Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 21 May 2025: Krishna Navami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 6:39 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:55 AM–1:36 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiKrishna
until 3:22 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 2
until 6:58 PM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 12:35 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 4:14 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
6:39 PM
Moonrise
12:52 AM
Moonset
12:33 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:55 AM–1:36 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:52 AM–8:33 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:14 AM–11:55 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:29 AM–12:22 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:47 AM – 4:29 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:08 AM – 5:11 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:04 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:39 PM – 7:43 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:57 AM – 1:30 PM
Varjyam · avoid
1:03 AM – 2:35 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:11 AM–6:58 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:58 PM–5:11 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
| 5:11 AM–6:19 AM | Mercury |
| 6:19 AM–7:26 AM | Moon |
| 7:26 AM–8:33 AM | Saturn |
| 8:33 AM–9:41 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:41 AM–10:48 AM | Mars |
| 10:48 AM–11:55 AM | Sun |
| 11:55 AM–1:03 PM | Venus |
| 1:03 PM–2:10 PM | Mercury |
| 2:10 PM–3:17 PM | Moon |
| 3:17 PM–4:25 PM | Saturn |
| 4:25 PM–5:32 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:32 PM–6:39 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:39 PM–7:32 PM | Sun |
| 7:32 PM–8:25 PM | Venus |
| 8:25 PM–9:17 PM | Mercury |
| 9:17 PM–10:10 PM | Moon |
| 10:10 PM–11:03 PM | Saturn |
| 11:03 PM–11:55 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:55 PM–12:48 AM | Mars |
| 12:48 AM–1:41 AM | Sun |
| 1:41 AM–2:33 AM | Venus |
| 2:33 AM–3:26 AM | Mercury |
| 3:26 AM–4:18 AM | Moon |
| 4:18 AM–5:11 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.