Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 1 January 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 1 January 2025: Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 5:20 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:02 PM–1:21 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaShukla
until 2:25 AM
Nakshatra
Uttara Ashadhapada 2
until 11:46 PM
Yoga
Vyaghata
until 5:07 PM
Karana
Balava
until 2:56 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Moonrise
7:59 AM
Moonset
6:41 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:02 PM–1:21 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:04 AM–9:23 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:43 AM–12:02 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:41 AM–12:23 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:57 AM – 5:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:24 AM – 6:44 AM
Vijaya
1:48 PM – 2:30 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:20 PM – 6:40 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:29 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 6:44 AM – 11:46 PM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 11:46 PM – 6:44 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
5:27 PM – 7:02 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:58 AM – 9:33 AM
3:40 AM – 5:14 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:44 AM–11:46 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:46 PM–6:44 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
| 6:44 AM–7:37 AM | Mercury |
| 7:37 AM–8:30 AM | Moon |
| 8:30 AM–9:23 AM | Saturn |
| 9:23 AM–10:16 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:16 AM–11:09 AM | Mars |
| 11:09 AM–12:02 PM | Sun |
| 12:02 PM–12:55 PM | Venus |
| 12:55 PM–1:48 PM | Mercury |
| 1:48 PM–2:41 PM | Moon |
| 2:41 PM–3:34 PM | Saturn |
| 3:34 PM–4:27 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:27 PM–5:20 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:20 PM–6:27 PM | Sun |
| 6:27 PM–7:34 PM | Venus |
| 7:34 PM–8:41 PM | Mercury |
| 8:41 PM–9:48 PM | Moon |
| 9:48 PM–10:55 PM | Saturn |
| 10:55 PM–12:02 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:02 AM–1:09 AM | Mars |
| 1:09 AM–2:16 AM | Sun |
| 2:16 AM–3:23 AM | Venus |
| 3:23 AM–4:30 AM | Mercury |
| 4:30 AM–5:38 AM | Moon |
| 5:38 AM–6:45 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.