Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 28 April 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 28 April 2023: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 6:27 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:18 AM–11:56 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 4:02 PM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 4
until 9:53 AM
Yoga
Shula
until 9:39 AM
Karana
Bava
until 4:02 PM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
6:27 PM
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:18 AM–11:56 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:12 PM–4:49 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:03 AM–8:41 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:30 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:58 AM – 4:41 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:20 AM – 5:25 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:59 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:27 PM – 7:33 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:18 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
12:14 AM – 2:02 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:02 AM – 8:54 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:25 AM–9:53 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:53 AM–5:25 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
| 5:25 AM–6:31 AM | Venus |
| 6:31 AM–7:36 AM | Mercury |
| 7:36 AM–8:41 AM | Moon |
| 8:41 AM–9:46 AM | Saturn |
| 9:46 AM–10:51 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:51 AM–11:56 AM | Mars |
| 11:56 AM–1:01 PM | Sun |
| 1:01 PM–2:06 PM | Venus |
| 2:06 PM–3:12 PM | Mercury |
| 3:12 PM–4:17 PM | Moon |
| 4:17 PM–5:22 PM | Saturn |
| 5:22 PM–6:27 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:27 PM–7:22 PM | Mars |
| 7:22 PM–8:17 PM | Sun |
| 8:17 PM–9:11 PM | Venus |
| 9:11 PM–10:06 PM | Mercury |
| 10:06 PM–11:01 PM | Moon |
| 11:01 PM–11:56 PM | Saturn |
| 11:56 PM–12:51 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:51 AM–1:45 AM | Mars |
| 1:45 AM–2:40 AM | Sun |
| 2:40 AM–3:35 AM | Venus |
| 3:35 AM–4:30 AM | Mercury |
| 4:30 AM–5:25 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.