Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 21 January 2026: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:34 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:10 PM–1:31 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 2:48 AM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtapada 3
until 1:58 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 6:58 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 2:48 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:34 PM
Moonrise
8:23 AM
Moonset
7:58 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:10 PM–1:31 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:06 AM–9:28 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:49 AM–12:10 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:48 AM–12:31 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:48 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:45 AM
Vijaya
1:58 PM – 2:41 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:34 PM – 6:53 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:36 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
9:19 PM – 10:57 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:48 AM – 12:31 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:45 AM–1:58 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:58 PM–6:45 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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–7:39 AM | Mercury |
| 7:39 AM–8:34 AM | Moon |
| 8:34 AM–9:28 AM | Saturn |
| 9:28 AM–10:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:22 AM–11:16 AM | Mars |
| 11:16 AM–12:10 PM | Sun |
| 12:10 PM–1:04 PM | Venus |
| 1:04 PM–1:58 PM | Mercury |
| 1:58 PM–2:52 PM | Moon |
| 2:52 PM–3:46 PM | Saturn |
| 3:46 PM–4:40 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:40 PM–5:34 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:34 PM–6:40 PM | Sun |
| 6:40 PM–7:46 PM | Venus |
| 7:46 PM–8:52 PM | Mercury |
| 8:52 PM–9:58 PM | Moon |
| 9:58 PM–11:04 PM | Saturn |
| 11:04 PM–12:10 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:10 AM–1:16 AM | Mars |
| 1:16 AM–2:22 AM | Sun |
| 2:22 AM–3:27 AM | Venus |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Mercury |
| 4:33 AM–5:39 AM | Moon |
| 5:39 AM–6:45 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.