Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 16 November 2026 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 16 November 2026: Shukla Saptami tithi, Shravana nakshatra, Kartika maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 5:11 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:38 AM–9:00 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 4:20 AM
Nakshatra
Shravanapada 2
until 2:17 AM
Yoga
Ganda
until 7:16 AM
Karana
Gara
until 3:14 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
10:55 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:38 AM–9:00 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:22 AM–11:44 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:05 PM–2:27 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:22 AM – 12:05 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:32 AM – 5:24 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:58 AM – 6:16 AM
Vijaya
1:33 PM – 2:16 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:11 PM – 6:29 PM
Nishita
11:17 PM – 12:10 AM
Bhadra · avoid
4:20 AM – 6:16 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 6:16 AM – 2:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:40 PM – 4:28 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:05 PM – 12:49 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:16 AM–2:17 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
2:17 AM–6:16 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, 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
| 6:16 AM–7:11 AM | Moon |
| 7:11 AM–8:05 AM | Saturn |
| 8:05 AM–9:00 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:00 AM–9:54 AM | Mars |
| 9:54 AM–10:49 AM | Sun |
| 10:49 AM–11:44 AM | Venus |
| 11:44 AM–12:38 PM | Mercury |
| 12:38 PM–1:33 PM | Moon |
| 1:33 PM–2:27 PM | Saturn |
| 2:27 PM–3:22 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:22 PM–4:16 PM | Mars |
| 4:16 PM–5:11 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:11 PM–6:16 PM | Venus |
| 6:16 PM–7:22 PM | Mercury |
| 7:22 PM–8:27 PM | Moon |
| 8:27 PM–9:33 PM | Saturn |
| 9:33 PM–10:38 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:38 PM–11:44 PM | Mars |
| 11:44 PM–12:49 AM | Sun |
| 12:49 AM–1:55 AM | Venus |
| 1:55 AM–3:00 AM | Mercury |
| 3:00 AM–4:06 AM | Moon |
| 4:06 AM–5:12 AM | Saturn |
| 5:12 AM–6:17 AM | Jupiter |
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.