Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 5 March 2025: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Krittika nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 6:03 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:10 PM–1:38 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 12:52 PM
Nakshatra
Krittikapada 1
until 1:09 AM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 11:07 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 12:52 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
6:03 PM
Moonrise
9:45 AM
Moonset
11:56 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:10 PM–1:38 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:46 AM–9:14 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:42 AM–12:10 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:47 AM–12:34 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:47 AM – 12:34 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:40 AM – 5:29 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:05 AM – 6:18 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 2:55 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:03 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:46 PM – 12:35 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 1:09 AM – 6:18 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:53 PM – 12:23 AM
Varjyam · avoid
1:53 PM – 3:23 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:47 AM – 12:34 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:18 AM–8:13 AM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
8:13 AM–6:18 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:18 AM–1:09 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:09 AM–6:18 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, 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
| 6:18 AM–7:17 AM | Mercury |
| 7:17 AM–8:16 AM | Moon |
| 8:16 AM–9:14 AM | Saturn |
| 9:14 AM–10:13 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:13 AM–11:12 AM | Mars |
| 11:12 AM–12:10 PM | Sun |
| 12:10 PM–1:09 PM | Venus |
| 1:09 PM–2:08 PM | Mercury |
| 2:08 PM–3:07 PM | Moon |
| 3:07 PM–4:05 PM | Saturn |
| 4:05 PM–5:04 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:04 PM–6:03 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:03 PM–7:04 PM | Sun |
| 7:04 PM–8:05 PM | Venus |
| 8:05 PM–9:06 PM | Mercury |
| 9:06 PM–10:08 PM | Moon |
| 10:08 PM–11:09 PM | Saturn |
| 11:09 PM–12:10 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:10 AM–1:11 AM | Mars |
| 1:11 AM–2:12 AM | Sun |
| 2:12 AM–3:14 AM | Venus |
| 3:14 AM–4:15 AM | Mercury |
| 4:15 AM–5:16 AM | Moon |
| 5:16 AM–6:17 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Varanasi (25.32, 83.01, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.