Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 23 August 2021 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 23 August 2021: Krishna Pratipada tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2077 (Pramadicha). Sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 6:27 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:12 AM–8:49 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaKrishna
until 4:31 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 2
until 7:27 PM
Yoga
Atiganda
until 8:34 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 4:31 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
6:27 PM
Moonrise
7:20 PM
Moonset
7:04 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:12 AM–8:49 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:25 AM–12:02 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:38 PM–3:15 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:27 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:07 AM – 4:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:29 AM – 5:36 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:02 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:27 PM – 7:34 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:24 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:19 PM – 1:54 PM
Varjyam · avoid
1:56 AM – 3:34 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:27 PM – 1:19 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:36 AM–7:27 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
7:27 PM–5:36 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
| 5:36 AM–6:40 AM | Moon |
| 6:40 AM–7:44 AM | Saturn |
| 7:44 AM–8:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Mars |
| 9:53 AM–10:57 AM | Sun |
| 10:57 AM–12:02 PM | Venus |
| 12:02 PM–1:06 PM | Mercury |
| 1:06 PM–2:10 PM | Moon |
| 2:10 PM–3:15 PM | Saturn |
| 3:15 PM–4:19 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:19 PM–5:23 PM | Mars |
| 5:23 PM–6:27 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:27 PM–7:23 PM | Venus |
| 7:23 PM–8:19 PM | Mercury |
| 8:19 PM–9:15 PM | Moon |
| 9:15 PM–10:10 PM | Saturn |
| 10:10 PM–11:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:06 PM–12:02 AM | Mars |
| 12:02 AM–12:58 AM | Sun |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Venus |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Mercury |
| 2:49 AM–3:45 AM | Moon |
| 3:45 AM–4:41 AM | Saturn |
| 4:41 AM–5:36 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.