Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 18 October 2023: Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Anuradha nakshatra, Ashwina maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 5:30 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:44 AM–1:10 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ChaturthiShukla
until 1:13 AM
Nakshatra
Anuradhapada 2
until 9:01 PM
Yoga
Ayushman
until 8:19 AM
Karana
Vanija
until 1:23 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM
Moonrise
9:09 AM
Moonset
7:49 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:44 AM–1:10 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:25 AM–8:51 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:17 AM–11:44 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:21 AM–12:07 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:21 AM – 12:07 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:18 AM – 5:08 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:43 AM – 5:58 AM
Vijaya
1:39 PM – 2:25 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
Nishita
11:19 PM – 12:09 AM
Bhadra · avoid
1:23 PM – 1:13 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 5:58 AM – 9:01 PM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:58 AM – 9:01 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:24 AM – 12:02 PM
Varjyam · avoid
2:38 AM – 4:14 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:21 AM – 12:07 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:58 AM–9:01 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:01 PM–5:58 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 5:58 AM–6:56 AM | Mercury |
| 6:56 AM–7:53 AM | Moon |
| 7:53 AM–8:51 AM | Saturn |
| 8:51 AM–9:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:49 AM–10:46 AM | Mars |
| 10:46 AM–11:44 AM | Sun |
| 11:44 AM–12:42 PM | Venus |
| 12:42 PM–1:39 PM | Mercury |
| 1:39 PM–2:37 PM | Moon |
| 2:37 PM–3:34 PM | Saturn |
| 3:34 PM–4:32 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:32 PM–5:30 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:30 PM–6:32 PM | Sun |
| 6:32 PM–7:35 PM | Venus |
| 7:35 PM–8:37 PM | Mercury |
| 8:37 PM–9:39 PM | Moon |
| 9:39 PM–10:42 PM | Saturn |
| 10:42 PM–11:44 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:44 PM–12:47 AM | Mars |
| 12:47 AM–1:49 AM | Sun |
| 1:49 AM–2:51 AM | Venus |
| 2:51 AM–3:54 AM | Mercury |
| 3:54 AM–4:56 AM | Moon |
| 4:56 AM–5:59 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.