Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 20 May 2024 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 20 May 2024: Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Chitra nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 6:39 PM. Rahu Kaal 6:53 AM–8:34 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiShukla
until 3:59 PM
Nakshatra
Chitrapada 1
until 5:47 AM
Yoga
Siddhi
until 12:10 PM
Karana
Balava
until 3:59 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
6:39 PM
Moonrise
3:50 PM
Moonset
3:25 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal6:53 AM–8:34 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:15 AM–11:55 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:36 PM–3:17 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:47 AM – 4:30 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:08 AM – 5:12 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:04 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:39 PM – 7:42 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:43 PM – 12:29 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:07 PM – 1:53 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:22 PM – 1:16 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:12 AM–4:35 PM: Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
4:35 PM–5:12 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
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
| 5:12 AM–6:19 AM | Moon |
| 6:19 AM–7:26 AM | Saturn |
| 7:26 AM–8:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:34 AM–9:41 AM | Mars |
| 9:41 AM–10:48 AM | Sun |
| 10:48 AM–11:55 AM | Venus |
| 11:55 AM–1:03 PM | Mercury |
| 1:03 PM–2:10 PM | Moon |
| 2:10 PM–3:17 PM | Saturn |
| 3:17 PM–4:25 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:25 PM–5:32 PM | Mars |
| 5:32 PM–6:39 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:39 PM–7:32 PM | Venus |
| 7:32 PM–8:24 PM | Mercury |
| 8:24 PM–9:17 PM | Moon |
| 9:17 PM–10:10 PM | Saturn |
| 10:10 PM–11:03 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:03 PM–11:55 PM | Mars |
| 11:55 PM–12:48 AM | Sun |
| 12:48 AM–1:41 AM | Venus |
| 1:41 AM–2:33 AM | Mercury |
| 2:33 AM–3:26 AM | Moon |
| 3:26 AM–4:19 AM | Saturn |
| 4:19 AM–5:11 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.