Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 8 April 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 8 April 2026: Krishna Shashthi tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Chaitra maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 6:18 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:01 PM–1:35 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiKrishna
until 7:02 PM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 4
until 5:54 AM
Yoga
Variyana
until 5:10 PM
Karana
Gara
until 5:49 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
6:18 PM
Moonrise
—
Moonset
9:34 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:01 PM–1:35 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:18 AM–8:52 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:26 AM–12:01 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:35 AM–12:26 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:35 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:12 AM – 4:58 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:35 AM – 5:43 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:57 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:18 PM – 7:26 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:23 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:02 PM – 5:43 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:38 AM – 3:26 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:52 PM – 4:40 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:35 AM – 12:26 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:43 AM–5:54 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
5:54 AM–5:43 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:43 AM–5:54 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
5:54 AM–5:43 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, 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
| 5:43 AM–6:46 AM | Mercury |
| 6:46 AM–7:49 AM | Moon |
| 7:49 AM–8:52 AM | Saturn |
| 8:52 AM–9:55 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:55 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–12:01 PM | Sun |
| 12:01 PM–1:03 PM | Venus |
| 1:03 PM–2:06 PM | Mercury |
| 2:06 PM–3:09 PM | Moon |
| 3:09 PM–4:12 PM | Saturn |
| 4:12 PM–5:15 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:15 PM–6:18 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:18 PM–7:15 PM | Sun |
| 7:15 PM–8:12 PM | Venus |
| 8:12 PM–9:09 PM | Mercury |
| 9:09 PM–10:06 PM | Moon |
| 10:06 PM–11:03 PM | Saturn |
| 11:03 PM–12:00 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:00 AM–12:57 AM | Mars |
| 12:57 AM–1:54 AM | Sun |
| 1:54 AM–2:51 AM | Venus |
| 2:51 AM–3:48 AM | Mercury |
| 3:48 AM–4:45 AM | Moon |
| 4:45 AM–5:42 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.