Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 17 July 2023 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 17 July 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Punarvasu nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 6:51 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:00 AM–8:41 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 12:02 AM
Nakshatra
Punarvasupada 1
until 5:12 AM
Yoga
Vyaghata
until 8:58 AM
Karana
Chatushpada
until 11:03 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
6:51 PM
Moonrise
4:31 AM
Moonset
6:51 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:00 AM–8:41 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:23 AM–12:05 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:46 PM–3:28 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:32 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:54 AM – 4:36 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:15 AM – 5:18 AM
Vijaya
2:20 PM – 3:14 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:51 PM – 7:54 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:26 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:12 AM – 5:18 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:33 AM – 4:19 AM
Varjyam · avoid
3:56 PM – 5:42 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:32 PM – 1:26 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:18 AM–10:32 PM: Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
10:32 PM–5:18 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:18 AM–5:12 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
5:12 AM–5:18 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, 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
| 5:18 AM–6:26 AM | Moon |
| 6:26 AM–7:34 AM | Saturn |
| 7:34 AM–8:41 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:41 AM–9:49 AM | Mars |
| 9:49 AM–10:57 AM | Sun |
| 10:57 AM–12:05 PM | Venus |
| 12:05 PM–1:12 PM | Mercury |
| 1:12 PM–2:20 PM | Moon |
| 2:20 PM–3:28 PM | Saturn |
| 3:28 PM–4:36 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:36 PM–5:43 PM | Mars |
| 5:43 PM–6:51 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:51 PM–7:43 PM | Venus |
| 7:43 PM–8:36 PM | Mercury |
| 8:36 PM–9:28 PM | Moon |
| 9:28 PM–10:20 PM | Saturn |
| 10:20 PM–11:13 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:13 PM–12:05 AM | Mars |
| 12:05 AM–12:57 AM | Sun |
| 12:57 AM–1:49 AM | Venus |
| 1:49 AM–2:42 AM | Mercury |
| 2:42 AM–3:34 AM | Moon |
| 3:34 AM–4:26 AM | Saturn |
| 4:26 AM–5:19 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.