Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 16 December 2020: Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2076 (Paridhavi). Sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:12 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:54 AM–1:14 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaShukla
until 4:55 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Ashadhapada 2
until 8:05 PM
Yoga
Vriddhi
until 6:34 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 4:55 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Moonrise
8:09 AM
Moonset
6:53 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:54 AM–1:14 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:57 AM–9:16 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:35 AM–11:54 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:33 AM–12:16 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:33 AM – 12:16 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:50 AM – 5:44 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:17 AM – 6:37 AM
Vijaya
1:40 PM – 2:22 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:12 PM – 6:32 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:21 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 8:05 PM – 6:37 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:34 PM – 5:04 PM
Varjyam · avoid
3:48 AM – 5:20 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:33 AM – 12:16 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:37 AM–1:48 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
1:48 AM–6:37 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:37 AM–8:05 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
8:05 PM–6:37 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:37 AM–7:30 AM | Mercury |
| 7:30 AM–8:23 AM | Moon |
| 8:23 AM–9:16 AM | Saturn |
| 9:16 AM–10:09 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:09 AM–11:02 AM | Mars |
| 11:02 AM–11:54 AM | Sun |
| 11:54 AM–12:47 PM | Venus |
| 12:47 PM–1:40 PM | Mercury |
| 1:40 PM–2:33 PM | Moon |
| 2:33 PM–3:26 PM | Saturn |
| 3:26 PM–4:19 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:19 PM–5:12 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:12 PM–6:19 PM | Sun |
| 6:19 PM–7:26 PM | Venus |
| 7:26 PM–8:33 PM | Mercury |
| 8:33 PM–9:40 PM | Moon |
| 9:40 PM–10:48 PM | Saturn |
| 10:48 PM–11:55 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:55 PM–1:02 AM | Mars |
| 1:02 AM–2:09 AM | Sun |
| 2:09 AM–3:16 AM | Venus |
| 3:16 AM–4:24 AM | Mercury |
| 4:24 AM–5:31 AM | Moon |
| 5:31 AM–6:38 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Varanasi (25.32, 83.01, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.