Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 17 December 2022 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 17 December 2022: Krishna Navami tithi, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2078 (Ananda). Sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:12 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:16 AM–10:35 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiKrishna
until 3:42 AM
Nakshatra
Uttara Phalgunipada 4
until 9:19 AM
Yoga
Ayushman
until 7:34 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 3:28 PM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Moonrise
12:13 AM
Moonset
12:41 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:16 AM–10:35 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:14 PM–2:33 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:38 AM–7:57 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:34 AM – 12:16 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:50 AM – 5:44 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:17 AM – 6:38 AM
Vijaya
1:40 PM – 2:23 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:12 PM – 6:32 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:22 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:04 AM – 5:44 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:04 PM – 7:44 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:38 AM – 7:20 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:38 AM–9:19 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:19 AM–6:38 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
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
| 6:38 AM–7:31 AM | Saturn |
| 7:31 AM–8:23 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:23 AM–9:16 AM | Mars |
| 9:16 AM–10:09 AM | Sun |
| 10:09 AM–11:02 AM | Venus |
| 11:02 AM–11:55 AM | Mercury |
| 11:55 AM–12:48 PM | Moon |
| 12:48 PM–1:40 PM | Saturn |
| 1:40 PM–2:33 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:33 PM–3:26 PM | Mars |
| 3:26 PM–4:19 PM | Sun |
| 4:19 PM–5:12 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:12 PM–6:19 PM | Mercury |
| 6:19 PM–7:26 PM | Moon |
| 7:26 PM–8:33 PM | Saturn |
| 8:33 PM–9:41 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:41 PM–10:48 PM | Mars |
| 10:48 PM–11:55 PM | Sun |
| 11:55 PM–1:02 AM | Venus |
| 1:02 AM–2:09 AM | Mercury |
| 2:09 AM–3:17 AM | Moon |
| 3:17 AM–4:24 AM | Saturn |
| 4:24 AM–5:31 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:31 AM–6:38 AM | Mars |
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.