✦ Saturday's pick
Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Saturday
11:27 AM — 12:09 PM
Saturday's Guidance
What saturday asks of you.
Steady effort is well-supported today. Choose continuity over novelty — the meeting you have been postponing, the plan you have half-written.
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
5:06 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:27 AM — 12:09 PM
Rahu Kaal
9:09 AM — 10:28 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 saturday in Varanasi.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Saturday it's 11:27 AM — 12:09 PM.
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2
Steer around Rahu Kaal
Shown in red. Don't start anything important inside it — work already under way can carry on. Saturday: 9:09 AM — 10:28 AM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Saturday the Moon is in Chitra — a gentle 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.
Saturday
2:27 PM — 3:47 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Saturday
7:49 AM — 9:09 AM
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Saturday
1:08 PM — 2:27 PM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Saturday
11:48 AM — 1:08 PM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Saturday
4:43 AM — 5:36 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.
Saturday
9:09 AM — 10:28 AM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Saturday
1:08 PM — 2:27 PM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Saturday
6:30 AM — 7:49 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.
6:30 AM
8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM
5:06 PM
Kaal
6:30 AM — 7:49 AM
Shubh
7:49 AM — 9:09 AM
Rog
9:09 AM — 10:28 AM
Udveg
10:28 AM — 11:48 AM
Char
11:48 AM — 1:08 PM
Labh
1:08 PM — 2:27 PM
Amrit
2:27 PM — 3:47 PM
Kaal
3:47 PM — 5:06 PM
- Abhijit11:27 AM — 12:09 PM
- Rahu Kaal9:09 AM — 10:28 AM
- Yamaganda1:08 PM — 2:27 PM
- Gulika6:30 AM — 7:49 AM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
4:43 AM — 5:36 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
5:06 PM — 7:30 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Krishna Dwadashi
- until 12:52 AM, 6 Dec
- Nakshatra
- Chitra · pada 4
- until 11:48 AM
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- until 7:51 AM
- Karana
- Kaulava
- until 12:16 PM
- Vara
- Shanivara
- Moon sign
- Tula
- Sun sign
- Vrishchika
- Lunar month
- Kartika
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 1:08 PM — 2:27 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 6:30 AM — 7:49 AM
- Disha Shool
- East
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning saturday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find saturday's most suitable window for it.
Saturday's Business Window
11:27 AM — 12:09 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 7:49 AM — 9:09 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:27 PM — 3:47 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Chitra (gentle nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Saturday's Travel Window
11:48 AM — 1:08 PM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 7:49 AM — 9:09 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:27 PM — 3:47 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Chitra (gentle nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the East saturday.
Saturday's Purchase Window
11:27 AM — 12:09 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 7:49 AM — 9:09 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:27 PM — 3:47 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Chitra (gentle nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Saturday's Ceremony Window
11:27 AM — 12:09 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 7:49 AM — 9:09 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:27 PM — 3:47 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Chitra (gentle nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Saturday's Puja Window
4:43 AM — 5:36 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 7:49 AM — 9:09 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:27 PM — 3:47 PM · Amrit 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.
Saturday's Decision Window
11:27 AM — 12:09 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 7:49 AM — 9:09 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:27 PM — 3:47 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Chitra (gentle nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through saturday.
Saturday's Practice
Finish one task you have been avoiding, fully, before starting another.
Saturday is ruled by Saturn.
Saturday's Reflection
Make something worth looking at.
On the Moon in Chitra · चित्रा
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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11:27 AM until 12:09 PM Krishna DwadashiSat 5
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9:09 AM until 10:29 AM Krishna TrayodashiSun 6
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2:28 PM until 3:47 PM Krishna Chaturdashi Better for preparationMon 7
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11:28 AM until 12:11 PM Krishna Amavasya Better for preparationTue 8
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6:33 AM until 7:52 AM Shukla PratipadaWed 9
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11:29 AM until 12:11 PM Shukla PratipadaThu 10
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7:53 AM until 9:12 AM Shukla DwitiyaFri 11
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct in 2 daysBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 3 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 12 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 14 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 18 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 Oct in 21 daysKarwa Chauth A day-long fast for a partner's wellbeing, broken at moonrise. Timing & meaning →
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6 Nov in 29 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 31 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.