Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 13 August 2026 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 13 August 2026: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 6:35 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:40 PM–3:18 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 8:42 PM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 4
until 6:07 AM
Yoga
Variyana
until 12:16 PM
Karana
Kimstughna
until 9:51 AM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
6:35 PM
Moonrise
5:52 AM
Moonset
7:05 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:40 PM–3:18 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal5:30 AM–7:08 AM
- Gulika Kaal8:46 AM–10:24 AM
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
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:23 AM – 3:53 AM
Varjyam · avoid
5:23 PM – 6:53 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
9:51 AM – 10:44 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:30 AM–6:07 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
6:07 AM–5:30 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:30 AM–6:07 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:07 AM–4:38 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva 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
| 5:30 AM–6:35 AM | Jupiter |
| 6:35 AM–7:40 AM | Mars |
| 7:40 AM–8:46 AM | Sun |
| 8:46 AM–9:51 AM | Venus |
| 9:51 AM–10:57 AM | Mercury |
| 10:57 AM–12:02 PM | Moon |
| 12:02 PM–1:07 PM | Saturn |
| 1:07 PM–2:13 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:13 PM–3:18 PM | Mars |
| 3:18 PM–4:24 PM | Sun |
| 4:24 PM–5:29 PM | Venus |
| 5:29 PM–6:35 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 6:35 PM–7:29 PM | Moon |
| 7:29 PM–8:24 PM | Saturn |
| 8:24 PM–9:19 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:19 PM–10:13 PM | Mars |
| 10:13 PM–11:08 PM | Sun |
| 11:08 PM–12:03 AM | Venus |
| 12:03 AM–12:57 AM | Mercury |
| 12:57 AM–1:52 AM | Moon |
| 1:52 AM–2:47 AM | Saturn |
| 2:47 AM–3:41 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:41 AM–4:36 AM | Mars |
| 4:36 AM–5:31 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.