Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 19 August 2023 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 19 August 2023: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 6:32 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:48 AM–10:25 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 10:20 PM
Nakshatra
Uttara Phalgunipada 1
until 1:48 AM
Yoga
Siddha
until 9:19 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 9:13 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
6:32 PM
Moonrise
7:48 AM
Moonset
8:18 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:48 AM–10:25 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:40 PM–3:17 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:34 AM–7:11 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:29 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:06 AM – 4:50 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:28 AM – 5:34 AM
Vijaya
2:12 PM – 3:04 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:32 PM – 7:38 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
5:45 PM – 7:32 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:01 AM – 8:48 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
5:34 AM – 6:26 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:34 AM–5:41 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
5:41 AM–5:34 AM: Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:34 AM–1:48 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:48 AM–5:34 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, 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
| 5:34 AM–6:39 AM | Saturn |
| 6:39 AM–7:43 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:43 AM–8:48 AM | Mars |
| 8:48 AM–9:53 AM | Sun |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Venus |
| 10:58 AM–12:03 PM | Mercury |
| 12:03 PM–1:08 PM | Moon |
| 1:08 PM–2:12 PM | Saturn |
| 2:12 PM–3:17 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:17 PM–4:22 PM | Mars |
| 4:22 PM–5:27 PM | Sun |
| 5:27 PM–6:32 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:32 PM–7:27 PM | Mercury |
| 7:27 PM–8:22 PM | Moon |
| 8:22 PM–9:17 PM | Saturn |
| 9:17 PM–10:12 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:12 PM–11:08 PM | Mars |
| 11:08 PM–12:03 AM | Sun |
| 12:03 AM–12:58 AM | Venus |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Mercury |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Moon |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Saturn |
| 3:44 AM–4:39 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:39 AM–5:34 AM | Mars |
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.