Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 18 August 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 18 August 2023: Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 6:32 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:26 AM–12:03 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaShukla
until 8:02 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Phalgunipada 2
until 10:58 PM
Yoga
Shiva
until 8:28 PM
Karana
Balava
until 6:50 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
6:32 PM
Moonrise
6:57 AM
Moonset
7:49 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:26 AM–12:03 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:18 PM–4:55 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:11 AM–8:48 AM
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
2:13 PM – 3:05 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:32 PM – 7:39 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:46 PM – 5:34 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:09 AM – 9:01 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:33 AM–10:58 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
10:58 PM–5:33 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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 | Venus |
| 6:38 AM–7:43 AM | Mercury |
| 7:43 AM–8:48 AM | Moon |
| 8:48 AM–9:53 AM | Saturn |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:58 AM–12:03 PM | Mars |
| 12:03 PM–1:08 PM | Sun |
| 1:08 PM–2:13 PM | Venus |
| 2:13 PM–3:18 PM | Mercury |
| 3:18 PM–4:23 PM | Moon |
| 4:23 PM–5:27 PM | Saturn |
| 5:27 PM–6:32 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:32 PM–7:28 PM | Mars |
| 7:28 PM–8:23 PM | Sun |
| 8:23 PM–9:18 PM | Venus |
| 9:18 PM–10:13 PM | Mercury |
| 10:13 PM–11:08 PM | Moon |
| 11:08 PM–12:03 AM | Saturn |
| 12:03 AM–12:58 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Mars |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Sun |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Venus |
| 3:44 AM–4:39 AM | Mercury |
| 4:39 AM–5:34 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.