Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 31 May 2023: Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Hasta nakshatra, Jyeshtha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:09 AM, sunset 6:44 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:57 AM–1:38 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
EkadashiShukla
until 1:47 PM
Nakshatra
Hastapada 4
until 6:01 AM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 8:15 PM
Karana
Vishti
until 1:47 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
6:44 PM
Moonrise
3:02 PM
Moonset
2:47 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:57 AM–1:38 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:51 AM–8:33 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:15 AM–11:57 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:29 AM–12:24 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:24 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:45 AM – 4:27 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:06 AM – 5:09 AM
Vijaya
2:12 PM – 3:07 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:44 PM – 7:47 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:17 AM
Bhadra · avoid
5:09 AM – 1:47 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:12 AM – 1:51 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:17 PM – 3:56 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:29 AM – 12:24 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:09 AM–6:30 PM: Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
6:30 PM–5:09 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:09 AM–6:01 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:01 AM–5:09 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, 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
| 5:09 AM–6:17 AM | Mercury |
| 6:17 AM–7:25 AM | Moon |
| 7:25 AM–8:33 AM | Saturn |
| 8:33 AM–9:41 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:41 AM–10:49 AM | Mars |
| 10:49 AM–11:57 AM | Sun |
| 11:57 AM–1:04 PM | Venus |
| 1:04 PM–2:12 PM | Mercury |
| 2:12 PM–3:20 PM | Moon |
| 3:20 PM–4:28 PM | Saturn |
| 4:28 PM–5:36 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:36 PM–6:44 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:44 PM–7:36 PM | Sun |
| 7:36 PM–8:28 PM | Venus |
| 8:28 PM–9:20 PM | Mercury |
| 9:20 PM–10:12 PM | Moon |
| 10:12 PM–11:04 PM | Saturn |
| 11:04 PM–11:56 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:56 PM–12:48 AM | Mars |
| 12:48 AM–1:40 AM | Sun |
| 1:40 AM–2:33 AM | Venus |
| 2:33 AM–3:25 AM | Mercury |
| 3:25 AM–4:17 AM | Moon |
| 4:17 AM–5:09 AM | Saturn |
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.