Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 21 July 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 21 July 2023: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Magha nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 6:50 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:24 AM–12:05 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 6:59 AM
Nakshatra
Maghapada 3
until 1:58 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 12:24 PM
Karana
Gara
until 6:59 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
6:50 PM
Moonrise
8:09 AM
Moonset
9:17 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:24 AM–12:05 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:27 PM–5:09 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:01 AM–8:42 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
Bhadra · avoid
8:14 PM – 5:20 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:16 AM – 1:04 PM
Varjyam · avoid
10:59 PM – 12:47 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:02 AM – 8:56 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:20 AM–1:58 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:58 PM–5:20 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
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 | Venus |
| 6:27 AM–7:35 AM | Mercury |
| 7:35 AM–8:42 AM | Moon |
| 8:42 AM–9:50 AM | Saturn |
| 9:50 AM–10:57 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:57 AM–12:05 PM | Mars |
| 12:05 PM–1:12 PM | Sun |
| 1:12 PM–2:20 PM | Venus |
| 2:20 PM–3:27 PM | Mercury |
| 3:27 PM–4:35 PM | Moon |
| 4:35 PM–5:42 PM | Saturn |
| 5:42 PM–6:50 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:50 PM–7:42 PM | Mars |
| 7:42 PM–8:35 PM | Sun |
| 8:35 PM–9:28 PM | Venus |
| 9:28 PM–10:20 PM | Mercury |
| 10:20 PM–11:13 PM | Moon |
| 11:13 PM–12:05 AM | Saturn |
| 12:05 AM–12:58 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:58 AM–1:50 AM | Mars |
| 1:50 AM–2:43 AM | Sun |
| 2:43 AM–3:35 AM | Venus |
| 3:35 AM–4:28 AM | Mercury |
| 4:28 AM–5:20 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.