Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 18 February 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 18 February 2026: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:54 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:13 PM–1:38 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 4:58 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 2
until 9:16 PM
Yoga
Shiva
until 10:45 PM
Karana
Bava
until 4:58 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
5:54 PM
Moonrise
6:56 AM
Moonset
6:47 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:13 PM–1:38 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:57 AM–9:22 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:48 AM–12:13 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:50 AM–12:36 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:50 AM – 12:36 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:51 AM – 5:41 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:16 AM – 6:32 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:52 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:54 PM – 7:10 PM
Nishita
11:48 PM – 12:38 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:04 PM – 3:40 PM
Varjyam · avoid
3:34 AM – 5:08 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:50 AM – 12:36 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:32 AM–9:16 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
9:16 PM–6:32 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara 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
| 6:32 AM–7:29 AM | Mercury |
| 7:29 AM–8:25 AM | Moon |
| 8:25 AM–9:22 AM | Saturn |
| 9:22 AM–10:19 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:19 AM–11:16 AM | Mars |
| 11:16 AM–12:13 PM | Sun |
| 12:13 PM–1:10 PM | Venus |
| 1:10 PM–2:07 PM | Mercury |
| 2:07 PM–3:03 PM | Moon |
| 3:03 PM–4:00 PM | Saturn |
| 4:00 PM–4:57 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:57 PM–5:54 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:54 PM–6:57 PM | Sun |
| 6:57 PM–8:00 PM | Venus |
| 8:00 PM–9:03 PM | Mercury |
| 9:03 PM–10:06 PM | Moon |
| 10:06 PM–11:09 PM | Saturn |
| 11:09 PM–12:12 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:12 AM–1:16 AM | Mars |
| 1:16 AM–2:19 AM | Sun |
| 2:19 AM–3:22 AM | Venus |
| 3:22 AM–4:25 AM | Mercury |
| 4:25 AM–5:28 AM | Moon |
| 5:28 AM–6:31 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.