Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 18 May 2026 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 18 May 2026: Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Rohini nakshatra, Adhik Jyeshtha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 6:38 PM. Rahu Kaal 6:53 AM–8:34 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaShukla
until 5:54 PM
Nakshatra
Rohinipada 3
until 11:32 AM
Yoga
Sukarma
until 9:48 PM
Karana
Balava
until 7:46 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Sunset
6:38 PM
Moonrise
6:07 AM
Moonset
8:39 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal6:53 AM–8:34 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:15 AM–11:55 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:36 PM–3:17 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:28 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:48 AM – 4:30 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:09 AM – 5:13 AM
Vijaya
2:09 PM – 3:03 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:38 PM – 7:41 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:16 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:13 AM – 11:32 AM
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 11:32 AM – 5:13 AM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 11:32 AM – 5:13 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:56 PM – 2:20 PM
12:56 AM – 2:21 AM
Varjyam · avoid
4:28 PM – 5:53 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:22 PM – 1:16 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:13 AM–10:05 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
10:05 PM–5:13 AM: Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:13 AM–11:32 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:32 AM–5:13 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
| 5:13 AM–6:20 AM | Moon |
| 6:20 AM–7:27 AM | Saturn |
| 7:27 AM–8:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:34 AM–9:41 AM | Mars |
| 9:41 AM–10:48 AM | Sun |
| 10:48 AM–11:55 AM | Venus |
| 11:55 AM–1:02 PM | Mercury |
| 1:02 PM–2:09 PM | Moon |
| 2:09 PM–3:17 PM | Saturn |
| 3:17 PM–4:24 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:24 PM–5:31 PM | Mars |
| 5:31 PM–6:38 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:38 PM–7:31 PM | Venus |
| 7:31 PM–8:24 PM | Mercury |
| 8:24 PM–9:16 PM | Moon |
| 9:16 PM–10:09 PM | Saturn |
| 10:09 PM–11:02 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:02 PM–11:55 PM | Mars |
| 11:55 PM–12:48 AM | Sun |
| 12:48 AM–1:41 AM | Venus |
| 1:41 AM–2:34 AM | Mercury |
| 2:34 AM–3:27 AM | Moon |
| 3:27 AM–4:19 AM | Saturn |
| 4:19 AM–5:12 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.