Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 26 July 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 26 July 2023: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 6:48 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:05 PM–1:46 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 3:53 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 1
until 1:11 AM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 2:39 PM
Karana
Bava
until 3:53 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
6:48 PM
Moonrise
12:31 PM
Moonset
11:49 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:05 PM–1:46 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:03 AM–8:44 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:24 AM–12:05 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:38 AM–12:32 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:32 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:58 AM – 4:40 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:19 AM – 5:22 AM
Vijaya
2:19 PM – 3:13 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:48 PM – 7:51 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:26 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:58 PM – 5:39 PM
Varjyam · avoid
5:55 AM – 7:36 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:38 AM – 12:32 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:22 AM–1:11 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:11 AM–5:22 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara 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
| 5:22 AM–6:30 AM | Mercury |
| 6:30 AM–7:37 AM | Moon |
| 7:37 AM–8:44 AM | Saturn |
| 8:44 AM–9:51 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:51 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–12:05 PM | Sun |
| 12:05 PM–1:12 PM | Venus |
| 1:12 PM–2:19 PM | Mercury |
| 2:19 PM–3:26 PM | Moon |
| 3:26 PM–4:34 PM | Saturn |
| 4:34 PM–5:41 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:41 PM–6:48 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:48 PM–7:41 PM | Sun |
| 7:41 PM–8:34 PM | Venus |
| 8:34 PM–9:27 PM | Mercury |
| 9:27 PM–10:20 PM | Moon |
| 10:20 PM–11:12 PM | Saturn |
| 11:12 PM–12:05 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:05 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:51 AM | Sun |
| 1:51 AM–2:44 AM | Venus |
| 2:44 AM–3:37 AM | Mercury |
| 3:37 AM–4:30 AM | Moon |
| 4:30 AM–5:23 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.