Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 23 January 2023 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 23 January 2023: Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:35 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:06 AM–9:28 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaShukla
until 6:44 PM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtapada 1
until 12:27 AM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 1:28 AM
Karana
Balava
until 8:34 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:35 PM
Moonrise
8:06 AM
Moonset
7:19 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:06 AM–9:28 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:49 AM–12:10 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:32 PM–2:53 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:49 AM – 12:32 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:45 AM
Vijaya
1:59 PM – 2:42 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:35 PM – 6:54 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:37 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:18 PM – 4:43 PM
Varjyam · avoid
6:52 AM – 8:17 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:32 PM – 1:15 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:45 AM–1:52 PM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
1:52 PM–6:45 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:45 AM–12:27 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
12:27 AM–6:45 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 6:45 AM–7:39 AM | Moon |
| 7:39 AM–8:33 AM | Saturn |
| 8:33 AM–9:28 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:28 AM–10:22 AM | Mars |
| 10:22 AM–11:16 AM | Sun |
| 11:16 AM–12:10 PM | Venus |
| 12:10 PM–1:04 PM | Mercury |
| 1:04 PM–1:59 PM | Moon |
| 1:59 PM–2:53 PM | Saturn |
| 2:53 PM–3:47 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:47 PM–4:41 PM | Mars |
| 4:41 PM–5:35 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:35 PM–6:41 PM | Venus |
| 6:41 PM–7:47 PM | Mercury |
| 7:47 PM–8:53 PM | Moon |
| 8:53 PM–9:59 PM | Saturn |
| 9:59 PM–11:04 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:04 PM–12:10 AM | Mars |
| 12:10 AM–1:16 AM | Sun |
| 1:16 AM–2:22 AM | Venus |
| 2:22 AM–3:27 AM | Mercury |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Moon |
| 4:33 AM–5:39 AM | Saturn |
| 5:39 AM–6:45 AM | Jupiter |
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.