Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Friday
11:20 AM — 12:06 PM
Friday's Guidance
What friday asks of you.
There is an openness to today. Beginnings come easily; the work is to choose one worth beginning, rather than several.
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
5:29 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:20 AM — 12:06 PM
Rahu Kaal
10:17 AM — 11:43 AM
Avoid beginnings
Windows Explained
What these times mean, in plain words.
A Vedic day is divided into windows. Some are sought for beginnings, others are kept free of them. Here is each one — with its time friday in Varanasi.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Friday it's 7:24 AM — 8:50 AM.
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Steer around Rahu Kaal
Shown in red. Don't start anything important inside it — work already under way can carry on. Friday: 10:17 AM — 11:43 AM.
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Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Friday the Moon is in Jyeshtha — a sharp day.
Seek these for beginnings
Amrit Choghadiya
"Nectar" — the most favourable of the eight daily periods.
Use it for · Ceremonies, puja and any new start.
Friday
8:50 AM — 10:17 AM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Friday
11:43 AM — 1:10 PM
✦ Friday's pick
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Friday
7:24 AM — 8:50 AM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Friday
5:57 AM — 7:24 AM·4:02 PM — 5:29 PM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Friday
4:18 AM — 5:07 AM
Keep these free
Rahu Kaal
Rahu's eighth of the daylight — it moves with the weekday.
Avoid for · New beginnings, launches and setting out.
Friday
10:17 AM — 11:43 AM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Friday
2:36 PM — 4:02 PM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Friday
7:24 AM — 8:50 AM
The Shape of the Day
Sunrise to sunset, hour by hour.
The day divides into eight choghadiya. Gold favours beginnings, rose asks for patience; the lower band marks the windows to seek and to avoid.
5:57 AM
7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM
5:29 PM
Char
5:57 AM — 7:24 AM
Labh
7:24 AM — 8:50 AM
Amrit
8:50 AM — 10:17 AM
Kaal
10:17 AM — 11:43 AM
Shubh
11:43 AM — 1:10 PM
Rog
1:10 PM — 2:36 PM
Udveg
2:36 PM — 4:02 PM
Char
4:02 PM — 5:29 PM
- Abhijit11:20 AM — 12:06 PM
- Rahu Kaal10:17 AM — 11:43 AM
- Yamaganda2:36 PM — 4:02 PM
- Gulika7:24 AM — 8:50 AM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
4:18 AM — 5:07 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
5:29 PM — 7:53 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Shukla Shashthi
- until 5:54 AM, 17 Oct
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha · pada 4
- until 6:46 AM
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- until 10:04 PM
- Karana
- Kaulava
- until 4:38 PM
- Vara
- Shukravara
- Moon sign
- Vrishchika
- Sun sign
- Kanya
- Lunar month
- Ashvin
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 2:36 PM — 4:02 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 7:24 AM — 8:50 AM
- Disha Shool
- West
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning friday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find friday's most suitable window for it.
Friday's Business Window
7:24 AM — 8:50 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 8:50 AM — 10:17 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 11:43 AM — 1:10 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 October →
Friday's Travel Window
5:57 AM — 7:24 AM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 7:24 AM — 8:50 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 8:50 AM — 10:17 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Tuesday, 20 October →
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the West friday.
Friday's Purchase Window
7:24 AM — 8:50 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 8:50 AM — 10:17 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 11:43 AM — 1:10 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 October →
Friday's Ceremony Window
8:50 AM — 10:17 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 11:43 AM — 1:10 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 October →
Friday's Puja Window
4:18 AM — 5:07 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 8:50 AM — 10:17 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 11:43 AM — 1:10 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A good window for personal puja and prayer at home.
Puja is welcome on any day; the window simply gives it a settled time.
Friday's Decision Window
8:50 AM — 10:17 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 7:24 AM — 8:50 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 11:43 AM — 1:10 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 October →
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through friday.
Friday's Practice
Make one space around you more beautiful — a desk, a corner, a table.
Friday is ruled by Venus.
Friday's Reflection
Lead by carrying more, not by taking more.
On the Moon in Jyeshtha · ज्येष्ठा
The Week Ahead
Seven days at a glance.
Each day's most considered window. Tap a day to open it — you'll stay right here.
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7:24 AM until 8:50 AM Shukla ShashthiFri 16
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11:20 AM until 12:06 PM Shukla SaptamiSat 17
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8:50 AM until 10:17 AM Shukla SaptamiSun 18
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2:34 PM until 4:00 PM Shukla AshtamiMon 19
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11:19 AM until 12:05 PM Shukla Navami ✦ DussehraTue 20
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6:00 AM until 7:25 AM Shukla DashamiWed 21
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11:19 AM until 12:05 PM Shukla EkadashiThu 22
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct in 3 daysBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 4 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 13 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 15 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 19 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 Oct in 22 daysKarwa Chauth A day-long fast for a partner's wellbeing, broken at moonrise. Timing & meaning →
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6 Nov in 30 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 32 daysDiwali · Lakshmi Puja Lakshmi is welcomed in — the year's brightest night. Timing & meaning →
BEYOND TODAY
Need something more personal?
Daily timing is the same for everyone in Varanasi. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Varanasi (Asia/Kolkata) using the Lahiri ayanamsa and the amanta calendar. Regional traditions may observe some dates differently — for a muhurta that matters, ask a practitioner to confirm it for you.