Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 8 May 2024 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 8 May 2024: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Bharani nakshatra, Chaitra maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 6:33 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:55 AM–1:35 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 8:52 AM
Nakshatra
Bharanipada 3
until 1:34 PM
Yoga
Saubhagya
until 5:41 PM
Karana
Naga
until 8:52 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
6:33 PM
Moonrise
5:05 AM
Moonset
6:57 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:55 AM–1:35 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:57 AM–8:37 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:16 AM–11:55 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:29 AM–12:22 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:52 AM – 4:35 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:13 AM – 5:18 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 3:01 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:33 PM – 7:37 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:10 AM – 10:38 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:45 AM – 2:14 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:18 AM–7:07 PM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
7:07 PM–5:18 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:18 AM–1:34 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:34 PM–5:18 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, 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
| 5:18 AM–6:24 AM | Mercury |
| 6:24 AM–7:30 AM | Moon |
| 7:30 AM–8:37 AM | Saturn |
| 8:37 AM–9:43 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:43 AM–10:49 AM | Mars |
| 10:49 AM–11:55 AM | Sun |
| 11:55 AM–1:01 PM | Venus |
| 1:01 PM–2:08 PM | Mercury |
| 2:08 PM–3:14 PM | Moon |
| 3:14 PM–4:20 PM | Saturn |
| 4:20 PM–5:26 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:26 PM–6:33 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:33 PM–7:26 PM | Sun |
| 7:26 PM–8:20 PM | Venus |
| 8:20 PM–9:14 PM | Mercury |
| 9:14 PM–10:08 PM | Moon |
| 10:08 PM–11:01 PM | Saturn |
| 11:01 PM–11:55 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:55 PM–12:49 AM | Mars |
| 12:49 AM–1:42 AM | Sun |
| 1:42 AM–2:36 AM | Venus |
| 2:36 AM–3:30 AM | Mercury |
| 3:30 AM–4:23 AM | Moon |
| 4:23 AM–5:17 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Varanasi (25.32, 83.01, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.