Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 29 April 2023 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 29 April 2023: Shukla Navami tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 6:28 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:40 AM–10:18 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 6:23 PM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 3
until 12:48 PM
Yoga
Ganda
until 10:32 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 6:23 PM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
6:28 PM
Moonrise
12:47 PM
Moonset
2:16 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:40 AM–10:18 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:34 PM–3:12 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:25 AM–7:02 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:30 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:57 AM – 4:41 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:19 AM – 5:25 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:59 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:28 PM – 7:33 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:18 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:00 AM – 12:48 PM
Varjyam · avoid
2:09 AM – 3:56 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
5:25 AM – 6:17 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:25 AM–12:48 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
12:48 PM–5:25 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:25 AM–12:48 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
12:48 PM–5:25 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
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–6:30 AM | Saturn |
| 6:30 AM–7:35 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:35 AM–8:40 AM | Mars |
| 8:40 AM–9:46 AM | Sun |
| 9:46 AM–10:51 AM | Venus |
| 10:51 AM–11:56 AM | Mercury |
| 11:56 AM–1:01 PM | Moon |
| 1:01 PM–2:07 PM | Saturn |
| 2:07 PM–3:12 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:12 PM–4:17 PM | Mars |
| 4:17 PM–5:22 PM | Sun |
| 5:22 PM–6:28 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:28 PM–7:22 PM | Mercury |
| 7:22 PM–8:17 PM | Moon |
| 8:17 PM–9:12 PM | Saturn |
| 9:12 PM–10:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:06 PM–11:01 PM | Mars |
| 11:01 PM–11:56 PM | Sun |
| 11:56 PM–12:50 AM | Venus |
| 12:50 AM–1:45 AM | Mercury |
| 1:45 AM–2:40 AM | Moon |
| 2:40 AM–3:34 AM | Saturn |
| 3:34 AM–4:29 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:29 AM–5:24 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.