Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 23 August 2023: Shukla Saptami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 6:28 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:02 PM–1:38 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 3:32 AM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 4
until 8:09 AM
Yoga
Brahma
until 9:45 PM
Karana
Gara
until 3:25 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
6:28 PM
Moonrise
11:20 AM
Moonset
10:25 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:02 PM–1:38 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:12 AM–8:49 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:25 AM–12:02 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:36 AM–12:28 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:28 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:07 AM – 4:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:29 AM – 5:36 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:02 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:28 PM – 7:35 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:24 AM
Bhadra · avoid
3:32 AM – 5:36 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:56 PM – 1:36 AM
Varjyam · avoid
1:58 PM – 3:37 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:36 AM – 12:28 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:36 AM–2:55 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
2:55 AM–5:36 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:36 AM–8:09 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
8:09 AM–5:36 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara 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
| 5:36 AM–6:40 AM | Mercury |
| 6:40 AM–7:44 AM | Moon |
| 7:44 AM–8:49 AM | Saturn |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:53 AM–10:57 AM | Mars |
| 10:57 AM–12:02 PM | Sun |
| 12:02 PM–1:06 PM | Venus |
| 1:06 PM–2:10 PM | Mercury |
| 2:10 PM–3:15 PM | Moon |
| 3:15 PM–4:19 PM | Saturn |
| 4:19 PM–5:24 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:24 PM–6:28 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:28 PM–7:24 PM | Sun |
| 7:24 PM–8:19 PM | Venus |
| 8:19 PM–9:15 PM | Mercury |
| 9:15 PM–10:11 PM | Moon |
| 10:11 PM–11:06 PM | Saturn |
| 11:06 PM–12:02 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:02 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Sun |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Venus |
| 2:49 AM–3:45 AM | Mercury |
| 3:45 AM–4:40 AM | Moon |
| 4:40 AM–5:36 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.