Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 22 April 2023 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 22 April 2023: Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Krittika nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 6:24 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:44 AM–10:20 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaShukla
until 7:50 AM
Nakshatra
Krittikapada 2
until 11:25 PM
Yoga
Ayushman
until 9:26 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 7:50 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
6:24 PM
Moonrise
6:46 AM
Moonset
8:43 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:44 AM–10:20 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:34 PM–3:11 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:30 AM–7:07 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:31 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:02 AM – 4:46 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:24 AM – 5:30 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:58 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:24 PM – 7:31 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:19 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 11:25 PM – 5:30 AM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 11:25 PM – 5:30 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:58 PM – 10:36 PM
Varjyam · avoid
11:12 AM – 12:50 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
5:30 AM – 6:22 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:30 AM–11:25 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:25 PM–5:30 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, 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
| 5:30 AM–6:35 AM | Saturn |
| 6:35 AM–7:39 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:39 AM–8:44 AM | Mars |
| 8:44 AM–9:48 AM | Sun |
| 9:48 AM–10:53 AM | Venus |
| 10:53 AM–11:57 AM | Mercury |
| 11:57 AM–1:02 PM | Moon |
| 1:02 PM–2:06 PM | Saturn |
| 2:06 PM–3:11 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:11 PM–4:15 PM | Mars |
| 4:15 PM–5:20 PM | Sun |
| 5:20 PM–6:24 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:24 PM–7:20 PM | Mercury |
| 7:20 PM–8:15 PM | Moon |
| 8:15 PM–9:10 PM | Saturn |
| 9:10 PM–10:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:06 PM–11:01 PM | Mars |
| 11:01 PM–11:57 PM | Sun |
| 11:57 PM–12:52 AM | Venus |
| 12:52 AM–1:48 AM | Mercury |
| 1:48 AM–2:43 AM | Moon |
| 2:43 AM–3:39 AM | Saturn |
| 3:39 AM–4:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:34 AM–5:29 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.