Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 8 January 2024 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 8 January 2024: Krishna Dwadashi tithi, Anuradha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:24 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:05 AM–9:25 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiKrishna
until 12:00 AM
Nakshatra
Anuradhapada 2
until 10:03 PM
Yoga
Ganda
until 2:56 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 12:29 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM
Moonrise
3:28 AM
Moonset
2:12 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:05 AM–9:25 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:45 AM–12:05 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:25 PM–2:44 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:59 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:51 PM – 2:34 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:24 PM – 6:44 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:32 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 6:46 AM – 10:03 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:42 AM – 1:17 PM
Varjyam · avoid
3:27 AM – 5:00 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:26 PM – 1:09 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–10:03 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
10:03 PM–6:46 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
| 6:46 AM–7:39 AM | Moon |
| 7:39 AM–8:32 AM | Saturn |
| 8:32 AM–9:25 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:25 AM–10:18 AM | Mars |
| 10:18 AM–11:12 AM | Sun |
| 11:12 AM–12:05 PM | Venus |
| 12:05 PM–12:58 PM | Mercury |
| 12:58 PM–1:51 PM | Moon |
| 1:51 PM–2:44 PM | Saturn |
| 2:44 PM–3:38 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:38 PM–4:31 PM | Mars |
| 4:31 PM–5:24 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:24 PM–6:31 PM | Venus |
| 6:31 PM–7:38 PM | Mercury |
| 7:38 PM–8:44 PM | Moon |
| 8:44 PM–9:51 PM | Saturn |
| 9:51 PM–10:58 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:58 PM–12:05 AM | Mars |
| 12:05 AM–1:12 AM | Sun |
| 1:12 AM–2:19 AM | Venus |
| 2:19 AM–3:25 AM | Mercury |
| 3:25 AM–4:32 AM | Moon |
| 4:32 AM–5:39 AM | Saturn |
| 5:39 AM–6:46 AM | Jupiter |
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.