Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 28 February 2025 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 28 February 2025: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 6:00 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:44 AM–12:12 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 3:17 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 3
until 1:41 PM
Yoga
Siddha
until 8:08 PM
Karana
Kimstughna
until 4:48 PM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
6:00 PM
Moonrise
6:32 AM
Moonset
6:25 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:44 AM–12:12 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:06 PM–4:33 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:50 AM–9:17 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:48 AM – 12:35 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:44 AM – 5:34 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:09 AM – 6:23 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 2:54 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:00 PM – 7:14 PM
Nishita
11:47 PM – 12:36 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:06 AM – 8:33 AM
4:09 AM – 5:36 AM
Varjyam · avoid
7:28 PM – 8:55 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:42 AM – 9:29 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:23 AM–5:58 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
5:58 AM–6:23 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:23 AM–1:41 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:41 PM–6:23 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
| 6:23 AM–7:21 AM | Venus |
| 7:21 AM–8:19 AM | Mercury |
| 8:19 AM–9:17 AM | Moon |
| 9:17 AM–10:15 AM | Saturn |
| 10:15 AM–11:13 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:13 AM–12:12 PM | Mars |
| 12:12 PM–1:10 PM | Sun |
| 1:10 PM–2:08 PM | Venus |
| 2:08 PM–3:06 PM | Mercury |
| 3:06 PM–4:04 PM | Moon |
| 4:04 PM–5:02 PM | Saturn |
| 5:02 PM–6:00 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:00 PM–7:02 PM | Mars |
| 7:02 PM–8:04 PM | Sun |
| 8:04 PM–9:06 PM | Venus |
| 9:06 PM–10:07 PM | Mercury |
| 10:07 PM–11:09 PM | Moon |
| 11:09 PM–12:11 AM | Saturn |
| 12:11 AM–1:13 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:13 AM–2:15 AM | Mars |
| 2:15 AM–3:17 AM | Sun |
| 3:17 AM–4:18 AM | Venus |
| 4:18 AM–5:20 AM | Mercury |
| 5:20 AM–6:22 AM | Moon |
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.