Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 19 August 2022 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 19 August 2022: Krishna Ashtami tithi, Krittika nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2078 (Ananda). Sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 6:31 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:25 AM–12:03 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiKrishna
until 11:00 PM
Nakshatra
Krittikapada 1
until 1:54 AM
Yoga
Dhruva
until 9:00 PM
Karana
Balava
until 10:06 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
1:23 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:25 AM–12:03 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:17 PM–4:54 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:11 AM–8:48 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:29 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:06 AM – 4:50 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:28 AM – 5:34 AM
Vijaya
2:12 PM – 3:04 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:31 PM – 7:38 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:16 PM – 1:01 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:09 AM – 9:01 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:34 AM–6:07 AM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
6:07 AM–5:34 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:34 AM–1:54 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:54 AM–5:34 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 5:34 AM–6:39 AM | Venus |
| 6:39 AM–7:44 AM | Mercury |
| 7:44 AM–8:48 AM | Moon |
| 8:48 AM–9:53 AM | Saturn |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:58 AM–12:03 PM | Mars |
| 12:03 PM–1:07 PM | Sun |
| 1:07 PM–2:12 PM | Venus |
| 2:12 PM–3:17 PM | Mercury |
| 3:17 PM–4:22 PM | Moon |
| 4:22 PM–5:27 PM | Saturn |
| 5:27 PM–6:31 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:31 PM–7:27 PM | Mars |
| 7:27 PM–8:22 PM | Sun |
| 8:22 PM–9:17 PM | Venus |
| 9:17 PM–10:12 PM | Mercury |
| 10:12 PM–11:08 PM | Moon |
| 11:08 PM–12:03 AM | Saturn |
| 12:03 AM–12:58 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Mars |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Sun |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Venus |
| 3:44 AM–4:39 AM | Mercury |
| 4:39 AM–5:34 AM | Moon |
More for Varanasi: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Varanasi (25.32, 83.01, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.