Panchang · India
On Monday, 5 October 2026 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the Sun rises at 05:52 AM and sets at 05:41 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Dashami, until 02:08 AM, Oct 06; the nakshatra is Pushya until 11:10 PM, the yoga Shiva and the karana Vanija. Rahu Kaal is 07:20 AM to 08:49 AM and Abhijit Muhurat 11:23 AM to 12:10 PM.
Times for Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Monday, 5 October 2026 · IST (UTC+5:30) · Sunrise 05:52 AM · Sunset 05:41 PM
Each lasts until the time shown, then the next one begins. The bar shows how much of it had passed at sunrise.
Plan your day
Calculated from sunrise and sunset at this place.
For starting something new.
Routine work is fine.
For Dhanu (Sagittarius) Moon sign, 06:32 PM, Oct 04 to 10:18 PM, Oct 06: the Moon is in their 8th sign.See it for your own chart →
Travel east is traditionally avoided on Mondays. Customs and remedies vary by region.
03:00 PM to 02:08 AM, Oct 06: avoided for auspicious work.
Gandmool (Ashlesha) 11:10 PM to 10:18 PM, Oct 06
From classical muhurta rules for today's nakshatra, tithi, yoga and weekday, with the best window from today's timings. General guidance, not personalised.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors.
Pushya is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours new work, applications and meetings; Dashami is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work.
Good for buying, investing and opening accounts.
Pushya is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours purchases and investments; Dashami is a Purna tithi, good for completing and beginning work.
A good day for journeys.
Pushya is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours journeys; Monday is the Moon's day, linked with journeys, especially by water; Disha Shool today is east: travel that way is traditionally avoided.
Good for starting treatment, exercise or a new routine.
Pushya is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours starting treatment or a new routine.
Fine for everyday time together.
Pushya is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which suits trade, learning, medicine and quick tasks; Monday is the Moon's day, linked with family and mothers.
Good for prayer, fasting and charity.
Pushya is a Kshipra (swift) nakshatra, which favours prayer, vows and charity; Dashami is traditionally a day for fasting, prayer and charity.
Traditions differ by region and family; for an important start, check the Muhurat for your own chart.
Day and night each split into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided; Chal is neutral and suits travel.
Day and night each split into twelve planetary hours, starting with the weekday's lord at sunrise.
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon | 05:52 AM | 06:51 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 2 | Saturn | 06:51 AM | 07:50 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 3 | Jupiter | 07:50 AM | 08:49 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 4 | Mars | 08:49 AM | 09:48 AM | Courage, property, sport |
| 5 | Sun | 09:48 AM | 10:47 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 6 | Venus | 10:47 AM | 11:46 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 7 | Mercury | 11:46 AM | 12:45 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 8 | Moon | 12:45 PM | 01:44 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 9 | Saturn | 01:44 PM | 02:44 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 10 | Jupiter | 02:44 PM | 03:43 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 11 | Mars | 03:43 PM | 04:42 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 12 | Sun | 04:42 PM | 05:41 PM | Government, authority, health |
| # | Planet | From | To | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Venus | 05:41 PM | 06:42 PM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 14 | Mercury | 06:42 PM | 07:43 PM | Study, trade, writing |
| 15 | Moon | 07:43 PM | 08:44 PM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 16 | Saturn | 08:44 PM | 09:45 PM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 17 | Jupiter | 09:45 PM | 10:46 PM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
| 18 | Mars | 10:46 PM | 11:46 PM | Courage, property, sport |
| 19 | Sun | 11:46 PM | 12:47 AM | Government, authority, health |
| 20 | Venus | 12:47 AM | 01:48 AM | Art, romance, purchases |
| 21 | Mercury | 01:48 AM | 02:49 AM | Study, trade, writing |
| 22 | Moon | 02:49 AM | 03:50 AM | Travel, family, public dealings |
| 23 | Saturn | 03:50 AM | 04:51 AM | Steady labour; avoid new starts |
| 24 | Jupiter | 04:51 AM | 05:52 AM | Learning, ceremonies, advice |
Purnimanta month convention for Varanasi, Sadar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221001, India. The Hindu day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a Tithi or Nakshatra ending “after midnight” still belongs to this day. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa; other almanacs can differ by a few minutes. Methodology
✦ festival · • vrat · each day opens its own Varanasi page
City data © GeoNames. Times for Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in Asia/Kolkata.
Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat, Choghadiya and Hora are fractions of the local day, so they move with sunrise and sunset. Varanasi sits at 25.32°N, 83.01°E, 86 m above sea level, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Tithi and Nakshatra end at the same instant everywhere, but the local clock time differs, and the Tithi at Varanasi's own sunrise decides which date a festival or vrat falls on here.
Krishna Dashami is the tithi at sunrise (05:52 AM) in Varanasi and lasts until 02:08 AM, Oct 06. The tithi at sunrise names the day.
Pushya (pada 1), until 11:10 PM.
Sunrise is at 05:52 AM and sunset at 05:41 PM, local time, for Varanasi's own coordinates.
07:20 AM to 08:49 AM. Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime, so it moves with Varanasi's sunrise and sunset.
11:23 AM to 12:10 PM: the eighth of fifteen daytime muhurtas, around local noon, auspicious for most beginnings.
04:14 AM to 05:03 AM: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta (about 48 minutes) before sunrise, traditionally kept for prayer and study.
The Moon rises at 12:23 AM and sets at 02:13 PM.
A good day to begin work, apply or meet seniors. Best window: Amrit 05:52 AM to 07:20 AM. Avoid Rahu Kaal, 07:20 AM to 08:49 AM.
People with Dhanu (Sagittarius) Moon sign, 06:32 PM, Oct 04 to 10:18 PM, Oct 06: the Moon is in their 8th sign.
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it gives five details (panch anga, "five parts"): Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's lunar mansion), Yoga (a Sun–Moon combination) and Karana (half a Tithi), along with sunrise-based timings used to choose a Muhurat.
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), assigned to Rahu by weekday. Traditionally people avoid starting new ventures, signing agreements or beginning journeys in it. Because it depends on local sunrise and sunset, it differs from city to city and day to day.
A Tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so it can end at any hour. By convention the Tithi prevailing at sunrise names the day, which is why a festival can fall on a different civil date in different places.
