Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 20 December 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 20 December 2023: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 5:13 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:56 AM–1:15 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 11:15 AM
Nakshatra
Uttara Bhadrapadapada 2
until 10:58 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 3:57 PM
Karana
Bava
until 11:15 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Moonrise
12:23 PM
Moonset
12:53 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:56 AM–1:15 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:58 AM–9:18 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:37 AM–11:56 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:35 AM–12:17 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:35 AM – 12:17 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:52 AM – 5:45 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:19 AM – 6:39 AM
Vijaya
1:42 PM – 2:24 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:13 PM – 6:33 PM
Nishita
11:29 PM – 12:23 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 6:39 AM – 10:58 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:23 PM – 7:55 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:13 AM – 10:45 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:35 AM – 12:17 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:39 AM–10:58 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
10:58 PM–6:39 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:39 AM–7:32 AM | Mercury |
| 7:32 AM–8:25 AM | Moon |
| 8:25 AM–9:18 AM | Saturn |
| 9:18 AM–10:10 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:10 AM–11:03 AM | Mars |
| 11:03 AM–11:56 AM | Sun |
| 11:56 AM–12:49 PM | Venus |
| 12:49 PM–1:42 PM | Mercury |
| 1:42 PM–2:34 PM | Moon |
| 2:34 PM–3:27 PM | Saturn |
| 3:27 PM–4:20 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:20 PM–5:13 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:13 PM–6:20 PM | Sun |
| 6:20 PM–7:27 PM | Venus |
| 7:27 PM–8:35 PM | Mercury |
| 8:35 PM–9:42 PM | Moon |
| 9:42 PM–10:49 PM | Saturn |
| 10:49 PM–11:56 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:56 PM–1:04 AM | Mars |
| 1:04 AM–2:11 AM | Sun |
| 2:11 AM–3:18 AM | Venus |
| 3:18 AM–4:25 AM | Mercury |
| 4:25 AM–5:32 AM | Moon |
| 5:32 AM–6:40 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.