Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 9 August 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 9 August 2023: Krishna Navami tithi, Krittika nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 6:40 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:04 PM–1:43 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiKrishna
until 4:12 AM
Nakshatra
Krittikapada 1
until 2:29 AM
Yoga
Vriddhi
until 3:41 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 3:57 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
6:40 PM
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
2:07 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:04 PM–1:43 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:08 AM–8:47 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:26 AM–12:04 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:38 AM–12:31 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:03 AM – 4:46 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:24 AM – 5:29 AM
Vijaya
2:16 PM – 3:09 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:40 PM – 7:44 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:26 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 2:29 AM – 5:29 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:00 AM – 1:39 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:01 PM – 3:41 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:38 AM – 12:31 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:29 AM–7:43 AM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
7:43 AM–5:29 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:29 AM–2:29 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
2:29 AM–5:29 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, 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
| 5:29 AM–6:35 AM | Mercury |
| 6:35 AM–7:41 AM | Moon |
| 7:41 AM–8:47 AM | Saturn |
| 8:47 AM–9:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:53 AM–10:59 AM | Mars |
| 10:59 AM–12:04 PM | Sun |
| 12:04 PM–1:10 PM | Venus |
| 1:10 PM–2:16 PM | Mercury |
| 2:16 PM–3:22 PM | Moon |
| 3:22 PM–4:28 PM | Saturn |
| 4:28 PM–5:34 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:34 PM–6:40 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:40 PM–7:34 PM | Sun |
| 7:34 PM–8:28 PM | Venus |
| 8:28 PM–9:22 PM | Mercury |
| 9:22 PM–10:16 PM | Moon |
| 10:16 PM–11:10 PM | Saturn |
| 11:10 PM–12:05 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:05 AM–12:59 AM | Mars |
| 12:59 AM–1:53 AM | Sun |
| 1:53 AM–2:47 AM | Venus |
| 2:47 AM–3:41 AM | Mercury |
| 3:41 AM–4:36 AM | Moon |
| 4:36 AM–5:30 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Varanasi (25.32, 83.01, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.