Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 31 March 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 31 March 2023: Shukla Dashami tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Chaitra maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 6:14 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:30 AM–12:03 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DashamiShukla
until 1:59 AM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 2
until 1:58 AM
Yoga
Sukarma
until 1:57 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 12:45 PM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
6:14 PM
Moonrise
1:08 PM
Moonset
3:08 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:30 AM–12:03 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:09 PM–4:41 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:25 AM–8:57 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:28 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:19 AM – 5:05 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:42 AM – 5:52 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:56 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:14 PM – 7:24 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:26 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:46 PM – 8:34 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:59 AM – 9:47 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:20 AM – 9:10 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:52 AM–1:58 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:58 AM–5:52 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
| 5:52 AM–6:54 AM | Venus |
| 6:54 AM–7:56 AM | Mercury |
| 7:56 AM–8:57 AM | Moon |
| 8:57 AM–9:59 AM | Saturn |
| 9:59 AM–11:01 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:01 AM–12:03 PM | Mars |
| 12:03 PM–1:05 PM | Sun |
| 1:05 PM–2:07 PM | Venus |
| 2:07 PM–3:09 PM | Mercury |
| 3:09 PM–4:10 PM | Moon |
| 4:10 PM–5:12 PM | Saturn |
| 5:12 PM–6:14 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:14 PM–7:12 PM | Mars |
| 7:12 PM–8:10 PM | Sun |
| 8:10 PM–9:08 PM | Venus |
| 9:08 PM–10:06 PM | Mercury |
| 10:06 PM–11:04 PM | Moon |
| 11:04 PM–12:02 AM | Saturn |
| 12:02 AM–1:01 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:01 AM–1:59 AM | Mars |
| 1:59 AM–2:57 AM | Sun |
| 2:57 AM–3:55 AM | Venus |
| 3:55 AM–4:53 AM | Mercury |
| 4:53 AM–5:51 AM | Moon |
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.