Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 15 December 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 15 December 2023: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:11 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:34 AM–11:54 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 10:31 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Ashadhapada 4
until 8:11 AM
Yoga
Vriddhi
until 10:17 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 11:45 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Moonrise
8:55 AM
Moonset
7:32 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:34 AM–11:54 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:32 PM–3:52 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:56 AM–9:15 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:32 AM – 12:15 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:49 AM – 5:43 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:16 AM – 6:36 AM
Vijaya
1:39 PM – 2:22 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:11 PM – 6:31 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:20 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:29 AM – 1:58 AM
Varjyam · avoid
3:36 PM – 5:04 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:43 AM – 9:26 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:36 AM–1:45 PM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
1:45 PM–6:36 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:36 AM–8:11 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
8:11 AM–6:25 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:36 AM–7:29 AM | Venus |
| 7:29 AM–8:22 AM | Mercury |
| 8:22 AM–9:15 AM | Moon |
| 9:15 AM–10:08 AM | Saturn |
| 10:08 AM–11:01 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:01 AM–11:54 AM | Mars |
| 11:54 AM–12:47 PM | Sun |
| 12:47 PM–1:39 PM | Venus |
| 1:39 PM–2:32 PM | Mercury |
| 2:32 PM–3:25 PM | Moon |
| 3:25 PM–4:18 PM | Saturn |
| 4:18 PM–5:11 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 5:11 PM–6:18 PM | Mars |
| 6:18 PM–7:25 PM | Sun |
| 7:25 PM–8:32 PM | Venus |
| 8:32 PM–9:40 PM | Mercury |
| 9:40 PM–10:47 PM | Moon |
| 10:47 PM–11:54 PM | Saturn |
| 11:54 PM–1:01 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:01 AM–2:08 AM | Mars |
| 2:08 AM–3:15 AM | Sun |
| 3:15 AM–4:23 AM | Venus |
| 4:23 AM–5:30 AM | Mercury |
| 5:30 AM–6:37 AM | Moon |
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.