Kashi Vishwanath temple timings
The temple's own rituals page states it opens daily at 2:30 A.M. and closes at 11 PM. Between those points the day is five aartis with darshan in the gaps. The temple publishes the aarti times on two of its own pages and the two do not match exactly, so both are shown here and the difference is named rather than resolved by guessing.
Aarti times as published, checked 1 September 2026
Every block as published
These are the times on the temple's aarti page. Where its rituals page gives a different figure, the difference is called out in the next section rather than averaged away.
| Time | What is listed |
|---|---|
| 02:30Public darshan | Temple opens |
| 03:00 – 04:00Booked seva | Mangala Aarti. The rituals page notes ticket holders are permitted |
| 04:00 – 11:00Public darshan | General darshan, per the rituals page |
| 11:15 – 12:20Ritual | Bhog Aarti. The rituals page gives 11:30 A.M. to 12 P.M. |
| 12:00 – 19:00Public darshan | Darshan, per the rituals page |
| 19:00 – 20:15Ritual | Sandhya Aarti. The rituals page calls this Sapta Rishi Aarti and gives 7 to 8:30 P.M. |
| 20:30 – 21:00Public darshan | Darshan continues, per the rituals page |
| 21:00 – 22:15Ritual | Shringar Aarti |
| 22:30 – 23:00Ritual | Shayan Aarti |
| 23:00Closed to the public | Temple closes |
What the schedule actually means
The useful thing to understand at Kashi Vishwanath is not the opening time but the shape: darshan happens between ceremonies, and the ceremonies are what the day is built around.
Hours that are not the sanctum's
One more clock matters here, and it is the reason two published schedules can both be right at different times.
| What | Hours |
|---|---|
| Bhog Aarti, aarti pageTemple's aarti page | 11:15 AM – 12:20 PM |
| Bhog Aarti, rituals pageTemple's rituals page | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Evening aarti, aarti pageTemple's aarti page | 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM, as Sandhya Aarti |
| Evening aarti, rituals pageTemple's rituals page | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, as Sapta Rishi Aarti |
What this page will not tell you
Things people expect on a timings page that are not here, and the reason each one is missing. In every case the reason is the same: no source publishes it, and a number invented to fill the space would be worse than the gap.
- Which of the temple's two schedule pages is authoritative where they differ on the Bhog and evening aarti times.
- Queue or waiting times, which nobody outside the temple measures reliably.
- Festival day timings, particularly Mahashivratri, which this site has not verified.
- Whether the 04:00 to 11:00 and 12:00 to 19:00 darshan blocks run without interruption.
Read this as the shape of the day, then confirm the clock for your own date on the temple's own page. If what you find there differs from what is above, tell us and this page is corrected with a new date.
What people ask about the schedule
Answered from the published schedule, and marked unverified where it is.
What are the Kashi Vishwanath timings?
The temple opens at 2:30 A.M. and closes at 11 PM according to its own rituals page. In between, five aartis punctuate the day and darshan runs in the gaps between them.
Where do these timings come from?
From two pages on the temple's own site: the aarti page and the rituals page. Both are linked under the table with the date each was read.
Why does this page show two different times for one aarti?
Because the temple's own two pages give different times for the Bhog Aarti and the evening aarti. Picking one and printing it as fact would hide a real disagreement in the source, so both are shown.
Which one should I trust?
Neither over the other, from here. Both are the temple's own publications. If precision matters for your visit, ask the temple directly rather than relying on either page or on this one.
What time is Mangala Aarti?
3:00 AM to 4:00 AM on both official pages, and it is the one ceremony the temple notes ticket holders are permitted at. The temple opens half an hour earlier, at 2:30 AM.
What time is Shayan Aarti?
10:30 PM to 11:00 PM, and the temple closes at 11 PM immediately afterwards. It is the last entry on the day.
Is darshan continuous between aartis?
The rituals page lists darshan blocks of 4 to 11 AM, 12 PM to 7 PM and 8:30 to 9 PM. Whether those run without interruption inside themselves has not been verified.
What is the difference between Sandhya and Sapta Rishi Aarti?
On the temple's own pages they occupy the same evening slot under different names, at 7:00 to 8:15 PM and 7 to 8:30 PM. Whether they are the same ceremony under two names has not been verified here.
Do these timings change on Mahashivratri?
Almost certainly, as at any Jyotirlinga, but the temple does not publish festival timings on the pages this site reads. Treat those dates as a different schedule entirely.
How long is the queue?
This site does not publish waiting times, here or anywhere. Nobody outside the temple measures them reliably and a number would be stale within hours.
Is there a weekly closed day?
Nothing the temple publishes indicates one. Its absence has not been confirmed with the temple, so it sits among the unverified items rather than being reported as no.
How early can I arrive?
The temple opens at 2:30 A.M. per its rituals page, half an hour before Mangala Aarti begins at 3:00 AM. That is among the earliest opening times of any temple on this site.
Is the temple open through the night?
No. It closes at 11 PM after Shayan Aarti and opens again at 2:30 A.M., which leaves roughly three and a half hours closed.
Does the corridor have separate hours?
Not verified. The Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor was inaugurated in December 2021 and changed the approach, but no separate corridor timing is published on the pages this site reads.
What should I check before travelling?
The temple's own aarti and rituals pages for your date, and the current position on phones and bags, which the temple does not publish and which this page therefore cannot tell you.
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