Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 18 January 2023: Krishna Ekadashi tithi, Anuradha nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:32 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:09 PM–1:29 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
EkadashiKrishna
until 4:03 PM
Nakshatra
Anuradhapada 3
until 5:23 PM
Yoga
Vriddhi
until 2:47 AM
Karana
Balava
until 4:03 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:32 PM
Moonrise
2:54 AM
Moonset
1:44 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:09 PM–1:29 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:07 AM–9:27 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:48 AM–12:09 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:47 AM–12:30 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:47 AM – 12:30 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:56 PM – 2:39 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:32 PM – 6:51 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:35 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 6:46 AM – 5:23 PM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 6:46 AM – 5:23 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:35 AM – 9:06 AM
Varjyam · avoid
10:30 PM – 11:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:47 AM – 12:30 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–5:23 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
5:23 PM–6:46 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:46 AM–7:40 AM | Mercury |
| 7:40 AM–8:33 AM | Moon |
| 8:33 AM–9:27 AM | Saturn |
| 9:27 AM–10:21 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:21 AM–11:15 AM | Mars |
| 11:15 AM–12:09 PM | Sun |
| 12:09 PM–1:03 PM | Venus |
| 1:03 PM–1:56 PM | Mercury |
| 1:56 PM–2:50 PM | Moon |
| 2:50 PM–3:44 PM | Saturn |
| 3:44 PM–4:38 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:38 PM–5:32 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:32 PM–6:38 PM | Sun |
| 6:38 PM–7:44 PM | Venus |
| 7:44 PM–8:50 PM | Mercury |
| 8:50 PM–9:56 PM | Moon |
| 9:56 PM–11:03 PM | Saturn |
| 11:03 PM–12:09 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:09 AM–1:15 AM | Mars |
| 1:15 AM–2:21 AM | Sun |
| 2:21 AM–3:27 AM | Venus |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Mercury |
| 4:33 AM–5:40 AM | Moon |
| 5:40 AM–6:46 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.