Panchang for Varanasi
Sunday, 5 January 2025 · Ravivar (Sunday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Sunday, 5 January 2025: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:22 PM. Rahu Kaal 4:03 PM–5:22 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 8:16 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapadapada 2
until 8:18 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 7:32 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 9:10 AM
Vara
Ravivar(Sunday)
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
10:50 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal4:03 PM–5:22 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal12:04 PM–1:24 PM
- Gulika Kaal2:43 PM–4:03 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:58 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:45 AM
Vijaya
1:50 PM – 2:33 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:22 PM – 6:43 PM
Nishita
11:37 PM – 12:31 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 8:18 PM – 6:45 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:40 PM – 2:12 PM
Varjyam · avoid
5:26 AM – 6:57 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
3:57 PM – 4:40 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:45 AM–2:35 PM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
2:35 PM–6:45 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:45 AM–8:18 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
8:18 PM–6:45 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
| 6:45 AM–7:38 AM | Sun |
| 7:38 AM–8:31 AM | Venus |
| 8:31 AM–9:25 AM | Mercury |
| 9:25 AM–10:18 AM | Moon |
| 10:18 AM–11:11 AM | Saturn |
| 11:11 AM–12:04 PM | Jupiter |
| 12:04 PM–12:57 PM | Mars |
| 12:57 PM–1:50 PM | Sun |
| 1:50 PM–2:43 PM | Venus |
| 2:43 PM–3:36 PM | Mercury |
| 3:36 PM–4:29 PM | Moon |
| 4:29 PM–5:22 PM | Saturn |
night horas
| 5:22 PM–6:29 PM | Jupiter |
| 6:29 PM–7:36 PM | Mars |
| 7:36 PM–8:43 PM | Sun |
| 8:43 PM–9:50 PM | Venus |
| 9:50 PM–10:57 PM | Mercury |
| 10:57 PM–12:04 AM | Moon |
| 12:04 AM–1:11 AM | Saturn |
| 1:11 AM–2:18 AM | Jupiter |
| 2:18 AM–3:25 AM | Mars |
| 3:25 AM–4:32 AM | Sun |
| 4:32 AM–5:39 AM | Venus |
| 5:39 AM–6:45 AM | Mercury |
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.