Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 26 March 2025: Krishna Dwadashi tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 6:12 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:04 PM–1:36 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiKrishna
until 1:43 AM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtapada 1
until 2:30 AM
Yoga
Siddha
until 12:26 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 2:50 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
6:12 PM
Moonrise
3:45 AM
Moonset
2:58 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:04 PM–1:36 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:29 AM–9:01 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:32 AM–12:04 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:40 AM–12:29 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:40 AM – 12:29 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:23 AM – 5:10 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:46 AM – 5:57 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:56 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:12 PM – 7:23 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:28 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:40 PM – 6:11 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:36 AM – 9:07 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:40 AM – 12:29 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:57 AM–3:15 PM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
3:15 PM–5:57 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:57 AM–2:30 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
2:30 AM–5:57 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 5:57 AM–6:58 AM | Mercury |
| 6:58 AM–7:59 AM | Moon |
| 7:59 AM–9:01 AM | Saturn |
| 9:01 AM–10:02 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:02 AM–11:03 AM | Mars |
| 11:03 AM–12:04 PM | Sun |
| 12:04 PM–1:06 PM | Venus |
| 1:06 PM–2:07 PM | Mercury |
| 2:07 PM–3:08 PM | Moon |
| 3:08 PM–4:10 PM | Saturn |
| 4:10 PM–5:11 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:11 PM–6:12 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:12 PM–7:11 PM | Sun |
| 7:11 PM–8:09 PM | Venus |
| 8:09 PM–9:08 PM | Mercury |
| 9:08 PM–10:07 PM | Moon |
| 10:07 PM–11:05 PM | Saturn |
| 11:05 PM–12:04 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:04 AM–1:02 AM | Mars |
| 1:02 AM–2:01 AM | Sun |
| 2:01 AM–3:00 AM | Venus |
| 3:00 AM–3:58 AM | Mercury |
| 3:58 AM–4:57 AM | Moon |
| 4:57 AM–5:56 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.