Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 22 October 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 22 October 2025: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Swati nakshatra, Kartika maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 5:26 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:43 AM–1:09 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 8:17 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 2
until 1:52 AM
Yoga
Priti
until 4:06 AM
Karana
Kimstughna
until 7:05 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
5:26 PM
Moonrise
6:32 AM
Moonset
5:41 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:43 AM–1:09 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:26 AM–8:52 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:17 AM–11:43 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:20 AM–12:06 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:20 AM – 12:06 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:20 AM – 5:10 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:45 AM – 6:00 AM
Vijaya
1:37 PM – 2:23 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:26 PM – 6:41 PM
Nishita
11:18 PM – 12:08 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:01 PM – 5:48 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:20 AM – 12:06 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:00 AM–1:52 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:52 AM–6:00 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
| 6:00 AM–6:58 AM | Mercury |
| 6:58 AM–7:55 AM | Moon |
| 7:55 AM–8:52 AM | Saturn |
| 8:52 AM–9:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:49 AM–10:46 AM | Mars |
| 10:46 AM–11:43 AM | Sun |
| 11:43 AM–12:40 PM | Venus |
| 12:40 PM–1:37 PM | Mercury |
| 1:37 PM–2:34 PM | Moon |
| 2:34 PM–3:32 PM | Saturn |
| 3:32 PM–4:29 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:29 PM–5:26 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:26 PM–6:29 PM | Sun |
| 6:29 PM–7:32 PM | Venus |
| 7:32 PM–8:35 PM | Mercury |
| 8:35 PM–9:38 PM | Moon |
| 9:38 PM–10:40 PM | Saturn |
| 10:40 PM–11:43 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:43 PM–12:46 AM | Mars |
| 12:46 AM–1:49 AM | Sun |
| 1:49 AM–2:52 AM | Venus |
| 2:52 AM–3:55 AM | Mercury |
| 3:55 AM–4:58 AM | Moon |
| 4:58 AM–6:01 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.