Auspicious Timing

Today's Shubh Muhurat

Discover auspicious timings for important activities based on Vedic astrology. Explore Brahma Muhurat, Abhijit Muhurat, Vijaya Muhurat and other significant time windows for the day.

  • Thursday, 29 October 2026
  • Kashi (Varanasi), India · IST
  • Sunrise: 06:03 AM
  • Sunset: 05:19 PM

Auspicious windows

The most favourable time windows for important activities, as per Vedic astrology.

  • Brahma Muhurat

    04:27 AM – 05:15 AM

    Ninety-six minutes before sunrise — the best window for meditation and study.

  • Abhijit Muhurat

    11:19 AM – 12:04 PM

    Around solar noon — universally auspicious for beginning work. Avoided on Wednesdays.

  • Vijaya Muhurat

    03:04 PM – 03:49 PM

    For victory and contest — competition, debate, examinations.

  • Godhuli Muhurat

    05:07 PM – 05:31 PM

    At dusk — traditionally accepted for weddings and auspicious rites.

  • Nishita Muhurat

    11:16 PM – 12:06 AM

    Midnight — the worship window for vratas such as Janmashtami and Shivaratri.

Inauspicious periods

Time periods traditionally considered less favourable for beginning certain activities.

  • Rahu Kaal

    01:06 PM – 02:30 PM

  • Yamaganda

    03:55 PM – 05:19 PM

  • Gulika Kaal

    07:28 AM – 08:52 AM

Today's Choghadiya

Favourable and unfavourable time intervals for the day and night.

Day Choghadiya

Day Choghadiya
PeriodTimeNature
Shubh06:03 AM – 07:28 AMGood
Rog07:28 AM – 08:52 AMAvoid
Udveg08:52 AM – 10:17 AMAvoid
Char10:17 AM – 11:41 AMGood
Labh11:41 AM – 01:06 PMGood
Amrit01:06 PM – 02:30 PMGood
Kal02:30 PM – 03:55 PMAvoid
Shubh03:55 PM – 05:19 PMGood

Night Choghadiya

Night Choghadiya
PeriodTimeNature
Amrit05:19 PM – 06:55 PMGood
Kal06:55 PM – 08:30 PMAvoid
Shubh08:30 PM – 10:06 PMGood
Rog10:06 PM – 11:41 PMAvoid
Udveg11:41 PM – 01:17 AMAvoid
Char01:17 AM – 02:52 AMGood
Labh02:52 AM – 04:28 AMGood
Amrit04:28 AM – 06:03 AMGood

Hora cycle

Planetary hours (Hora) for the day and night.

Day Hora

Day Hora
PlanetStartEnd
Jupiter06:03 AM06:59 AM
Mars06:59 AM07:56 AM
Sun07:56 AM08:52 AM
Venus08:52 AM09:48 AM
Mercury09:48 AM10:45 AM
Moon10:45 AM11:41 AM
Saturn11:41 AM12:37 PM
Jupiter12:37 PM01:34 PM
Mars01:34 PM02:30 PM
Sun02:30 PM03:26 PM
Venus03:26 PM04:23 PM
Mercury04:23 PM05:19 PM

Night Hora

Night Hora
PlanetStartEnd
Moon05:19 PM06:23 PM
Saturn06:23 PM07:26 PM
Jupiter07:26 PM08:30 PM
Mars08:30 PM09:34 PM
Sun09:34 PM10:37 PM
Venus10:37 PM11:41 PM
Mercury11:41 PM12:45 AM
Moon12:45 AM01:48 AM
Saturn01:48 AM02:52 AM
Jupiter02:52 AM03:56 AM
Mars03:56 AM04:59 AM
Sun04:59 AM06:03 AM

All timings derive from Kashi (Varanasi) sunrise and sunset and are astronomically computed. Open the daily panchang to see timings for your own city.

Muhurat — Frequently Asked Questions

1.What is Choghadiya?
Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight parts each. Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Char are auspicious; Rog, Kal and Udveg are avoided.
2.When is Abhijit Muhurat today?
Abhijit spans roughly 48 minutes around local solar noon — today from 11:19 AM to 12:04 PM IST. It is skipped on Wednesdays.
3.What is a Hora?
Each hour from sunrise is ruled by a planet in a fixed sequence — that hour is its hora. Work is timed to the hora of the planet that governs it.
4.What is Rahu Kaal?
Rahu Kaal is one eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset, traditionally avoided for starting new work. Today at Kashi it runs from 01:06 PM to 02:30 PM.
5.Are these timings the same in every city?
No. Every timing here is computed from sunrise and sunset at Kashi (Varanasi); a different city has a different sunrise, so every window shifts. Open the daily panchang for your city to see its own timings.

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