Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 28 January 2026: Shukla Dashami tithi, Krittika nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 5:39 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:12 PM–1:33 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DashamiShukla
until 4:37 PM
Nakshatra
Krittikapada 4
until 9:27 AM
Yoga
Brahma
until 11:54 PM
Karana
Gara
until 4:37 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
5:39 PM
Moonrise
12:47 PM
Moonset
3:14 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:12 PM–1:33 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:06 AM–9:28 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:50 AM–12:12 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:50 AM–12:33 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:50 AM – 12:33 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:59 AM – 5:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:44 AM
Vijaya
2:01 PM – 2:45 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:39 PM – 6:58 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:38 AM
Bhadra · avoid
3:17 AM – 6:44 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 9:27 AM – 6:44 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:13 AM – 8:42 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:10 AM – 1:39 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:50 AM – 12:33 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:44 AM–9:27 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:27 AM–6:44 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
| 6:44 AM–7:38 AM | Mercury |
| 7:38 AM–8:33 AM | Moon |
| 8:33 AM–9:28 AM | Saturn |
| 9:28 AM–10:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:22 AM–11:17 AM | Mars |
| 11:17 AM–12:12 PM | Sun |
| 12:12 PM–1:06 PM | Venus |
| 1:06 PM–2:01 PM | Mercury |
| 2:01 PM–2:55 PM | Moon |
| 2:55 PM–3:50 PM | Saturn |
| 3:50 PM–4:45 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:45 PM–5:39 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:39 PM–6:45 PM | Sun |
| 6:45 PM–7:50 PM | Venus |
| 7:50 PM–8:55 PM | Mercury |
| 8:55 PM–10:01 PM | Moon |
| 10:01 PM–11:06 PM | Saturn |
| 11:06 PM–12:11 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:11 AM–1:17 AM | Mars |
| 1:17 AM–2:22 AM | Sun |
| 2:22 AM–3:27 AM | Venus |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Mercury |
| 4:33 AM–5:38 AM | Moon |
| 5:38 AM–6:43 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.