Panchang for Varanasi
Tuesday, 12 December 2023 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Tuesday, 12 December 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Anuradha nakshatra, Kartika maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:10 PM. Rahu Kaal 2:31 PM–3:51 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 5:02 AM
Nakshatra
Anuradhapada 4
until 11:57 AM
Yoga
Dhriti
until 6:52 PM
Karana
Chatushpada
until 5:48 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Moonrise
5:47 AM
Moonset
4:25 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal2:31 PM–3:51 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal9:13 AM–10:33 AM
- Gulika Kaal11:52 AM–1:12 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:31 AM – 12:13 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:47 AM – 5:41 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:14 AM – 6:35 AM
Vijaya
1:38 PM – 2:21 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:10 PM – 6:30 PM
Nishita
11:25 PM – 12:19 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:36 AM – 4:09 AM
Varjyam · avoid
5:21 PM – 6:54 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:42 AM – 9:24 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:35 AM–11:57 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:57 AM–6:35 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
| 6:35 AM–7:28 AM | Mars |
| 7:28 AM–8:20 AM | Sun |
| 8:20 AM–9:13 AM | Venus |
| 9:13 AM–10:06 AM | Mercury |
| 10:06 AM–10:59 AM | Moon |
| 10:59 AM–11:52 AM | Saturn |
| 11:52 AM–12:45 PM | Jupiter |
| 12:45 PM–1:38 PM | Mars |
| 1:38 PM–2:31 PM | Sun |
| 2:31 PM–3:24 PM | Venus |
| 3:24 PM–4:17 PM | Mercury |
| 4:17 PM–5:10 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 5:10 PM–6:17 PM | Saturn |
| 6:17 PM–7:24 PM | Jupiter |
| 7:24 PM–8:31 PM | Mars |
| 8:31 PM–9:38 PM | Sun |
| 9:38 PM–10:45 PM | Venus |
| 10:45 PM–11:53 PM | Mercury |
| 11:53 PM–1:00 AM | Moon |
| 1:00 AM–2:07 AM | Saturn |
| 2:07 AM–3:14 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:14 AM–4:21 AM | Mars |
| 4:21 AM–5:28 AM | Sun |
| 5:28 AM–6:35 AM | Venus |
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.