Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 8 January 2025: Shukla Navami tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:25 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:05 PM–1:25 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 2:26 PM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 3
until 4:30 PM
Yoga
Siddha
until 8:23 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 2:26 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:25 PM
Moonrise
12:22 PM
Moonset
1:58 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:05 PM–1:25 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:06 AM–9:25 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:45 AM–12:05 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:44 AM–12:26 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:59 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:52 PM – 2:34 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:25 PM – 6:45 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:32 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:47 PM – 11:18 PM
Varjyam · avoid
12:43 PM – 2:14 PM
1:33 AM – 3:03 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–4:30 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
4:30 PM–6:46 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:46 AM–7:39 AM | Mercury |
| 7:39 AM–8:32 AM | Moon |
| 8:32 AM–9:25 AM | Saturn |
| 9:25 AM–10:19 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:19 AM–11:12 AM | Mars |
| 11:12 AM–12:05 PM | Sun |
| 12:05 PM–12:58 PM | Venus |
| 12:58 PM–1:52 PM | Mercury |
| 1:52 PM–2:45 PM | Moon |
| 2:45 PM–3:38 PM | Saturn |
| 3:38 PM–4:31 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:31 PM–5:25 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:25 PM–6:31 PM | Sun |
| 6:31 PM–7:38 PM | Venus |
| 7:38 PM–8:45 PM | Mercury |
| 8:45 PM–9:52 PM | Moon |
| 9:52 PM–10:58 PM | Saturn |
| 10:58 PM–12:05 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:05 AM–1:12 AM | Mars |
| 1:12 AM–2:19 AM | Sun |
| 2:19 AM–3:26 AM | Venus |
| 3:26 AM–4:32 AM | Mercury |
| 4:32 AM–5:39 AM | Moon |
| 5:39 AM–6:46 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.