Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 8 May 2023 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 8 May 2023: Krishna Tritiya tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 6:32 PM. Rahu Kaal 6:58 AM–8:37 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaKrishna
until 6:19 PM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 2
until 7:11 PM
Yoga
Shiva
until 12:10 AM
Karana
Vanija
until 7:20 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
6:32 PM
Moonrise
9:30 PM
Moonset
8:00 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal6:58 AM–8:37 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:16 AM–11:55 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:35 PM–3:14 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:52 AM – 4:35 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:14 AM – 5:18 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 3:01 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:32 PM – 7:37 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:20 AM – 6:19 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:49 AM – 12:20 PM
Varjyam · avoid
2:42 AM – 4:13 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:22 PM – 1:15 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:18 AM–7:11 PM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
7:11 PM–5:18 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:18 AM–7:11 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
7:11 PM–5:18 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
| 5:18 AM–6:24 AM | Moon |
| 6:24 AM–7:31 AM | Saturn |
| 7:31 AM–8:37 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:37 AM–9:43 AM | Mars |
| 9:43 AM–10:49 AM | Sun |
| 10:49 AM–11:55 AM | Venus |
| 11:55 AM–1:01 PM | Mercury |
| 1:01 PM–2:08 PM | Moon |
| 2:08 PM–3:14 PM | Saturn |
| 3:14 PM–4:20 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:20 PM–5:26 PM | Mars |
| 5:26 PM–6:32 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:32 PM–7:26 PM | Venus |
| 7:26 PM–8:20 PM | Mercury |
| 8:20 PM–9:14 PM | Moon |
| 9:14 PM–10:07 PM | Saturn |
| 10:07 PM–11:01 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:01 PM–11:55 PM | Mars |
| 11:55 PM–12:49 AM | Sun |
| 12:49 AM–1:43 AM | Venus |
| 1:43 AM–2:36 AM | Mercury |
| 2:36 AM–3:30 AM | Moon |
| 3:30 AM–4:24 AM | Saturn |
| 4:24 AM–5:18 AM | Jupiter |
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.