Varanasi, Saturday, 7 November 2026
Saturday 7 November 2026
The next day, Sunday 8 November
Sunrise 6:09 am, sunset 5:14 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Trayodashi
until 10:48 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Chitra
until 5:53 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Priti
until 3:28 am Sunday
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 · Vanija
until 10:48 am; then Vishti until 11:06 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:48 am to 11:06 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
8:55 am – 10:19 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:05 pm – 2:28 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:09 am – 7:32 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:09 am – 7:32 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:32 am – 8:55 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:55 am – 10:19 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:19 am – 11:42 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:42 am – 1:05 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:05 pm – 2:28 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:28 pm – 3:51 pm | Amrit | good |
| 3:51 pm – 5:14 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:14 pm – 6:51 pm | Labh | good |
| 6:51 pm – 8:28 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:28 pm – 10:05 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:05 pm – 11:42 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:42 pm – 1:19 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:19 am – 2:56 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:56 am – 4:33 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:33 am – 6:10 am | Labh | 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 5:12 am Sunday, moonset 3:43 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:09 am – 7:05 am | Saturn |
| 7:05 am – 8:00 am | Jupiter |
| 8:00 am – 8:55 am | Mars |
| 8:55 am – 9:51 am | Sun |
| 9:51 am – 10:46 am | Venus |
| 10:46 am – 11:42 am | Mercury |
| 11:42 am – 12:37 pm | Moon |
| 12:37 pm – 1:32 pm | Saturn |
| 1:32 pm – 2:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:28 pm – 3:23 pm | Mars |
| 3:23 pm – 4:19 pm | Sun |
| 4:19 pm – 5:14 pm | Venus |
| 5:14 pm – 6:19 pm | Mercury |
| 6:19 pm – 7:23 pm | Moon |
| 7:23 pm – 8:28 pm | Saturn |
| 8:28 pm – 9:33 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:33 pm – 10:37 pm | Mars |
| 10:37 pm – 11:42 pm | Sun |
| 11:42 pm – 12:47 am | Venus |
| 12:47 am – 1:51 am | Mercury |
| 1:51 am – 2:56 am | Moon |
| 2:56 am – 4:01 am | Saturn |
| 4:01 am – 5:05 am | Jupiter |
| 5:05 am – 6:10 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:48 am, karana at 11:06 pm, yoga at 3:28 am Sunday, nakshatra at 5:53 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:55 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 7 November 2026?
Krishna Trayodashi, until 10:48 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:09 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 7 November 2026?
8:55 am to 10:19 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:05 pm to 2:28 pm and Gulikai 6:09 am to 7:32 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 7 November 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:32 am to 8:55 am, Labh 1:05 pm to 2:28 pm, Amrit 2:28 pm to 3:51 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:19 am to 12:04 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 7 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:12 am on Sunday 8 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.