Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh
Choghadiya today in Varanasi
The eight daytime periods for Saturday, 17 October 2026, divided from Varanasi's own sunrise at 05:57. The first auspicious window today is Shubh, from 07:23.
Daytime choghadiya
| Period | Timing | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 05:57 – 07:23 | Avoided |
| Shubh | 07:23 – 08:50 | Auspicious |
| Rog | 08:50 – 10:16 | Avoided |
| Udveg | 10:16 – 11:43 | Avoided |
| Char | 11:43 – 13:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:09 – 14:36 | Auspicious |
| Amrit | 14:36 – 16:02 | Auspicious |
| Kaal | 16:02 – 17:29 | Avoided |
Night choghadiya run from sunset 17:29 to the next sunrise and are listed on the city's full panchang.
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Questions
What is the choghadiya in Varanasi right now?
The day's eight periods for Saturday, 17 October 2026 are listed above, starting at sunrise 05:57 in Varanasi. Each runs about ninety minutes, but never exactly — each is one eighth of actual daylight.
Which choghadiya are considered good?
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are treated as favourable; Char is neutral; Kaal, Rog and Udveg are avoided. The quality follows the ruling planet, which is why the same name returns at different times on different weekdays.
About these timings
The figures on this page are astronomical calculations: positions of the Sun and Moon worked out for your city and date. Those are measurements, and they are as exact as the ephemeris behind them.
What the traditions take each one to MEAN — auspicious, inauspicious, favourable for a particular act — is tradition, recorded here as tradition. Nothing on this page is a prediction, and nothing on it is financial advice.