Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 19 May 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 19 May 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Bharani nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 6:38 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:15 AM–11:55 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 9:23 PM
Nakshatra
Bharanipada 4
until 7:30 AM
Yoga
Shobhana
until 6:17 PM
Karana
Chatushpada
until 9:30 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
6:38 PM
Moonrise
4:41 AM
Moonset
6:28 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:15 AM–11:55 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:17 PM–4:57 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:53 AM–8:34 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:28 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:48 AM – 4:30 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:09 AM – 5:12 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:03 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:38 PM – 7:42 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:16 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
7:47 PM – 9:25 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
7:54 AM – 8:47 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:12 AM–1:36 PM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
1:36 PM–5:12 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:12 AM–7:30 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
7:30 AM–5:12 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
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
| 5:12 AM–6:20 AM | Venus |
| 6:20 AM–7:27 AM | Mercury |
| 7:27 AM–8:34 AM | Moon |
| 8:34 AM–9:41 AM | Saturn |
| 9:41 AM–10:48 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:48 AM–11:55 AM | Mars |
| 11:55 AM–1:02 PM | Sun |
| 1:02 PM–2:10 PM | Venus |
| 2:10 PM–3:17 PM | Mercury |
| 3:17 PM–4:24 PM | Moon |
| 4:24 PM–5:31 PM | Saturn |
| 5:31 PM–6:38 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:38 PM–7:31 PM | Mars |
| 7:31 PM–8:24 PM | Sun |
| 8:24 PM–9:17 PM | Venus |
| 9:17 PM–10:09 PM | Mercury |
| 10:09 PM–11:02 PM | Moon |
| 11:02 PM–11:55 PM | Saturn |
| 11:55 PM–12:48 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:48 AM–1:41 AM | Mars |
| 1:41 AM–2:34 AM | Sun |
| 2:34 AM–3:26 AM | Venus |
| 3:26 AM–4:19 AM | Mercury |
| 4:19 AM–5:12 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.