Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 12 August 2026: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 6:35 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:02 PM–1:40 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 11:07 PM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 4
until 8:00 AM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 3:26 PM
Karana
Chatushpada
until 12:28 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
6:35 PM
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
6:26 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:02 PM–1:40 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:08 AM–8:46 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:24 AM–12:02 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:36 AM–12:28 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:28 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:02 AM – 4:46 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:24 AM – 5:30 AM
Vijaya
2:13 PM – 3:05 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:35 PM – 7:40 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:24 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:38 AM – 6:07 AM
Varjyam · avoid
7:47 PM – 9:16 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:36 AM – 12:28 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:30 AM–8:00 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
8:00 AM–5:30 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
| 5:30 AM–6:35 AM | Mercury |
| 6:35 AM–7:40 AM | Moon |
| 7:40 AM–8:46 AM | Saturn |
| 8:46 AM–9:51 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:51 AM–10:57 AM | Mars |
| 10:57 AM–12:02 PM | Sun |
| 12:02 PM–1:07 PM | Venus |
| 1:07 PM–2:13 PM | Mercury |
| 2:13 PM–3:18 PM | Moon |
| 3:18 PM–4:24 PM | Saturn |
| 4:24 PM–5:29 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:29 PM–6:35 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:35 PM–7:29 PM | Sun |
| 7:29 PM–8:24 PM | Venus |
| 8:24 PM–9:18 PM | Mercury |
| 9:18 PM–10:13 PM | Moon |
| 10:13 PM–11:07 PM | Saturn |
| 11:07 PM–12:02 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:02 AM–12:57 AM | Mars |
| 12:57 AM–1:51 AM | Sun |
| 1:51 AM–2:46 AM | Venus |
| 2:46 AM–3:40 AM | Mercury |
| 3:40 AM–4:35 AM | Moon |
| 4:35 AM–5:30 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.