Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 28 January 2023 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 28 January 2023: Shukla Saptami tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 5:39 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:28 AM–10:50 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 8:44 AM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 2
until 7:06 PM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 11:55 AM
Karana
Vanija
until 8:44 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
5:39 PM
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
12:27 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:28 AM–10:50 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:33 PM–2:55 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:44 AM–8:06 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:50 AM – 12:33 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:59 AM – 5:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:44 AM
Vijaya
2:01 PM – 2:44 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:39 PM – 6:58 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:38 AM
Bhadra · avoid
8:44 AM – 8:49 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:49 AM – 2:27 AM
Varjyam · avoid
3:02 PM – 4:39 PM
5:12 AM – 6:54 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:44 AM – 7:27 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:44 AM–7:06 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
7:06 PM–6:44 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara 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
| 6:44 AM–7:38 AM | Saturn |
| 7:38 AM–8:33 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:33 AM–9:28 AM | Mars |
| 9:28 AM–10:22 AM | Sun |
| 10:22 AM–11:17 AM | Venus |
| 11:17 AM–12:11 PM | Mercury |
| 12:11 PM–1:06 PM | Moon |
| 1:06 PM–2:01 PM | Saturn |
| 2:01 PM–2:55 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:55 PM–3:50 PM | Mars |
| 3:50 PM–4:45 PM | Sun |
| 4:45 PM–5:39 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:39 PM–6:45 PM | Mercury |
| 6:45 PM–7:50 PM | Moon |
| 7:50 PM–8:55 PM | Saturn |
| 8:55 PM–10:01 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:01 PM–11:06 PM | Mars |
| 11:06 PM–12:11 AM | Sun |
| 12:11 AM–1:17 AM | Venus |
| 1:17 AM–2:22 AM | Mercury |
| 2:22 AM–3:27 AM | Moon |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Saturn |
| 4:33 AM–5:38 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:38 AM–6:43 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.