Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 9 January 2026 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 9 January 2026: Krishna Shashthi tithi, Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:25 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:46 AM–12:05 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiKrishna
until 7:06 AM
Nakshatra
Uttara Phalgunipada 3
until 1:41 PM
Yoga
Shobhana
until 4:56 PM
Karana
Vanija
until 7:06 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:25 PM
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:46 AM–12:05 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:45 PM–4:05 PM
- Gulika Kaal8:06 AM–9:26 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:44 AM – 12:27 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:59 AM – 5:52 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:52 PM – 2:35 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:25 PM – 6:45 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:32 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:06 AM – 7:40 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
10:47 PM – 12:31 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:54 AM – 9:36 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–1:41 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:41 PM–6:46 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
| 6:46 AM–7:39 AM | Venus |
| 7:39 AM–8:32 AM | Mercury |
| 8:32 AM–9:26 AM | Moon |
| 9:26 AM–10:19 AM | Saturn |
| 10:19 AM–11:12 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:12 AM–12:05 PM | Mars |
| 12:05 PM–12:59 PM | Sun |
| 12:59 PM–1:52 PM | Venus |
| 1:52 PM–2:45 PM | Mercury |
| 2:45 PM–3:39 PM | Moon |
| 3:39 PM–4:32 PM | Saturn |
| 4:32 PM–5:25 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 5:25 PM–6:32 PM | Mars |
| 6:32 PM–7:39 PM | Sun |
| 7:39 PM–8:45 PM | Venus |
| 8:45 PM–9:52 PM | Mercury |
| 9:52 PM–10:59 PM | Moon |
| 10:59 PM–12:06 AM | Saturn |
| 12:06 AM–1:12 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:12 AM–2:19 AM | Mars |
| 2:19 AM–3:26 AM | Sun |
| 3:26 AM–4:32 AM | Venus |
| 4:32 AM–5:39 AM | Mercury |
| 5:39 AM–6:46 AM | Moon |
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.