Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 20 July 2023 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 20 July 2023: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 6:50 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:46 PM–3:28 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 6:59 AM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 4
until 10:56 AM
Yoga
Siddhi
until 11:23 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 5:45 PM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
6:50 PM
Moonrise
7:17 AM
Moonset
8:46 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:46 PM–3:28 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal5:20 AM–7:01 AM
- Gulika Kaal8:42 AM–10:24 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:32 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:56 AM – 4:38 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:17 AM – 5:20 AM
Vijaya
2:20 PM – 3:14 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:50 PM – 7:53 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:26 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:08 AM – 10:56 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:27 AM – 2:15 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
9:50 AM – 10:44 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:20 AM–10:56 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
10:56 AM–5:20 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:20 AM–10:56 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
10:56 AM–5:20 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
| 5:20 AM–6:27 AM | Jupiter |
| 6:27 AM–7:35 AM | Mars |
| 7:35 AM–8:42 AM | Sun |
| 8:42 AM–9:50 AM | Venus |
| 9:50 AM–10:57 AM | Mercury |
| 10:57 AM–12:05 PM | Moon |
| 12:05 PM–1:12 PM | Saturn |
| 1:12 PM–2:20 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:20 PM–3:28 PM | Mars |
| 3:28 PM–4:35 PM | Sun |
| 4:35 PM–5:43 PM | Venus |
| 5:43 PM–6:50 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 6:50 PM–7:43 PM | Moon |
| 7:43 PM–8:35 PM | Saturn |
| 8:35 PM–9:28 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:28 PM–10:20 PM | Mars |
| 10:20 PM–11:13 PM | Sun |
| 11:13 PM–12:05 AM | Venus |
| 12:05 AM–12:58 AM | Mercury |
| 12:58 AM–1:50 AM | Moon |
| 1:50 AM–2:43 AM | Saturn |
| 2:43 AM–3:35 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:35 AM–4:28 AM | Mars |
| 4:28 AM–5:20 AM | Sun |
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.