Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 21 December 2020 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 21 December 2020: Shukla Saptami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2076 (Paridhavi). Sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 5:14 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:59 AM–9:18 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 4:16 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapadapada 2
until 11:04 PM
Yoga
Siddhi
until 11:52 AM
Karana
Vanija
until 4:16 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
11:44 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:59 AM–9:18 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:38 AM–11:57 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:16 PM–2:35 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:18 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:53 AM – 5:46 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:19 AM – 6:40 AM
Vijaya
1:42 PM – 2:25 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:14 PM – 6:34 PM
Nishita
11:30 PM – 12:24 AM
Bhadra · avoid
4:16 PM – 5:11 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:23 PM – 4:07 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:18 PM – 1:00 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:40 AM–4:30 PM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
4:30 PM–6:40 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:40 AM–11:04 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
11:04 PM–6:40 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, 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
| 6:40 AM–7:33 AM | Moon |
| 7:33 AM–8:26 AM | Saturn |
| 8:26 AM–9:18 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:18 AM–10:11 AM | Mars |
| 10:11 AM–11:04 AM | Sun |
| 11:04 AM–11:57 AM | Venus |
| 11:57 AM–12:50 PM | Mercury |
| 12:50 PM–1:42 PM | Moon |
| 1:42 PM–2:35 PM | Saturn |
| 2:35 PM–3:28 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:28 PM–4:21 PM | Mars |
| 4:21 PM–5:14 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:14 PM–6:21 PM | Venus |
| 6:21 PM–7:28 PM | Mercury |
| 7:28 PM–8:35 PM | Moon |
| 8:35 PM–9:43 PM | Saturn |
| 9:43 PM–10:50 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:50 PM–11:57 PM | Mars |
| 11:57 PM–1:04 AM | Sun |
| 1:04 AM–2:12 AM | Venus |
| 2:12 AM–3:19 AM | Mercury |
| 3:19 AM–4:26 AM | Moon |
| 4:26 AM–5:33 AM | Saturn |
| 5:33 AM–6:41 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.