Varanasi, Sunday, 8 November 2026
Sunday 8 November 2026
Naraka Chaturdashi
The next day, Monday 9 November
Sunrise 6:10 am, sunset 5:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Naraka Chaturdashi is on Sunday 8 November. Naraka Chaturdashi 2026
- Diwali is on Sunday 8 November. Diwali 2026
- Amavasya is on Sunday 8 November. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 11:28 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 7:24 am Monday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Ayushman
until 3:03 am Monday
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 · Shakuni
until 11:28 am; then Chatushpada until 11:57 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
3:50 pm – 5:13 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:42 am – 1:05 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:28 pm – 3:50 pm
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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 am – 7:33 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:33 am – 8:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:56 am – 10:19 am | Labh | good |
| 10:19 am – 11:42 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:42 am – 1:05 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:05 pm – 2:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:28 pm – 3:50 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:50 pm – 5:13 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:13 pm – 6:51 pm | Shubh | good |
| 6:51 pm – 8:28 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:28 pm – 10:05 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:05 pm – 11:42 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:42 pm – 1:19 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:19 am – 2:56 am | Labh | good |
| 2:56 am – 4:33 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:33 am – 6:11 am | Shubh | 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
11:20 am – 12:04 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:09 am Monday, moonset 4:17 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:10 am – 7:05 am | Sun |
| 7:05 am – 8:01 am | Venus |
| 8:01 am – 8:56 am | Mercury |
| 8:56 am – 9:51 am | Moon |
| 9:51 am – 10:46 am | Saturn |
| 10:46 am – 11:42 am | Jupiter |
| 11:42 am – 12:37 pm | Mars |
| 12:37 pm – 1:32 pm | Sun |
| 1:32 pm – 2:28 pm | Venus |
| 2:28 pm – 3:23 pm | Mercury |
| 3:23 pm – 4:18 pm | Moon |
| 4:18 pm – 5:13 pm | Saturn |
| 5:13 pm – 6:18 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:18 pm – 7:23 pm | Mars |
| 7:23 pm – 8:28 pm | Sun |
| 8:28 pm – 9:32 pm | Venus |
| 9:32 pm – 10:37 pm | Mercury |
| 10:37 pm – 11:42 pm | Moon |
| 11:42 pm – 12:47 am | Saturn |
| 12:47 am – 1:52 am | Jupiter |
| 1:52 am – 2:56 am | Mars |
| 2:56 am – 4:01 am | Sun |
| 4:01 am – 5:06 am | Venus |
| 5:06 am – 6:11 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 3 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 11:28 am, karana at 11:57 pm, yoga at 3:03 am Monday. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:24 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:50 pm in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 8 November 2026?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 11:28 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:10 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 8 November 2026?
3:50 pm to 5:13 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:42 am to 1:05 pm and Gulikai 2:28 pm to 3:50 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 8 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:56 am to 10:19 am, Amrit 10:19 am to 11:42 am, Shubh 1:05 pm to 2:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:20 am to 12:04 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 8 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:09 am on Monday 9 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.