Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 18 November 2023 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 18 November 2023: Shukla Panchami tithi, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, Kartika maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 5:10 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:01 AM–10:22 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PanchamiShukla
until 9:19 AM
Nakshatra
Uttara Ashadhapada 1
until 12:07 AM
Yoga
Ganda
until 2:18 AM
Karana
Balava
until 9:19 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Moonrise
11:02 AM
Moonset
9:42 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:01 AM–10:22 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:05 PM–2:27 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:18 AM–7:39 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:22 AM – 12:06 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:33 AM – 5:25 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:59 AM – 6:18 AM
Vijaya
1:33 PM – 2:16 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:10 PM – 6:29 PM
Nishita
11:18 PM – 12:10 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 12:07 AM – 6:18 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:02 PM – 7:33 PM
Varjyam · avoid
8:54 AM – 10:25 AM
3:54 AM – 5:25 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:18 AM – 7:01 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:18 AM–7:01 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
7:01 AM–6:18 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:18 AM–12:07 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
12:07 AM–6:18 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
| 6:18 AM–7:12 AM | Saturn |
| 7:12 AM–8:06 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:06 AM–9:01 AM | Mars |
| 9:01 AM–9:55 AM | Sun |
| 9:55 AM–10:50 AM | Venus |
| 10:50 AM–11:44 AM | Mercury |
| 11:44 AM–12:38 PM | Moon |
| 12:38 PM–1:33 PM | Saturn |
| 1:33 PM–2:27 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:27 PM–3:21 PM | Mars |
| 3:21 PM–4:16 PM | Sun |
| 4:16 PM–5:10 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:10 PM–6:16 PM | Mercury |
| 6:16 PM–7:22 PM | Moon |
| 7:22 PM–8:27 PM | Saturn |
| 8:27 PM–9:33 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:33 PM–10:39 PM | Mars |
| 10:39 PM–11:44 PM | Sun |
| 11:44 PM–12:50 AM | Venus |
| 12:50 AM–1:56 AM | Mercury |
| 1:56 AM–3:01 AM | Moon |
| 3:01 AM–4:07 AM | Saturn |
| 4:07 AM–5:13 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:13 AM–6:18 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.