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 5:31 AM, sunset 6:37 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:04 PM–1:42 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
5:31 AM
Sunset
6:37 PM
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
6:26 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:04 PM–1:42 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:09 AM–8:47 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:26 AM–12:04 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:38 AM–12:30 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:30 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:04 AM – 4:47 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:25 AM – 5:31 AM
Vijaya
2:15 PM – 3:07 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:37 PM – 7:42 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:26 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:31 AM – 8:00 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:38 AM – 6:07 AM
Varjyam · avoid
7:47 PM – 9:16 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:38 AM – 12:30 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:31 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–5:31 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
| 5:31 AM–6:36 AM | Mercury |
| 6:36 AM–7:42 AM | Moon |
| 7:42 AM–8:47 AM | Saturn |
| 8:47 AM–9:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–12:04 PM | Sun |
| 12:04 PM–1:09 PM | Venus |
| 1:09 PM–2:15 PM | Mercury |
| 2:15 PM–3:21 PM | Moon |
| 3:21 PM–4:26 PM | Saturn |
| 4:26 PM–5:32 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:32 PM–6:37 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:37 PM–7:31 PM | Sun |
| 7:31 PM–8:26 PM | Venus |
| 8:26 PM–9:20 PM | Mercury |
| 9:20 PM–10:15 PM | Moon |
| 10:15 PM–11:09 PM | Saturn |
| 11:09 PM–12:03 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:03 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:52 AM | Sun |
| 1:52 AM–2:46 AM | Venus |
| 2:46 AM–3:41 AM | Mercury |
| 3:41 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.