Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 31 January 2024: Krishna Panchami tithi, Hasta nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:41 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:12 PM–1:34 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PanchamiKrishna
until 11:37 AM
Nakshatra
Hastapada 2
until 1:08 AM
Yoga
Sukarma
until 11:41 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 11:37 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
5:41 PM
Moonrise
10:28 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:12 PM–1:34 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:05 AM–9:27 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:50 AM–12:12 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:50 AM–12:34 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:50 AM – 12:34 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:58 AM – 5:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:43 AM
Vijaya
2:02 PM – 2:46 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:41 PM – 6:59 PM
Nishita
11:46 PM – 12:38 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:23 PM – 8:11 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:34 AM – 9:22 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:50 AM – 12:34 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:43 AM–1:08 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:08 AM–6:43 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, 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
| 6:43 AM–7:38 AM | Mercury |
| 7:38 AM–8:32 AM | Moon |
| 8:32 AM–9:27 AM | Saturn |
| 9:27 AM–10:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:22 AM–11:17 AM | Mars |
| 11:17 AM–12:12 PM | Sun |
| 12:12 PM–1:07 PM | Venus |
| 1:07 PM–2:02 PM | Mercury |
| 2:02 PM–2:57 PM | Moon |
| 2:57 PM–3:52 PM | Saturn |
| 3:52 PM–4:46 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:46 PM–5:41 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:41 PM–6:46 PM | Sun |
| 6:46 PM–7:51 PM | Venus |
| 7:51 PM–8:57 PM | Mercury |
| 8:57 PM–10:02 PM | Moon |
| 10:02 PM–11:07 PM | Saturn |
| 11:07 PM–12:12 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:12 AM–1:17 AM | Mars |
| 1:17 AM–2:22 AM | Sun |
| 2:22 AM–3:27 AM | Venus |
| 3:27 AM–4:32 AM | Mercury |
| 4:32 AM–5:37 AM | Moon |
| 5:37 AM–6:42 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.