Varanasi, Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Wednesday 4 November 2026
The next day, Thursday 5 November
Sunrise 6:07 am, sunset 5:16 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dashami
until 11:04 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 3:30 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Brahma
until 8:01 am
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Vishti
until 11:04 am; then Bava until 10:47 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:07 am to 11:04 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:42 am – 1:05 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:31 am – 8:54 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:18 am – 11:42 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:07 am – 7:31 am | Labh | good |
| 7:31 am – 8:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:54 am – 10:18 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:18 am – 11:42 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:42 am – 1:05 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:05 pm – 2:29 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:29 pm – 3:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:52 pm – 5:16 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:16 pm – 6:52 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 6:52 pm – 8:29 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:29 pm – 10:05 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:05 pm – 11:42 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:42 pm – 1:18 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:18 am – 2:55 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:55 am – 4:31 am | Labh | good |
| 4:31 am – 6:08 am | Udveg | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:19 am – 12:04 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:23 am Thursday, moonset 2:06 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:07 am – 7:03 am | Mercury |
| 7:03 am – 7:59 am | Moon |
| 7:59 am – 8:54 am | Saturn |
| 8:54 am – 9:50 am | Jupiter |
| 9:50 am – 10:46 am | Mars |
| 10:46 am – 11:42 am | Sun |
| 11:42 am – 12:37 pm | Venus |
| 12:37 pm – 1:33 pm | Mercury |
| 1:33 pm – 2:29 pm | Moon |
| 2:29 pm – 3:24 pm | Saturn |
| 3:24 pm – 4:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:20 pm – 5:16 pm | Mars |
| 5:16 pm – 6:20 pm | Sun |
| 6:20 pm – 7:24 pm | Venus |
| 7:24 pm – 8:29 pm | Mercury |
| 8:29 pm – 9:33 pm | Moon |
| 9:33 pm – 10:37 pm | Saturn |
| 10:37 pm – 11:42 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:42 pm – 12:46 am | Mars |
| 12:46 am – 1:51 am | Sun |
| 1:51 am – 2:55 am | Venus |
| 2:55 am – 3:59 am | Mercury |
| 3:59 am – 5:04 am | Moon |
| 5:04 am – 6:08 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 84 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:01 am, tithi and karana at 11:04 am, karana at 10:47 pm, nakshatra at 3:30 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:42 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 4 November 2026?
Krishna Dashami, until 11:04 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:07 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 4 November 2026?
11:42 am to 1:05 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:31 am to 8:54 am and Gulikai 10:18 am to 11:42 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 4 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:07 am to 7:31 am, Amrit 7:31 am to 8:54 am, Shubh 10:18 am to 11:42 am, Labh 3:52 pm to 5:16 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:19 am to 12:04 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 4 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:23 am on Thursday 5 November.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Varanasi (25.3176°N, 82.9739°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.