Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 28 December 2022 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 28 December 2022: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2078 (Ananda). Sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:17 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:00 PM–1:19 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 8:45 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 3
until 12:46 PM
Yoga
Siddhi
until 2:21 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 9:44 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
10:43 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:00 PM–1:19 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:02 AM–9:21 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:41 AM–12:00 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:39 AM–12:21 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:39 AM – 12:21 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:55 AM – 5:49 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:22 AM – 6:43 AM
Vijaya
1:46 PM – 2:28 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:17 PM – 6:38 PM
Nishita
11:33 PM – 12:27 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:05 AM – 5:37 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:54 PM – 8:26 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:39 AM – 12:21 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:43 AM–5:56 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
5:56 AM–6:43 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:43 AM–12:46 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
12:46 PM–6:43 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
| 6:43 AM–7:36 AM | Mercury |
| 7:36 AM–8:29 AM | Moon |
| 8:29 AM–9:21 AM | Saturn |
| 9:21 AM–10:14 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:14 AM–11:07 AM | Mars |
| 11:07 AM–12:00 PM | Sun |
| 12:00 PM–12:53 PM | Venus |
| 12:53 PM–1:46 PM | Mercury |
| 1:46 PM–2:39 PM | Moon |
| 2:39 PM–3:31 PM | Saturn |
| 3:31 PM–4:24 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:24 PM–5:17 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:17 PM–6:24 PM | Sun |
| 6:24 PM–7:31 PM | Venus |
| 7:31 PM–8:39 PM | Mercury |
| 8:39 PM–9:46 PM | Moon |
| 9:46 PM–10:53 PM | Saturn |
| 10:53 PM–12:00 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:00 AM–1:07 AM | Mars |
| 1:07 AM–2:15 AM | Sun |
| 2:15 AM–3:22 AM | Venus |
| 3:22 AM–4:29 AM | Mercury |
| 4:29 AM–5:36 AM | Moon |
| 5:36 AM–6:43 AM | Saturn |
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.