Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 5 January 2026 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 5 January 2026: Krishna Dwitiya tithi, Pushya nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:22 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:05 AM–9:24 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwitiyaKrishna
until 9:57 AM
Nakshatra
Pushyapada 3
until 1:25 PM
Yoga
Vishkambha
until 10:47 PM
Karana
Gara
until 9:57 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Moonrise
7:31 PM
Moonset
9:05 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:05 AM–9:24 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:44 AM–12:04 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:23 PM–2:43 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:58 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:45 AM
Vijaya
1:50 PM – 2:32 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:22 PM – 6:43 PM
Nishita
11:37 PM – 12:31 AM
Bhadra · avoid
8:54 PM – 6:45 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 6:45 AM – 1:25 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:29 AM – 8:58 AM
Varjyam · avoid
1:37 AM – 3:09 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:25 PM – 1:07 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:45 AM–1:25 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:25 PM–6:45 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 6:45 AM–7:38 AM | Moon |
| 7:38 AM–8:31 AM | Saturn |
| 8:31 AM–9:24 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:24 AM–10:18 AM | Mars |
| 10:18 AM–11:11 AM | Sun |
| 11:11 AM–12:04 PM | Venus |
| 12:04 PM–12:57 PM | Mercury |
| 12:57 PM–1:50 PM | Moon |
| 1:50 PM–2:43 PM | Saturn |
| 2:43 PM–3:36 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:36 PM–4:29 PM | Mars |
| 4:29 PM–5:22 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:22 PM–6:29 PM | Venus |
| 6:29 PM–7:36 PM | Mercury |
| 7:36 PM–8:43 PM | Moon |
| 8:43 PM–9:50 PM | Saturn |
| 9:50 PM–10:57 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:57 PM–12:04 AM | Mars |
| 12:04 AM–1:11 AM | Sun |
| 1:11 AM–2:18 AM | Venus |
| 2:18 AM–3:25 AM | Mercury |
| 3:25 AM–4:32 AM | Moon |
| 4:32 AM–5:38 AM | Saturn |
| 5:38 AM–6:45 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.