▼
Rahu Kaal in Varanasi today runs 8:48 AM – 10:20 AM, which overlaps Rog (8:48 AM – 10:20 AM). None of those is an auspicious period, so the two systems do not conflict today: the good choghadiya windows are all clear of Rahu Kaal.
What is the first choghadiya at sunrise today in Varanasi?▼
Kaal, from 5:45 AM – 7:17 AM, because today is a Saturday, and the day sequence for that weekday always opens on Kaal. The night sequence tonight opens with Labh at 5:58 PM.
Everything else today in Varanasi
- Rahu Kaalavoid8:48 AM – 10:20 AM
The ninety minutes a day nothing new should be started.
- Abhijit Muhuratbest11:27 AM – 12:16 PM
The 48 minutes astride solar noon, the safe default for a beginning.
- Brahma Muhurtagood4:11 AM – 4:59 AM
The 48 minutes before dawn, the hour tradition reserves for practice.
- Yamagandaavoid1:23 PM – 2:55 PM
The second daily avoidance window, the one for health and paperwork.
- 5:45 AM – 7:17 AM
The window whose events are said to repeat, which cuts both ways.
- Dur Muhurtamavoid5:45 AM – 6:34 AM
The short unlucky muhurtas of the fifteen: one or two, depending on the day.
- 24 planetary hours, from 5:45 AM
Twenty-four planetary hours, and what each ruler is traditionally used for.