Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 28 August 2023 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 28 August 2023: Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 6:23 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:13 AM–8:49 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiShukla
until 6:23 PM
Nakshatra
Uttara Ashadhapada 1
until 2:43 AM
Yoga
Ayushman
until 9:56 AM
Karana
Bava
until 8:02 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Moonrise
4:29 PM
Moonset
3:13 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:13 AM–8:49 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:25 AM–12:00 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:36 PM–3:12 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:35 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:08 AM – 4:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:30 AM – 5:38 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 2:59 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:23 PM – 7:31 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:23 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 2:43 AM – 5:38 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:00 PM – 10:26 PM
Varjyam · avoid
12:25 PM – 1:51 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:26 PM – 1:17 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:38 AM–10:40 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
10:40 AM–5:38 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:38 AM–2:43 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
2:43 AM–5:38 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
| 5:38 AM–6:41 AM | Moon |
| 6:41 AM–7:45 AM | Saturn |
| 7:45 AM–8:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Mars |
| 9:53 AM–10:57 AM | Sun |
| 10:57 AM–12:00 PM | Venus |
| 12:00 PM–1:04 PM | Mercury |
| 1:04 PM–2:08 PM | Moon |
| 2:08 PM–3:12 PM | Saturn |
| 3:12 PM–4:16 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:16 PM–5:19 PM | Mars |
| 5:19 PM–6:23 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:23 PM–7:19 PM | Venus |
| 7:19 PM–8:16 PM | Mercury |
| 8:16 PM–9:12 PM | Moon |
| 9:12 PM–10:08 PM | Saturn |
| 10:08 PM–11:04 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:04 PM–12:01 AM | Mars |
| 12:01 AM–12:57 AM | Sun |
| 12:57 AM–1:53 AM | Venus |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Mercury |
| 2:49 AM–3:46 AM | Moon |
| 3:46 AM–4:42 AM | Saturn |
| 4:42 AM–5:38 AM | Jupiter |
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.