Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 21 May 2026 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 21 May 2026: Shukla Panchami tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Adhik Jyeshtha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 6:39 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:36 PM–3:17 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PanchamiShukla
until 8:27 AM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 1
until 2:50 AM
Yoga
Ganda
until 10:59 AM
Karana
Balava
until 8:27 AM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
6:39 PM
Moonrise
9:32 AM
Moonset
11:27 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:36 PM–3:17 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal5:12 AM–6:53 AM
- Gulika Kaal8:34 AM–10:14 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:47 AM – 4:29 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:08 AM – 5:12 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:04 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:39 PM – 7:43 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 5:12 AM – 2:50 AM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:12 AM – 2:50 AM
- Guru Pushya Yoga: 5:12 AM – 2:50 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:48 PM – 10:18 PM
Varjyam · avoid
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
9:41 AM – 10:35 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:12 AM–2:50 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
2:50 AM–5:12 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
| 5:12 AM–6:19 AM | Jupiter |
| 6:19 AM–7:26 AM | Mars |
| 7:26 AM–8:34 AM | Sun |
| 8:34 AM–9:41 AM | Venus |
| 9:41 AM–10:48 AM | Mercury |
| 10:48 AM–11:55 AM | Moon |
| 11:55 AM–1:03 PM | Saturn |
| 1:03 PM–2:10 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:10 PM–3:17 PM | Mars |
| 3:17 PM–4:25 PM | Sun |
| 4:25 PM–5:32 PM | Venus |
| 5:32 PM–6:39 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 6:39 PM–7:32 PM | Moon |
| 7:32 PM–8:25 PM | Saturn |
| 8:25 PM–9:17 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:17 PM–10:10 PM | Mars |
| 10:10 PM–11:03 PM | Sun |
| 11:03 PM–11:55 PM | Venus |
| 11:55 PM–12:48 AM | Mercury |
| 12:48 AM–1:41 AM | Moon |
| 1:41 AM–2:33 AM | Saturn |
| 2:33 AM–3:26 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:26 AM–4:19 AM | Mars |
| 4:19 AM–5:11 AM | Sun |
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.