Varanasi, Thursday, 5 November 2026
Thursday 5 November 2026
The next day, Friday 6 November
Sunrise 6:08 am, sunset 5:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi
until 10:36 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 3:56 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Indra
until 6:27 am; then Vaidhriti until 5:10 am Friday
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 · Balava
until 10:36 am; then Kaulava until 10:31 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:05 pm – 2:28 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:08 am – 7:31 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:55 am – 10:18 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 am – 7:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:31 am – 8:55 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:55 am – 10:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:18 am – 11:42 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:42 am – 1:05 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:05 pm – 2:28 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:28 pm – 3:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:52 pm – 5:15 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:15 pm – 6:52 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:52 pm – 8:28 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:28 pm – 10:05 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:05 pm – 11:42 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:42 pm – 1:19 am | Labh | good |
| 1:19 am – 2:55 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:55 am – 4:32 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:32 am – 6:09 am | Amrit | good |
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, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:19 am Friday, moonset 2:38 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:08 am – 7:04 am | Jupiter |
| 7:04 am – 7:59 am | Mars |
| 7:59 am – 8:55 am | Sun |
| 8:55 am – 9:50 am | Venus |
| 9:50 am – 10:46 am | Mercury |
| 10:46 am – 11:42 am | Moon |
| 11:42 am – 12:37 pm | Saturn |
| 12:37 pm – 1:33 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:33 pm – 2:28 pm | Mars |
| 2:28 pm – 3:24 pm | Sun |
| 3:24 pm – 4:19 pm | Venus |
| 4:19 pm – 5:15 pm | Mercury |
| 5:15 pm – 6:20 pm | Moon |
| 6:20 pm – 7:24 pm | Saturn |
| 7:24 pm – 8:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:28 pm – 9:33 pm | Mars |
| 9:33 pm – 10:37 pm | Sun |
| 10:37 pm – 11:42 pm | Venus |
| 11:42 pm – 12:46 am | Mercury |
| 12:46 am – 1:51 am | Moon |
| 1:51 am – 2:55 am | Saturn |
| 2:55 am – 4:00 am | Jupiter |
| 4:00 am – 5:04 am | Mars |
| 5:04 am – 6:09 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 6:27 am, tithi and karana at 10:36 am, karana at 10:31 pm, nakshatra at 3:56 am Friday, yoga at 5:10 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:05 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 5 November 2026?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 10:36 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:08 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 5 November 2026?
1:05 pm to 2:28 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:08 am to 7:31 am and Gulikai 8:55 am to 10:18 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 5 November 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:08 am to 7:31 am, Labh 11:42 am to 1:05 pm, Shubh 3:52 pm to 5:15 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:19 am to 12:04 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 5 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:19 am on Friday 6 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.