Panchang for Varanasi
Sunday, 18 January 2026 · Ravivar (Sunday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Sunday, 18 January 2026: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:32 PM. Rahu Kaal 4:11 PM–5:32 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 1:22 AM
Nakshatra
Purva Ashadhapada 4
until 10:14 AM
Yoga
Harshana
until 9:11 PM
Karana
Chatushpada
until 12:47 PM
Vara
Ravivar(Sunday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:32 PM
Moonrise
6:26 AM
Moonset
5:03 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal4:11 PM–5:32 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal12:09 PM–1:30 PM
- Gulika Kaal2:50 PM–4:11 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:47 AM – 12:30 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:56 PM – 2:40 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:32 PM – 6:51 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:35 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 10:14 AM – 6:46 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
5:02 AM – 6:45 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:47 PM – 8:30 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
4:06 PM – 4:49 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:46 AM–4:41 PM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
4:41 PM–6:46 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–10:14 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
10:14 AM–6:46 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva 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
| 6:46 AM–7:40 AM | Sun |
| 7:40 AM–8:33 AM | Venus |
| 8:33 AM–9:27 AM | Mercury |
| 9:27 AM–10:21 AM | Moon |
| 10:21 AM–11:15 AM | Saturn |
| 11:15 AM–12:09 PM | Jupiter |
| 12:09 PM–1:03 PM | Mars |
| 1:03 PM–1:56 PM | Sun |
| 1:56 PM–2:50 PM | Venus |
| 2:50 PM–3:44 PM | Mercury |
| 3:44 PM–4:38 PM | Moon |
| 4:38 PM–5:32 PM | Saturn |
night horas
| 5:32 PM–6:38 PM | Jupiter |
| 6:38 PM–7:44 PM | Mars |
| 7:44 PM–8:50 PM | Sun |
| 8:50 PM–9:56 PM | Venus |
| 9:56 PM–11:03 PM | Mercury |
| 11:03 PM–12:09 AM | Moon |
| 12:09 AM–1:15 AM | Saturn |
| 1:15 AM–2:21 AM | Jupiter |
| 2:21 AM–3:27 AM | Mars |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Sun |
| 4:33 AM–5:40 AM | Venus |
| 5:40 AM–6:46 AM | Mercury |
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.