Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 31 December 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 31 December 2025: Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Krittika nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 5:19 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:01 PM–1:21 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiShukla
until 1:48 AM
Nakshatra
Krittikapada 1
until 1:30 AM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 9:13 PM
Karana
Bava
until 3:27 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Moonrise
2:03 PM
Moonset
4:21 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:01 PM–1:21 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:03 AM–9:23 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:42 AM–12:01 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:40 AM–12:23 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:40 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:57 AM – 5:50 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:23 AM – 6:44 AM
Vijaya
1:47 PM – 2:30 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:19 PM – 6:39 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:28 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 1:30 AM – 6:44 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:21 PM – 12:47 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:44 PM – 4:10 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:40 AM – 12:23 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:44 AM–9:23 AM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
9:23 AM–6:44 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:44 AM–1:30 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:30 AM–6:44 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, 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
| 6:44 AM–7:37 AM | Mercury |
| 7:37 AM–8:30 AM | Moon |
| 8:30 AM–9:23 AM | Saturn |
| 9:23 AM–10:16 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:16 AM–11:09 AM | Mars |
| 11:09 AM–12:01 PM | Sun |
| 12:01 PM–12:54 PM | Venus |
| 12:54 PM–1:47 PM | Mercury |
| 1:47 PM–2:40 PM | Moon |
| 2:40 PM–3:33 PM | Saturn |
| 3:33 PM–4:26 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:26 PM–5:19 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:19 PM–6:26 PM | Sun |
| 6:26 PM–7:33 PM | Venus |
| 7:33 PM–8:40 PM | Mercury |
| 8:40 PM–9:47 PM | Moon |
| 9:47 PM–10:55 PM | Saturn |
| 10:55 PM–12:02 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:02 AM–1:09 AM | Mars |
| 1:09 AM–2:16 AM | Sun |
| 2:16 AM–3:23 AM | Venus |
| 3:23 AM–4:30 AM | Mercury |
| 4:30 AM–5:37 AM | Moon |
| 5:37 AM–6:44 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.