Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 24 December 2022 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 24 December 2022: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2078 (Ananda). Sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 5:15 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:20 AM–10:39 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 12:07 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Ashadhapada 2
until 10:16 PM
Yoga
Vriddhi
until 9:27 AM
Karana
Bava
until 12:07 PM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Moonrise
7:37 AM
Moonset
6:11 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:20 AM–10:39 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:17 PM–2:36 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:41 AM–8:00 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:19 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:54 AM – 5:48 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:21 AM – 6:41 AM
Vijaya
1:44 PM – 2:26 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:15 PM – 6:35 PM
Nishita
11:31 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:03 PM – 7:27 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:38 AM – 11:02 AM
5:18 AM – 6:42 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:41 AM – 7:24 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:41 AM–3:31 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
3:31 AM–6:41 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:41 AM–10:16 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
10:16 PM–6:41 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
| 6:41 AM–7:34 AM | Saturn |
| 7:34 AM–8:27 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:27 AM–9:20 AM | Mars |
| 9:20 AM–10:12 AM | Sun |
| 10:12 AM–11:05 AM | Venus |
| 11:05 AM–11:58 AM | Mercury |
| 11:58 AM–12:51 PM | Moon |
| 12:51 PM–1:44 PM | Saturn |
| 1:44 PM–2:36 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:36 PM–3:29 PM | Mars |
| 3:29 PM–4:22 PM | Sun |
| 4:22 PM–5:15 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:15 PM–6:22 PM | Mercury |
| 6:22 PM–7:29 PM | Moon |
| 7:29 PM–8:37 PM | Saturn |
| 8:37 PM–9:44 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:44 PM–10:51 PM | Mars |
| 10:51 PM–11:58 PM | Sun |
| 11:58 PM–1:06 AM | Venus |
| 1:06 AM–2:13 AM | Mercury |
| 2:13 AM–3:20 AM | Moon |
| 3:20 AM–4:27 AM | Saturn |
| 4:27 AM–5:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:34 AM–6:42 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.