Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 22 July 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 22 July 2026: Shukla Navami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 6:48 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:04 PM–1:45 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 7:04 AM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 2
until 11:04 PM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 6:42 PM
Karana
Balava
until 6:07 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
6:48 PM
Moonrise
12:56 PM
Moonset
11:56 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:04 PM–1:45 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:01 AM–8:42 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:23 AM–12:04 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:37 AM–12:30 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:30 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:55 AM – 4:37 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:16 AM – 5:20 AM
Vijaya
2:18 PM – 3:12 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:48 PM – 7:51 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:26 PM – 3:11 PM
Varjyam · avoid
5:17 AM – 7:03 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:37 AM – 12:30 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:20 AM–11:04 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:04 PM–5:20 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
| 5:20 AM–6:27 AM | Mercury |
| 6:27 AM–7:34 AM | Moon |
| 7:34 AM–8:42 AM | Saturn |
| 8:42 AM–9:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:49 AM–10:56 AM | Mars |
| 10:56 AM–12:04 PM | Sun |
| 12:04 PM–1:11 PM | Venus |
| 1:11 PM–2:18 PM | Mercury |
| 2:18 PM–3:26 PM | Moon |
| 3:26 PM–4:33 PM | Saturn |
| 4:33 PM–5:40 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:40 PM–6:48 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:48 PM–7:40 PM | Sun |
| 7:40 PM–8:33 PM | Venus |
| 8:33 PM–9:26 PM | Mercury |
| 9:26 PM–10:18 PM | Moon |
| 10:18 PM–11:11 PM | Saturn |
| 11:11 PM–12:04 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:04 AM–12:56 AM | Mars |
| 12:56 AM–1:49 AM | Sun |
| 1:49 AM–2:42 AM | Venus |
| 2:42 AM–3:34 AM | Mercury |
| 3:34 AM–4:27 AM | Moon |
| 4:27 AM–5:20 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.