Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 20 January 2024 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 20 January 2024: Shukla Dashami tithi, Krittika nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:33 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:27 AM–10:48 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DashamiShukla
until 7:27 PM
Nakshatra
Krittikapada 1
until 3:10 AM
Yoga
Shubha
until 11:06 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 7:37 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:33 PM
Moonrise
12:50 PM
Moonset
2:53 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:27 AM–10:48 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:30 PM–2:51 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:46 AM–8:07 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:48 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:57 PM – 2:40 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:33 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:36 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 3:10 AM – 6:46 AM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 3:10 AM – 6:46 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:44 AM – 2:21 AM
Varjyam · avoid
3:00 PM – 4:37 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:46 AM – 7:29 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:46 AM–8:53 AM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
8:53 AM–6:46 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–3:10 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
3:10 AM–6:46 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, 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–7:40 AM | Saturn |
| 7:40 AM–8:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:34 AM–9:27 AM | Mars |
| 9:27 AM–10:21 AM | Sun |
| 10:21 AM–11:15 AM | Venus |
| 11:15 AM–12:09 PM | Mercury |
| 12:09 PM–1:03 PM | Moon |
| 1:03 PM–1:57 PM | Saturn |
| 1:57 PM–2:51 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:51 PM–3:45 PM | Mars |
| 3:45 PM–4:39 PM | Sun |
| 4:39 PM–5:33 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:33 PM–6:39 PM | Mercury |
| 6:39 PM–7:45 PM | Moon |
| 7:45 PM–8:51 PM | Saturn |
| 8:51 PM–9:57 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:57 PM–11:03 PM | Mars |
| 11:03 PM–12:09 AM | Sun |
| 12:09 AM–1:15 AM | Venus |
| 1:15 AM–2:21 AM | Mercury |
| 2:21 AM–3:27 AM | Moon |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Saturn |
| 4:33 AM–5:39 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:39 AM–6:45 AM | Mars |
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.