Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 4 March 2023 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 4 March 2023: Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 6:02 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:15 AM–10:43 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiShukla
until 11:44 AM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 3
until 6:42 PM
Yoga
Shobhana
until 7:37 PM
Karana
Balava
until 11:44 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
6:02 PM
Moonrise
3:16 PM
Moonset
5:09 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:15 AM–10:43 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:39 PM–3:06 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:20 AM–7:48 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:47 AM – 12:34 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:41 AM – 5:31 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:06 AM – 6:20 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 2:55 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:02 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:46 PM – 12:35 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:31 AM – 1:18 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:20 AM – 7:07 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:20 AM–6:42 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
6:42 PM–6:20 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:20 AM–7:18 AM | Saturn |
| 7:18 AM–8:17 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:17 AM–9:15 AM | Mars |
| 9:15 AM–10:14 AM | Sun |
| 10:14 AM–11:12 AM | Venus |
| 11:12 AM–12:11 PM | Mercury |
| 12:11 PM–1:09 PM | Moon |
| 1:09 PM–2:08 PM | Saturn |
| 2:08 PM–3:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:06 PM–4:05 PM | Mars |
| 4:05 PM–5:03 PM | Sun |
| 5:03 PM–6:02 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:02 PM–7:03 PM | Mercury |
| 7:03 PM–8:05 PM | Moon |
| 8:05 PM–9:06 PM | Saturn |
| 9:06 PM–10:07 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:07 PM–11:09 PM | Mars |
| 11:09 PM–12:10 AM | Sun |
| 12:10 AM–1:12 AM | Venus |
| 1:12 AM–2:13 AM | Mercury |
| 2:13 AM–3:15 AM | Moon |
| 3:15 AM–4:16 AM | Saturn |
| 4:16 AM–5:17 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:17 AM–6:19 AM | Mars |
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.