Varanasi, Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Bhai Dooj
The next day, Thursday 12 November
Sunrise 6:12 am, sunset 5:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Bhai Dooj is on Wednesday 11 November. Bhai Dooj 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya
until 3:54 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Anuradha
until 11:38 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 · Atiganda
until 3:41 am Thursday
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 · Kaulava
until 3:54 pm; then Taitila until 4:59 am Thursday
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
11:42 am – 1:04 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:34 am – 8:57 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:19 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:12 am – 7:34 am | Labh | good |
| 7:34 am – 8:57 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:57 am – 10:19 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:19 am – 11:42 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:42 am – 1:04 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:04 pm – 2:27 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:27 pm – 3:49 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:49 pm – 5:12 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:12 pm – 6:50 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 6:50 pm – 8:27 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:27 pm – 10:05 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:05 pm – 11:42 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:42 pm – 1:20 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:20 am – 2:57 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:57 am – 4:35 am | Labh | good |
| 4:35 am – 6:13 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
11:20 am – 12:04 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:03 am, moonset 6:24 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.
| 6:12 am – 7:07 am | Mercury |
| 7:07 am – 8:02 am | Moon |
| 8:02 am – 8:57 am | Saturn |
| 8:57 am – 9:52 am | Jupiter |
| 9:52 am – 10:47 am | Mars |
| 10:47 am – 11:42 am | Sun |
| 11:42 am – 12:37 pm | Venus |
| 12:37 pm – 1:32 pm | Mercury |
| 1:32 pm – 2:27 pm | Moon |
| 2:27 pm – 3:22 pm | Saturn |
| 3:22 pm – 4:17 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:17 pm – 5:12 pm | Mars |
| 5:12 pm – 6:17 pm | Sun |
| 6:17 pm – 7:22 pm | Venus |
| 7:22 pm – 8:27 pm | Mercury |
| 8:27 pm – 9:32 pm | Moon |
| 9:32 pm – 10:37 pm | Saturn |
| 10:37 pm – 11:42 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:42 pm – 12:47 am | Mars |
| 12:47 am – 1:52 am | Sun |
| 1:52 am – 2:57 am | Venus |
| 2:57 am – 4:03 am | Mercury |
| 4:03 am – 5:08 am | Moon |
| 5:08 am – 6:13 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 11:38 am, tithi and karana at 3:54 pm, yoga at 3:41 am Thursday, karana at 4:59 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 11 November 2026?
Shukla Dwitiya, until 3:54 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:12 am in Varanasi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Varanasi on 11 November 2026?
11:42 am to 1:04 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:34 am to 8:57 am and Gulikai 10:19 am to 11:42 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Varanasi on 11 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:12 am to 7:34 am, Amrit 7:34 am to 8:57 am, Shubh 10:19 am to 11:42 am, Labh 3:49 pm to 5:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:20 am to 12:04 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Varanasi on 11 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:03 am.
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.