Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 29 December 2023 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 29 December 2023: Krishna Dwitiya tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:17 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:41 AM–12:00 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaKrishna
until 8:00 AM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 1
until 3:10 AM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 2:29 AM
Karana
Gara
until 8:00 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Moonrise
7:23 PM
Moonset
9:17 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:41 AM–12:00 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:39 PM–3:58 PM
- Gulika Kaal8:02 AM–9:22 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:39 AM – 12:21 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:56 AM – 5:49 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:23 AM – 6:43 AM
Vijaya
1:46 PM – 2:28 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:17 PM – 6:38 PM
Nishita
11:33 PM – 12:27 AM
Bhadra · avoid
8:49 PM – 6:43 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:13 PM – 9:57 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:47 AM – 11:31 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:50 AM – 9:32 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:43 AM–3:10 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
3:10 AM–6:43 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
| 6:43 AM–7:36 AM | Venus |
| 7:36 AM–8:29 AM | Mercury |
| 8:29 AM–9:22 AM | Moon |
| 9:22 AM–10:15 AM | Saturn |
| 10:15 AM–11:07 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:07 AM–12:00 PM | Mars |
| 12:00 PM–12:53 PM | Sun |
| 12:53 PM–1:46 PM | Venus |
| 1:46 PM–2:39 PM | Mercury |
| 2:39 PM–3:32 PM | Moon |
| 3:32 PM–4:25 PM | Saturn |
| 4:25 PM–5:17 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 5:17 PM–6:25 PM | Mars |
| 6:25 PM–7:32 PM | Sun |
| 7:32 PM–8:39 PM | Venus |
| 8:39 PM–9:46 PM | Mercury |
| 9:46 PM–10:53 PM | Moon |
| 10:53 PM–12:00 AM | Saturn |
| 12:00 AM–1:08 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:08 AM–2:15 AM | Mars |
| 2:15 AM–3:22 AM | Sun |
| 3:22 AM–4:29 AM | Venus |
| 4:29 AM–5:36 AM | Mercury |
| 5:36 AM–6:44 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.