Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 13 December 2023: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:10 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:53 AM–1:12 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 3:10 AM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 4
until 11:06 AM
Yoga
Shula
until 4:18 PM
Karana
Kimstughna
until 4:09 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Moonrise
6:52 AM
Moonset
5:21 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:53 AM–1:12 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:55 AM–9:14 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:33 AM–11:53 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:32 AM–12:14 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:32 AM – 12:14 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:48 AM – 5:42 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:15 AM – 6:35 AM
Vijaya
1:39 PM – 2:21 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:10 PM – 6:31 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:20 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:44 AM – 5:15 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:39 PM – 8:10 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:32 AM – 12:14 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:35 AM–11:06 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
11:06 AM–6:35 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:35 AM–11:06 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:06 AM–6:35 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva 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
| 6:35 AM–7:28 AM | Mercury |
| 7:28 AM–8:21 AM | Moon |
| 8:21 AM–9:14 AM | Saturn |
| 9:14 AM–10:07 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:07 AM–11:00 AM | Mars |
| 11:00 AM–11:53 AM | Sun |
| 11:53 AM–12:46 PM | Venus |
| 12:46 PM–1:39 PM | Mercury |
| 1:39 PM–2:31 PM | Moon |
| 2:31 PM–3:24 PM | Saturn |
| 3:24 PM–4:17 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:17 PM–5:10 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:10 PM–6:17 PM | Sun |
| 6:17 PM–7:24 PM | Venus |
| 7:24 PM–8:32 PM | Mercury |
| 8:32 PM–9:39 PM | Moon |
| 9:39 PM–10:46 PM | Saturn |
| 10:46 PM–11:53 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:53 PM–1:00 AM | Mars |
| 1:00 AM–2:07 AM | Sun |
| 2:07 AM–3:14 AM | Venus |
| 3:14 AM–4:22 AM | Mercury |
| 4:22 AM–5:29 AM | Moon |
| 5:29 AM–6:36 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.