Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 7 January 2022 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 7 January 2022: Shukla Panchami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2078 (Ananda). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:24 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:45 AM–12:05 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PanchamiShukla
until 11:11 AM
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapadapada 1
until 6:20 AM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 1:12 PM
Karana
Balava
until 11:11 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
10:17 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:45 AM–12:05 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:44 PM–4:04 PM
- Gulika Kaal8:05 AM–9:25 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:43 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:59 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:51 PM – 2:34 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:24 PM – 6:44 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:31 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:21 PM – 11:57 PM
Varjyam · avoid
12:45 PM – 2:21 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:53 AM – 9:36 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:46 AM–12:16 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
12:16 AM–6:46 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–6:20 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
6:20 AM–6:46 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
| 6:46 AM–7:39 AM | Venus |
| 7:39 AM–8:32 AM | Mercury |
| 8:32 AM–9:25 AM | Moon |
| 9:25 AM–10:18 AM | Saturn |
| 10:18 AM–11:11 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:11 AM–12:05 PM | Mars |
| 12:05 PM–12:58 PM | Sun |
| 12:58 PM–1:51 PM | Venus |
| 1:51 PM–2:44 PM | Mercury |
| 2:44 PM–3:37 PM | Moon |
| 3:37 PM–4:31 PM | Saturn |
| 4:31 PM–5:24 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 5:24 PM–6:31 PM | Mars |
| 6:31 PM–7:37 PM | Sun |
| 7:37 PM–8:44 PM | Venus |
| 8:44 PM–9:51 PM | Mercury |
| 9:51 PM–10:58 PM | Moon |
| 10:58 PM–12:05 AM | Saturn |
| 12:05 AM–1:12 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:12 AM–2:18 AM | Mars |
| 2:18 AM–3:25 AM | Sun |
| 3:25 AM–4:32 AM | Venus |
| 4:32 AM–5:39 AM | Mercury |
| 5:39 AM–6:46 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.