Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 16 October 2026 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 16 October 2026: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Ashwina maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 5:30 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:16 AM–11:43 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 5:55 AM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 4
until 6:48 AM
Yoga
Shobhana
until 10:06 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 4:39 PM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
9:25 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:16 AM–11:43 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:36 PM–4:03 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:22 AM–8:49 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:19 AM – 12:06 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:16 AM – 5:06 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:41 AM – 5:56 AM
Vijaya
1:38 PM – 2:24 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:30 PM – 6:44 PM
Nishita
11:18 PM – 12:07 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:35 AM – 4:23 AM
Varjyam · avoid
3:48 PM – 5:36 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:14 AM – 9:01 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:56 AM–6:48 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
6:48 AM–5:56 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:56 AM–6:48 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:48 AM–5:56 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
| 5:57 AM–6:55 AM | Venus |
| 6:55 AM–7:53 AM | Mercury |
| 7:53 AM–8:51 AM | Moon |
| 8:51 AM–9:49 AM | Saturn |
| 9:49 AM–10:46 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:46 AM–11:44 AM | Mars |
| 11:44 AM–12:42 PM | Sun |
| 12:42 PM–1:40 PM | Venus |
| 1:40 PM–2:38 PM | Mercury |
| 2:38 PM–3:36 PM | Moon |
| 3:36 PM–4:33 PM | Saturn |
| 4:33 PM–5:31 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 5:31 PM–6:33 PM | Mars |
| 6:33 PM–7:36 PM | Sun |
| 7:36 PM–8:38 PM | Venus |
| 8:38 PM–9:40 PM | Mercury |
| 9:40 PM–10:42 PM | Moon |
| 10:42 PM–11:44 PM | Saturn |
| 11:44 PM–12:47 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:47 AM–1:49 AM | Mars |
| 1:49 AM–2:51 AM | Sun |
| 2:51 AM–3:53 AM | Venus |
| 3:53 AM–4:55 AM | Mercury |
| 4:55 AM–5:58 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.