Varanasi, Monday, 9 November 2026
Monday 9 November 2026
The next day, Tuesday 10 November
Sunrise 6:11 am, sunset 5:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 12:32 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 7:24 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Saubhagya
until 2:57 am Tuesday
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 · Naga
until 12:32 pm; then Kimstughna until 1:13 am Tuesday
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
7:33 am – 8:56 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:19 am – 11:42 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:05 pm – 2:27 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:11 am – 7:33 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:33 am – 8:56 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 8:56 am – 10:19 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:19 am – 11:42 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:42 am – 1:05 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:05 pm – 2:27 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:27 pm – 3:50 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:50 pm – 5:13 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:13 pm – 6:50 pm | Char | neutral |
| 6:50 pm – 8:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:28 pm – 10:05 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:05 pm – 11:42 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:42 pm – 1:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:19 am – 2:57 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:57 am – 4:34 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:34 am – 6:11 am | Char | neutral |
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
The Moon does not rise in Varanasi between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 4:55 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 Moon on a Monday.
| 6:11 am – 7:06 am | Moon |
| 7:06 am – 8:01 am | Saturn |
| 8:01 am – 8:56 am | Jupiter |
| 8:56 am – 9:51 am | Mars |
| 9:51 am – 10:47 am | Sun |
| 10:47 am – 11:42 am | Venus |
| 11:42 am – 12:37 pm | Mercury |
| 12:37 pm – 1:32 pm | Moon |
| 1:32 pm – 2:27 pm | Saturn |
| 2:27 pm – 3:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:23 pm – 4:18 pm | Mars |
| 4:18 pm – 5:13 pm | Sun |
| 5:13 pm – 6:18 pm | Venus |
| 6:18 pm – 7:23 pm | Mercury |
| 7:23 pm – 8:28 pm | Moon |
| 8:28 pm – 9:32 pm | Saturn |
| 9:32 pm – 10:37 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:37 pm – 11:42 pm | Mars |
| 11:42 pm – 12:47 am | Sun |
| 12:47 am – 1:52 am | Venus |
| 1:52 am – 2:57 am | Mercury |
| 2:57 am – 4:02 am | Moon |
| 4:02 am – 5:06 am | Saturn |
| 5:06 am – 6:11 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 7:24 am, tithi and karana at 12:32 pm, karana at 1:13 am Tuesday, yoga at 2:57 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:33 am in Varanasi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Varanasi on 9 November 2026?
Amavasya, until 12:32 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:11 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 9 November 2026?
7:33 am to 8:56 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:19 am to 11:42 am and Gulikai 1:05 pm to 2:27 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 9 November 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:11 am to 7:33 am, Shubh 8:56 am to 10:19 am, Labh 2:27 pm to 3:50 pm, Amrit 3:50 pm to 5:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:20 am to 12:04 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 9 November 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Varanasi between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
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.