Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 2 January 2025 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 2 January 2025: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Shravana nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:20 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:22 PM–2:41 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 1:09 AM
Nakshatra
Shravanapada 2
until 11:11 PM
Yoga
Harshana
until 2:58 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 1:49 PM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Moonrise
8:45 AM
Moonset
7:45 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:22 PM–2:41 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:45 AM–8:04 AM
- Gulika Kaal9:24 AM–10:43 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:41 AM – 12:24 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:57 AM – 5:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:24 AM – 6:45 AM
Vijaya
1:48 PM – 2:31 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:20 PM – 6:41 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:29 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:02 PM – 2:36 PM
Varjyam · avoid
3:03 AM – 4:35 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
10:17 AM – 10:59 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:45 AM–11:11 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:11 PM–6:45 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
| 6:45 AM–7:38 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:38 AM–8:31 AM | Mars |
| 8:31 AM–9:24 AM | Sun |
| 9:24 AM–10:17 AM | Venus |
| 10:17 AM–11:10 AM | Mercury |
| 11:10 AM–12:03 PM | Moon |
| 12:03 PM–12:56 PM | Saturn |
| 12:56 PM–1:48 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:48 PM–2:41 PM | Mars |
| 2:41 PM–3:34 PM | Sun |
| 3:34 PM–4:27 PM | Venus |
| 4:27 PM–5:20 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 5:20 PM–6:27 PM | Moon |
| 6:27 PM–7:35 PM | Saturn |
| 7:35 PM–8:42 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:42 PM–9:49 PM | Mars |
| 9:49 PM–10:56 PM | Sun |
| 10:56 PM–12:03 AM | Venus |
| 12:03 AM–1:10 AM | Mercury |
| 1:10 AM–2:17 AM | Moon |
| 2:17 AM–3:24 AM | Saturn |
| 3:24 AM–4:31 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:31 AM–5:38 AM | Mars |
| 5:38 AM–6:45 AM | Sun |
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.