Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 16 August 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 6:34 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:03 PM–1:41 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 3:08 PM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 3
until 4:58 PM
Yoga
Variyana
until 6:31 PM
Karana
Naga
until 3:08 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
6:34 PM
Moonrise
5:12 AM
Moonset
6:48 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:03 PM–1:41 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:10 AM–8:48 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:26 AM–12:03 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:37 AM–12:29 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:29 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:05 AM – 4:49 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:27 AM – 5:33 AM
Vijaya
2:14 PM – 3:06 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:34 PM – 7:40 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:10 PM – 4:58 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:37 AM – 12:29 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:33 AM–4:58 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
4:58 PM–5:33 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:33 AM–4:58 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
4:58 PM–5:33 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
| 5:33 AM–6:38 AM | Mercury |
| 6:38 AM–7:43 AM | Moon |
| 7:43 AM–8:48 AM | Saturn |
| 8:48 AM–9:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–12:03 PM | Sun |
| 12:03 PM–1:08 PM | Venus |
| 1:08 PM–2:14 PM | Mercury |
| 2:14 PM–3:19 PM | Moon |
| 3:19 PM–4:24 PM | Saturn |
| 4:24 PM–5:29 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:29 PM–6:34 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:34 PM–7:29 PM | Sun |
| 7:29 PM–8:24 PM | Venus |
| 8:24 PM–9:19 PM | Mercury |
| 9:19 PM–10:14 PM | Moon |
| 10:14 PM–11:09 PM | Saturn |
| 11:09 PM–12:04 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:04 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Sun |
| 1:53 AM–2:48 AM | Venus |
| 2:48 AM–3:43 AM | Mercury |
| 3:43 AM–4:38 AM | Moon |
| 4:38 AM–5:33 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.