Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 12 May 2025 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 12 May 2025: Shukla Purnima tithi, Swati nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 6:35 PM. Rahu Kaal 6:56 AM–8:35 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PurnimaShukla
until 10:26 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 4
until 6:18 AM
Yoga
Variyana
until 5:53 AM
Karana
Vishti
until 9:16 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
6:35 PM
Moonrise
6:26 PM
Moonset
5:14 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal6:56 AM–8:35 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:15 AM–11:55 AM
- Gulika Kaal1:35 PM–3:15 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:50 AM – 4:33 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:12 AM – 5:16 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 3:02 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:35 PM – 7:39 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Bhadra · avoid
5:16 AM – 9:16 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:18 PM – 1:06 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:34 PM – 2:21 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:22 PM – 1:15 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:16 AM–2:28 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
2:28 AM–5:16 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:16 AM–6:18 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:18 AM–5:16 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
| 5:16 AM–6:22 AM | Moon |
| 6:22 AM–7:29 AM | Saturn |
| 7:29 AM–8:35 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:35 AM–9:42 AM | Mars |
| 9:42 AM–10:49 AM | Sun |
| 10:49 AM–11:55 AM | Venus |
| 11:55 AM–1:02 PM | Mercury |
| 1:02 PM–2:08 PM | Moon |
| 2:08 PM–3:15 PM | Saturn |
| 3:15 PM–4:21 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:21 PM–5:28 PM | Mars |
| 5:28 PM–6:35 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:35 PM–7:28 PM | Venus |
| 7:28 PM–8:21 PM | Mercury |
| 8:21 PM–9:15 PM | Moon |
| 9:15 PM–10:08 PM | Saturn |
| 10:08 PM–11:02 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:02 PM–11:55 PM | Mars |
| 11:55 PM–12:48 AM | Sun |
| 12:48 AM–1:42 AM | Venus |
| 1:42 AM–2:35 AM | Mercury |
| 2:35 AM–3:28 AM | Moon |
| 3:28 AM–4:22 AM | Saturn |
| 4:22 AM–5:15 AM | Jupiter |
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.