Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 12 May 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 12 May 2023: Krishna Saptami tithi, Shravana nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 6:34 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:15 AM–11:55 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiKrishna
until 9:07 AM
Nakshatra
Shravanapada 3
until 1:04 PM
Yoga
Shukla
until 12:18 PM
Karana
Bava
until 9:07 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
6:34 PM
Moonrise
12:23 AM
Moonset
11:19 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:15 AM–11:55 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:15 PM–4:55 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:56 AM–8:36 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:50 AM – 4:33 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:12 AM – 5:16 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 3:01 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:34 PM – 7:39 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:16 AM – 1:04 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:50 AM – 3:20 AM
Varjyam · avoid
4:49 PM – 6:19 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
7:56 AM – 8:49 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:16 AM–12:19 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
12:19 AM–5:16 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:16 AM–1:04 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:04 PM–5:16 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
| 5:16 AM–6:22 AM | Venus |
| 6:22 AM–7:29 AM | Mercury |
| 7:29 AM–8:36 AM | Moon |
| 8:36 AM–9:42 AM | Saturn |
| 9:42 AM–10:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:49 AM–11:55 AM | Mars |
| 11:55 AM–1:02 PM | Sun |
| 1:02 PM–2:08 PM | Venus |
| 2:08 PM–3:15 PM | Mercury |
| 3:15 PM–4:21 PM | Moon |
| 4:21 PM–5:28 PM | Saturn |
| 5:28 PM–6:34 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:34 PM–7:28 PM | Mars |
| 7:28 PM–8:21 PM | Sun |
| 8:21 PM–9:15 PM | Venus |
| 9:15 PM–10:08 PM | Mercury |
| 10:08 PM–11:01 PM | Moon |
| 11:01 PM–11:55 PM | Saturn |
| 11:55 PM–12:48 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:48 AM–1:42 AM | Mars |
| 1:42 AM–2:35 AM | Sun |
| 2:35 AM–3:29 AM | Venus |
| 3:29 AM–4:22 AM | Mercury |
| 4:22 AM–5:15 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.