Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 9 December 2024 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 9 December 2024: Shukla Ashtami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala). Sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:09 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:53 AM–9:12 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiShukla
until 8:03 AM
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapadapada 3
until 2:56 PM
Yoga
Siddhi
until 1:06 AM
Karana
Bava
until 8:03 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
5:09 PM
Moonrise
12:35 PM
Moonset
12:56 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:53 AM–9:12 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:32 AM–11:51 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:11 PM–2:30 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:30 AM – 12:12 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:46 AM – 5:40 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:13 AM – 6:33 AM
Vijaya
1:37 PM – 2:20 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:09 PM – 6:30 PM
Nishita
11:24 PM – 12:18 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:19 AM – 8:50 AM
Varjyam · avoid
11:58 PM – 1:28 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:12 PM – 12:55 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:33 AM–9:15 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
9:15 AM–6:33 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:33 AM–2:56 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
2:56 PM–6:33 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, 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
| 6:33 AM–7:26 AM | Moon |
| 7:26 AM–8:19 AM | Saturn |
| 8:19 AM–9:12 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:12 AM–10:05 AM | Mars |
| 10:05 AM–10:58 AM | Sun |
| 10:58 AM–11:51 AM | Venus |
| 11:51 AM–12:44 PM | Mercury |
| 12:44 PM–1:37 PM | Moon |
| 1:37 PM–2:30 PM | Saturn |
| 2:30 PM–3:23 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:23 PM–4:16 PM | Mars |
| 4:16 PM–5:09 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:09 PM–6:16 PM | Venus |
| 6:16 PM–7:23 PM | Mercury |
| 7:23 PM–8:30 PM | Moon |
| 8:30 PM–9:38 PM | Saturn |
| 9:38 PM–10:45 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:45 PM–11:52 PM | Mars |
| 11:52 PM–12:59 AM | Sun |
| 12:59 AM–2:06 AM | Venus |
| 2:06 AM–3:13 AM | Mercury |
| 3:13 AM–4:20 AM | Moon |
| 4:20 AM–5:27 AM | Saturn |
| 5:27 AM–6:34 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.