Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 20 August 2025: Krishna Dwadashi tithi, Punarvasu nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 6:30 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:02 PM–1:39 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiKrishna
until 1:59 PM
Nakshatra
Punarvasupada 1
until 12:27 AM
Yoga
Siddhi
until 6:13 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 1:59 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
6:30 PM
Moonrise
2:15 AM
Moonset
4:36 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:02 PM–1:39 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:11 AM–8:48 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:25 AM–12:02 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:37 AM–12:28 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:28 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:06 AM – 4:50 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:28 AM – 5:35 AM
Vijaya
2:12 PM – 3:03 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:30 PM – 7:37 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:25 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:35 AM – 12:27 AM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 12:27 AM – 5:35 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:07 PM – 11:41 PM
Varjyam · avoid
12:48 PM – 2:21 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:37 AM – 12:28 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:35 AM–6:35 PM: Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
6:35 PM–5:35 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:35 AM–12:27 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
12:27 AM–5:35 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva 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
| 5:35 AM–6:39 AM | Mercury |
| 6:39 AM–7:44 AM | Moon |
| 7:44 AM–8:48 AM | Saturn |
| 8:48 AM–9:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–12:02 PM | Sun |
| 12:02 PM–1:07 PM | Venus |
| 1:07 PM–2:12 PM | Mercury |
| 2:12 PM–3:16 PM | Moon |
| 3:16 PM–4:21 PM | Saturn |
| 4:21 PM–5:26 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:26 PM–6:30 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:30 PM–7:26 PM | Sun |
| 7:26 PM–8:21 PM | Venus |
| 8:21 PM–9:16 PM | Mercury |
| 9:16 PM–10:12 PM | Moon |
| 10:12 PM–11:07 PM | Saturn |
| 11:07 PM–12:03 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:03 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Sun |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Venus |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Mercury |
| 3:44 AM–4:40 AM | Moon |
| 4:40 AM–5:35 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.