Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 27 December 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 27 December 2023: Krishna Pratipada tithi, Ardra nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 5:16 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:59 AM–1:19 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaKrishna
until 6:47 AM
Nakshatra
Ardrapada 2
until 11:29 PM
Yoga
Brahma
until 2:41 AM
Karana
Balava
until 6:22 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Moonrise
5:27 PM
Moonset
7:51 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:59 AM–1:19 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:02 AM–9:21 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:40 AM–11:59 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:38 AM–12:20 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:20 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:55 AM – 5:49 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:22 AM – 6:42 AM
Vijaya
1:45 PM – 2:27 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:16 PM – 6:37 PM
Nishita
11:32 PM – 12:26 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 11:29 PM – 6:42 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
5:12 PM – 6:53 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:09 AM – 8:50 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:38 AM – 12:20 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:42 AM–11:29 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:29 PM–6:42 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara 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
| 6:42 AM–7:35 AM | Mercury |
| 7:35 AM–8:28 AM | Moon |
| 8:28 AM–9:21 AM | Saturn |
| 9:21 AM–10:14 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:14 AM–11:07 AM | Mars |
| 11:07 AM–11:59 AM | Sun |
| 11:59 AM–12:52 PM | Venus |
| 12:52 PM–1:45 PM | Mercury |
| 1:45 PM–2:38 PM | Moon |
| 2:38 PM–3:31 PM | Saturn |
| 3:31 PM–4:23 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:23 PM–5:16 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:16 PM–6:24 PM | Sun |
| 6:24 PM–7:31 PM | Venus |
| 7:31 PM–8:38 PM | Mercury |
| 8:38 PM–9:45 PM | Moon |
| 9:45 PM–10:52 PM | Saturn |
| 10:52 PM–12:00 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:00 AM–1:07 AM | Mars |
| 1:07 AM–2:14 AM | Sun |
| 2:14 AM–3:21 AM | Venus |
| 3:21 AM–4:28 AM | Mercury |
| 4:28 AM–5:36 AM | Moon |
| 5:36 AM–6:43 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.