Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 18 March 2026: Krishna Chaturdashi tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 6:09 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:07 PM–1:37 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ChaturdashiKrishna
until 8:26 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 4
until 6:09 AM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 6:22 AM
Karana
Shakuni
until 8:26 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
6:09 PM
Moonrise
5:27 AM
Moonset
5:32 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:07 PM–1:37 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:36 AM–9:06 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:37 AM–12:07 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:43 AM–12:31 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:43 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:30 AM – 5:18 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:54 AM – 6:05 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 2:56 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:09 PM – 7:20 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:37 PM – 11:10 PM
Varjyam · avoid
12:20 PM – 1:53 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:43 AM – 12:31 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:05 AM–11:36 PM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
11:36 PM–6:05 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:05 AM–6:09 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:09 AM–5:21 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
| 6:05 AM–7:06 AM | Mercury |
| 7:06 AM–8:06 AM | Moon |
| 8:06 AM–9:06 AM | Saturn |
| 9:06 AM–10:06 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:06 AM–11:07 AM | Mars |
| 11:07 AM–12:07 PM | Sun |
| 12:07 PM–1:07 PM | Venus |
| 1:07 PM–2:08 PM | Mercury |
| 2:08 PM–3:08 PM | Moon |
| 3:08 PM–4:08 PM | Saturn |
| 4:08 PM–5:08 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:08 PM–6:09 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:09 PM–7:08 PM | Sun |
| 7:08 PM–8:08 PM | Venus |
| 8:08 PM–9:08 PM | Mercury |
| 9:08 PM–10:07 PM | Moon |
| 10:07 PM–11:07 PM | Saturn |
| 11:07 PM–12:06 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:06 AM–1:06 AM | Mars |
| 1:06 AM–2:06 AM | Sun |
| 2:06 AM–3:05 AM | Venus |
| 3:05 AM–4:05 AM | Mercury |
| 4:05 AM–5:05 AM | Moon |
| 5:05 AM–6:04 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.