Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 22 January 2025: Krishna Ashtami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:35 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:10 PM–1:31 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiKrishna
until 3:19 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 2
until 2:34 AM
Yoga
Shula
until 4:38 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 3:19 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:35 PM
Moonrise
12:13 AM
Moonset
11:30 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:10 PM–1:31 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:06 AM–9:28 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:49 AM–12:10 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:48 AM–12:32 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:48 AM – 12:32 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:45 AM
Vijaya
1:58 PM – 2:42 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:35 PM – 6:54 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:36 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:41 PM – 6:29 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:48 AM – 12:32 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:45 AM–2:34 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
2:34 AM–6:45 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara 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–7:39 AM | Mercury |
| 7:39 AM–8:33 AM | Moon |
| 8:33 AM–9:28 AM | Saturn |
| 9:28 AM–10:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:22 AM–11:16 AM | Mars |
| 11:16 AM–12:10 PM | Sun |
| 12:10 PM–1:04 PM | Venus |
| 1:04 PM–1:58 PM | Mercury |
| 1:58 PM–2:53 PM | Moon |
| 2:53 PM–3:47 PM | Saturn |
| 3:47 PM–4:41 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:41 PM–5:35 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:35 PM–6:41 PM | Sun |
| 6:41 PM–7:47 PM | Venus |
| 7:47 PM–8:53 PM | Mercury |
| 8:53 PM–9:58 PM | Moon |
| 9:58 PM–11:04 PM | Saturn |
| 11:04 PM–12:10 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:10 AM–1:16 AM | Mars |
| 1:16 AM–2:22 AM | Sun |
| 2:22 AM–3:27 AM | Venus |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Mercury |
| 4:33 AM–5:39 AM | Moon |
| 5:39 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.