Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 2 April 2026 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 2 April 2026: Shukla Purnima tithi, Hasta nakshatra, Chaitra maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 6:15 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:35 PM–3:09 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PurnimaShukla
until 7:42 AM
Nakshatra
Hastapada 3
until 5:39 PM
Yoga
Dhruva
until 2:20 PM
Karana
Bava
until 7:42 AM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
6:15 PM
Moonrise
6:35 PM
Moonset
6:10 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:35 PM–3:09 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal5:50 AM–7:23 AM
- Gulika Kaal8:56 AM–10:29 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:27 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:17 AM – 5:03 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:40 AM – 5:50 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:56 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:15 PM – 7:25 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:19 AM – 1:00 PM
Varjyam · avoid
2:14 AM – 3:57 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
9:58 AM – 10:48 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:50 AM–5:39 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
5:39 PM–5:50 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, 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
| 5:50 AM–6:52 AM | Jupiter |
| 6:52 AM–7:54 AM | Mars |
| 7:54 AM–8:56 AM | Sun |
| 8:56 AM–9:58 AM | Venus |
| 9:58 AM–11:00 AM | Mercury |
| 11:00 AM–12:02 PM | Moon |
| 12:02 PM–1:04 PM | Saturn |
| 1:04 PM–2:07 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:07 PM–3:09 PM | Mars |
| 3:09 PM–4:11 PM | Sun |
| 4:11 PM–5:13 PM | Venus |
| 5:13 PM–6:15 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 6:15 PM–7:13 PM | Moon |
| 7:13 PM–8:11 PM | Saturn |
| 8:11 PM–9:08 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:08 PM–10:06 PM | Mars |
| 10:06 PM–11:04 PM | Sun |
| 11:04 PM–12:02 AM | Venus |
| 12:02 AM–1:00 AM | Mercury |
| 1:00 AM–1:57 AM | Moon |
| 1:57 AM–2:55 AM | Saturn |
| 2:55 AM–3:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:53 AM–4:51 AM | Mars |
| 4:51 AM–5:48 AM | Sun |
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.