Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 28 August 2026 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 28 August 2026: Shukla Purnima tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 6:23 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:25 AM–12:00 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PurnimaShukla
until 9:49 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 1
until 3:13 AM
Yoga
Atiganda
until 7:28 AM
Karana
Bava
until 9:49 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Moonrise
6:28 PM
Moonset
6:26 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:25 AM–12:00 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:12 PM–4:47 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:13 AM–8:49 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:35 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:08 AM – 4:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:30 AM – 5:38 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 2:59 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:23 PM – 7:30 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:23 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:44 PM – 9:24 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:45 AM – 11:25 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:11 AM – 9:02 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:38 AM–3:13 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
3:13 AM–5:38 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
| 5:38 AM–6:42 AM | Venus |
| 6:42 AM–7:45 AM | Mercury |
| 7:45 AM–8:49 AM | Moon |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Saturn |
| 9:53 AM–10:57 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:57 AM–12:00 PM | Mars |
| 12:00 PM–1:04 PM | Sun |
| 1:04 PM–2:08 PM | Venus |
| 2:08 PM–3:12 PM | Mercury |
| 3:12 PM–4:15 PM | Moon |
| 4:15 PM–5:19 PM | Saturn |
| 5:19 PM–6:23 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:23 PM–7:19 PM | Mars |
| 7:19 PM–8:15 PM | Sun |
| 8:15 PM–9:11 PM | Venus |
| 9:11 PM–10:07 PM | Mercury |
| 10:07 PM–11:04 PM | Moon |
| 11:04 PM–12:00 AM | Saturn |
| 12:00 AM–12:56 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:56 AM–1:52 AM | Mars |
| 1:52 AM–2:48 AM | Sun |
| 2:48 AM–3:44 AM | Venus |
| 3:44 AM–4:40 AM | Mercury |
| 4:40 AM–5:37 AM | Moon |
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.