Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 3 May 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 3 May 2023: Shukla Trayodashi tithi, Hasta nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 6:30 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:56 AM–1:34 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TrayodashiShukla
until 11:50 PM
Nakshatra
Hastapada 2
until 8:57 PM
Yoga
Harshana
until 11:28 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 11:39 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
6:30 PM
Moonrise
4:20 PM
Moonset
4:18 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:56 AM–1:34 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:00 AM–8:39 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:17 AM–11:56 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:29 AM–12:22 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:55 AM – 4:38 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:16 AM – 5:22 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:59 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:30 PM – 7:35 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:38 PM – 4:19 PM
Varjyam · avoid
5:10 AM – 6:48 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:22 AM–8:57 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
8:57 PM–5:22 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, 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
| 5:22 AM–6:27 AM | Mercury |
| 6:27 AM–7:33 AM | Moon |
| 7:33 AM–8:39 AM | Saturn |
| 8:39 AM–9:44 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:44 AM–10:50 AM | Mars |
| 10:50 AM–11:56 AM | Sun |
| 11:56 AM–1:01 PM | Venus |
| 1:01 PM–2:07 PM | Mercury |
| 2:07 PM–3:13 PM | Moon |
| 3:13 PM–4:18 PM | Saturn |
| 4:18 PM–5:24 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:24 PM–6:30 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:30 PM–7:24 PM | Sun |
| 7:24 PM–8:18 PM | Venus |
| 8:18 PM–9:12 PM | Mercury |
| 9:12 PM–10:07 PM | Moon |
| 10:07 PM–11:01 PM | Saturn |
| 11:01 PM–11:55 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:55 PM–12:50 AM | Mars |
| 12:50 AM–1:44 AM | Sun |
| 1:44 AM–2:38 AM | Venus |
| 2:38 AM–3:32 AM | Mercury |
| 3:32 AM–4:27 AM | Moon |
| 4:27 AM–5:21 AM | Saturn |
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.