Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 7 January 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 7 January 2026: Krishna Chaturthi tithi, Magha nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:24 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:05 PM–1:24 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ChaturthiKrishna
until 6:53 AM
Nakshatra
Maghapada 4
until 11:57 AM
Yoga
Ayushman
until 6:34 PM
Karana
Balava
until 6:53 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM
Moonrise
9:33 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:05 PM–1:24 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:05 AM–9:25 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:45 AM–12:05 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:43 AM–12:26 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:43 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:59 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:51 PM – 2:34 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:24 PM – 6:44 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:31 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:35 AM – 11:09 AM
5:53 AM – 7:31 AM
Varjyam · avoid
8:06 PM – 9:44 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:43 AM – 12:26 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–11:57 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:57 AM–6:46 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara 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
| 6:46 AM–7:39 AM | Mercury |
| 7:39 AM–8:32 AM | Moon |
| 8:32 AM–9:25 AM | Saturn |
| 9:25 AM–10:18 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:18 AM–11:11 AM | Mars |
| 11:11 AM–12:05 PM | Sun |
| 12:05 PM–12:58 PM | Venus |
| 12:58 PM–1:51 PM | Mercury |
| 1:51 PM–2:44 PM | Moon |
| 2:44 PM–3:37 PM | Saturn |
| 3:37 PM–4:30 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:30 PM–5:24 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:24 PM–6:31 PM | Sun |
| 6:31 PM–7:37 PM | Venus |
| 7:37 PM–8:44 PM | Mercury |
| 8:44 PM–9:51 PM | Moon |
| 9:51 PM–10:58 PM | Saturn |
| 10:58 PM–12:05 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:05 AM–1:12 AM | Mars |
| 1:12 AM–2:18 AM | Sun |
| 2:18 AM–3:25 AM | Venus |
| 3:25 AM–4:32 AM | Mercury |
| 4:32 AM–5:39 AM | Moon |
| 5:39 AM–6:46 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.