Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 20 April 2023 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 20 April 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Chaitra maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 6:23 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:34 PM–3:10 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 9:43 AM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 1
until 11:11 PM
Yoga
Vishkambha
until 1:01 PM
Karana
Naga
until 9:43 AM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
6:40 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:34 PM–3:10 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal5:32 AM–7:08 AM
- Gulika Kaal8:45 AM–10:21 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:32 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:03 AM – 4:48 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:25 AM – 5:32 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:58 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:23 PM – 7:30 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:20 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:32 AM – 11:11 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:37 AM – 6:10 AM
Varjyam · avoid
7:18 PM – 8:51 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
9:49 AM – 10:41 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:32 AM–11:11 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:11 PM–5:32 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
| 5:32 AM–6:36 AM | Jupiter |
| 6:36 AM–7:41 AM | Mars |
| 7:41 AM–8:45 AM | Sun |
| 8:45 AM–9:49 AM | Venus |
| 9:49 AM–10:53 AM | Mercury |
| 10:53 AM–11:58 AM | Moon |
| 11:58 AM–1:02 PM | Saturn |
| 1:02 PM–2:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:06 PM–3:10 PM | Mars |
| 3:10 PM–4:15 PM | Sun |
| 4:15 PM–5:19 PM | Venus |
| 5:19 PM–6:23 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 6:23 PM–7:19 PM | Moon |
| 7:19 PM–8:14 PM | Saturn |
| 8:14 PM–9:10 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:10 PM–10:06 PM | Mars |
| 10:06 PM–11:01 PM | Sun |
| 11:01 PM–11:57 PM | Venus |
| 11:57 PM–12:53 AM | Mercury |
| 12:53 AM–1:49 AM | Moon |
| 1:49 AM–2:44 AM | Saturn |
| 2:44 AM–3:40 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:40 AM–4:36 AM | Mars |
| 4:36 AM–5:31 AM | Sun |
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.