Varanasi

2026-05-12

Tithi

Dashami दशमी

Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	05:16	06:55	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	06:55	08:35	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	08:35	10:14	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	10:14	11:54	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	11:54	13:34	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	13:34	15:13	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	15:13	16:53	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	16:53	18:33	bad
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	18:33	19:53	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	19:53	21:13	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	21:13	22:34	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	22:34	23:54	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	23:54	01:14	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	01:14	02:35	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	02:35	03:55	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	03:55	05:16	bad

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	15:13	16:53	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	08:35	10:14	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	11:54	13:34	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:28	12:21	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

03:40 – 04:28

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:11 – 05:16

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:07 – 15:00

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

18:21 – 18:45

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:33 – 19:38

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:30 – 24:18

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

21:19 – 22:54

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

07:49 – 09:25

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

07:55 – 08:48

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:21 – 13:14

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Mesha#1

Surya Nakshatra

Krittika कृत्तिका

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

07:28
13:23
19:18
01:14

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Mars
Mantri	Mars

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Smashana श्मशान

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Rahu राहु

avoid

Source: Khala planet: offering inauspicious (खलग्रह के मुख में होमाहुति शुभ नहीं होती)

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Vadha वध	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
3	Krittika	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
8	Pushya	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
9	Ashlesha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
10	Magha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
14	Chitra	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
15	Swati	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
17	Anuradha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
19	Mula	Vadha वध	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
27	Revati	Mitra मित्र	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	11	yes
2	Vrishabha	10	yes
3	Mithuna	9	no
4	Karka	8	no
5	Simha	7	yes
6	Kanya	6	yes
7	Tula	5	no
8	Vrishchika	4	no
9	Dhanu	3	yes
10	Makara	2	no
11	Kumbha	1	yes
12	Meena	12	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
1	Mesha मेष	05:16	05:31
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	05:31	07:31
3	Mithuna मिथुन	07:31	09:41
4	Karka कर्क	09:41	12:01
5	Simha सिंह	12:01	14:16
6	Kanya कन्या	14:16	16:26
7	Tula तुला	16:26	18:46
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	18:46	21:01
9	Dhanu धनु	21:01	23:06
10	Makara मकर	23:06	24:51
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	24:51	02:21
12	Meena मीन	02:21	03:51
1	Mesha मेष	03:51	05:16

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Chora चोर	05:16	06:09	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	06:09	07:02	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	07:02	07:55	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:55	08:48	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	08:48	09:41	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	09:41	10:34	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	10:34	11:28	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	11:28	12:21	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	12:21	13:14	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	13:14	14:07	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	14:07	15:00	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	15:00	15:53	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	15:53	16:46	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	16:46	17:40	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	17:40	18:33	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

13h 17m

Ratrimana

10h 43m

Madhyahna

11:54

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Varanasi, 12 May 2026

On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Vedic calendar across Varanasi carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Dawn breaks at 5:16 AM in Varanasi and dipping below the horizon at 6:33 PM, bringing 13 hours 17 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dashami of the Krishna fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Bhadrapada. The reigning yoga is Vaidhriti, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-05-12. The Brahma Muhurta window for Varanasi spans 3:40 AM to 4:28 AM — the hour the classics name as most favourable for study and sadhana.

Across Varanasi, The Rahu Kala window falls between 3:13 PM and 4:53 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Disha Shool today points North — the direction to avoid for new travel on Tuesday per classical muhurta convention. On the auspicious side, the first favourable choghadiya is Labh (10:14 AM–11:54 AM). Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is with Jupiter as its ruling planet, making this a day shaped by both celestial timing and local geography.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Varanasi on 12 May 2026?

In Varanasi on 12 May 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 3:13 PM to 4:53 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Varanasi on 12 May 2026 at 5:16 AM?

Sunrise at 5:16 AM in Varanasi on 12 May 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (25.32°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (6:33 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Varanasi's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Varanasi on 12 May 2026?

The yoga operative in Varanasi on 12 May 2026 is Vaidhriti, active from 1:04 AM to 11:19 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Vaidhriti yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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वाराणसी — 12 मई

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:16
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:33
तिथि: दशमी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वभाद्रपदा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 15:13–अपराह्ण 16:53
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 10:14–प्रातः 11:54)