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Panchang · Varanasi

24 December 2026

Thursday, 24 December 2026 · Varanasi

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‹Thursday, 24 December 2026›
Today
Purnima VratDattatreya Jayanti
‹December 2026›

Masa (Month): Margashirsha

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Tithi
Purnima
Nakshatra
Ardra
Yoga
Shukla
Karana
Bava
Paksha
Shukla
Sunrise
6:40 AM

Panchang calculated according to sunrise at Varanasi (6:40 AM).

The five limbs

Panchang for 24 December 2026, Varanasi
LimbValueBeginsEndsElapsed
TithiPurnima
Index 15 of 30 · Shukla paksha		10:47 AM, 23 Dec6:58 AM99% · 11.82° of 12.00°
NakshatraArdra
Index 5 of 27 · Pada 1 of 4		4:53 AM1:47 AM, 25 Dec9% · 1.14° of 13.33°
YogaShukla
Index 23 of 27		5:15 PM, 23 Dec12:51 PM68% · 9.12° of 13.33°
KaranaBava
Index 29 of 60 · half a Tithi		8:53 PM, 23 Dec6:58 AM97% · 5.82° of 6.00°
VaraThursday
Sunrise to sunrise, not midnight to midnight		6:40 AM——

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Day duration
10:34 hrs
Night duration
13:26 hrs
Moonrise
5:32 PM
Moonset
6:53 AM

Lunar calendar

Masa (Amanta)
Margashirsha
Masa (Purnimanta)
Margashirsha
Paksha
Shukla
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Ritu
Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948

Varanasi conventionally follows the Purnimanta reckoning, so the month there is Margashirsha.

Inauspicious timings

Periods traditionally avoided on 24 December 2026
PeriodTime
Rahu Kaal1:16 PM – 2:34 PM
Yamaganda6:45 AM – 8:03 AM
Gulika Kaal9:21 AM – 10:39 AM

Disha Shool: South. Travel in that direction is traditionally avoided on a Thursday.

Auspicious timings

Favourable muhurats on 24 December 2026, Varanasi
MuhuratTimeWhat it is
Abhijit Muhurta11:37 AM – 12:18 PMThe eighth muhurta of the day, centred on solar noon.
Brahma Muhurta4:53 AM – 5:47 AMThe fourteenth of the night’s fifteen muhurtas, ending before sunrise.
Nishita Muhurta11:31 PM – 12:25 AM (next day)Vedic midnight — the middle of the night, which is not clock midnight.

Amrit Kaal is not published. It needs the per-nakshatra amrit ghati table, which is a sourced traditional table rather than a derivation — an unverified version would put wrong muhurat timings on an indexed page (plan 6.4).

Reference

Exactly what this page was computed from
InputValue
Coordinates25.3176° N, 82.9739° E
TimezoneAsia/Kolkata (UTC+5.5)
AyanamsaLahiri (Chitrapaksha), sidereal
EphemerisSwiss Ephemeris
Day boundarySunrise to sunrise — the Vara changes at sunrise, not midnight
Tithi basisUdaya (sunrise-anchored), the published convention

Choghadiya

Day Choghadiya — Varanasi, 24 December 2026
ChoghadiyaFromToNature
Shubh6:40 AM7:59 AMGood
Rog7:59 AM9:18 AMBad
Udveg9:18 AM10:38 AMBad
Char10:38 AM11:57 AMNeutral
Labh11:57 AM1:16 PMGood
Amrit1:16 PM2:36 PMGood
Kaal2:36 PM3:55 PMBad
Shubh3:55 PM5:14 PMGood
Night Choghadiya — Varanasi, 24 December 2026
ChoghadiyaFromToNature
Amrit5:14 PM6:55 PMGood
Char6:55 PM8:36 PMNeutral
Rog8:36 PM10:17 PMBad
Kaal10:17 PM11:57 PMBad
Labh11:57 PM1:38 AMGood
Udveg1:38 AM3:19 AMBad
Shubh3:19 AM5:00 AMGood
Amrit5:00 AM6:40 AMGood

Hora

Day Hora — Varanasi, 24 December 2026
HoraFromToNatureSuited to
Jupiter6:40 AM7:33 AMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars7:33 AM8:26 AMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun8:26 AM9:18 AMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus9:18 AM10:11 AMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury10:11 AM11:04 AMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon11:04 AM11:57 AMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn11:57 AM12:50 PMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Jupiter12:50 PM1:43 PMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars1:43 PM2:36 PMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun2:36 PM3:28 PMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus3:28 PM4:21 PMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury4:21 PM5:14 PMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Night Hora — Varanasi, 24 December 2026
HoraFromToNatureSuited to
Moon5:14 PM6:21 PMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn6:21 PM7:29 PMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Jupiter7:29 PM8:36 PMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars8:36 PM9:43 PMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun9:43 PM10:50 PMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus10:50 PM11:57 PMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury11:57 PM1:04 AMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon1:04 AM2:12 AMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn2:12 AM3:19 AMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Jupiter3:19 AM4:26 AMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars4:26 AM5:33 AMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun5:33 AM6:40 AMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality

Fasts & Festivals

Purnima VratDattatreya Jayanti

These will link through to /festivals/{slug}-{year}/ once the festival inversion index exists (plan 7.7).

Kshaya Tithi. Krishna 1 is skipped on this day — it begins at 6:58 AM and ends at 3:07 AM, 25 Dec, never touching a sunrise, so it is never any day’s Udaya Tithi.

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