Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 5 August 2026: Krishna Saptami tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 6:40 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:03 PM–1:42 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiKrishna
until 8:43 PM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 2
until 9:18 PM
Yoga
Shula
until 5:29 PM
Karana
Vishti
until 9:27 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
6:40 PM
Moonrise
10:41 PM
Moonset
12:30 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:03 PM–1:42 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:05 AM–8:44 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:23 AM–12:03 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:36 AM–12:29 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:59 AM – 4:42 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:21 AM – 5:26 AM
Vijaya
2:15 PM – 3:08 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:40 PM – 7:44 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:24 AM
Bhadra · avoid
5:26 AM – 9:27 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:46 AM – 4:19 AM
Varjyam · avoid
5:24 PM – 6:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:26 AM–9:18 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:18 PM–5:26 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara 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
| 5:26 AM–6:32 AM | Mercury |
| 6:32 AM–7:38 AM | Moon |
| 7:38 AM–8:44 AM | Saturn |
| 8:44 AM–9:50 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:50 AM–10:56 AM | Mars |
| 10:56 AM–12:03 PM | Sun |
| 12:03 PM–1:09 PM | Venus |
| 1:09 PM–2:15 PM | Mercury |
| 2:15 PM–3:21 PM | Moon |
| 3:21 PM–4:27 PM | Saturn |
| 4:27 PM–5:33 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:33 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–12:04 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:04 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:52 AM | Sun |
| 1:52 AM–2:46 AM | Venus |
| 2:46 AM–3:40 AM | Mercury |
| 3:40 AM–4:34 AM | Moon |
| 4:34 AM–5:28 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.