Choghadiya in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh — 6 August 2026
All sixteen Gauri Choghadiya windows for Varanasi, divided from the city's real day and night arcs.
Day Choghadiya
| Window | Start | End | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubha | 05:27 am | 07:06 am | Auspicious |
| Roga | 07:06 am | 08:45 am | Inauspicious |
| Udveg | 08:45 am | 10:24 am | Inauspicious |
| Chara | 10:24 am | 12:03 pm | Auspicious |
| Laabha | 12:03 pm | 01:42 pm | Auspicious |
| Amrit | 01:42 pm | 03:22 pm | Auspicious |
| Kaala | 03:22 pm | 05:01 pm | Inauspicious |
| Shubha | 05:01 pm | 06:40 pm | Auspicious |
Night Choghadiya
| Window | Start | End | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:40 pm | 08:01 pm | Auspicious |
| Chara | 08:01 pm | 09:22 pm | Auspicious |
| Roga | 09:22 pm | 10:43 pm | Inauspicious |
| Kaala | 10:43 pm | 12:04 am | Inauspicious |
| Laabha | 12:04 am | 01:25 am | Auspicious |
| Udveg | 01:25 am | 02:46 am | Inauspicious |
| Shubha | 02:46 am | 04:06 am | Auspicious |
| Amrit | 04:06 am | 05:27 am | Auspicious |
The seven Choghadiya names
- Udveg — anxiety — inauspicious
- Chara — movement — favoured for travel — auspicious
- Laabha — gain — auspicious
- Amrit — nectar — auspicious
- Kaala — loss — inauspicious
- Shubha — auspicious — auspicious
- Roga — ailment — inauspicious
Source: standard Gauri Choghadiya sequence tables (weekday-indexed), cross-checked verbatim against PyJHora's gauri_choghadiya — see sources & methodology.
Questions, answered
What is the first auspicious Choghadiya in Varanasi today?
Shubha, from 05:27 am to 07:06 am local time.
How many Choghadiya windows are there in a day?
Sixteen — the daytime arc (sunrise to sunset) and the night arc (sunset to next sunrise) are each divided into eight equal windows.
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