Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 18 April 2026 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 18 April 2026: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 6:22 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:46 AM–10:22 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 2:11 PM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 4
until 9:43 AM
Yoga
Priti
until 11:56 PM
Karana
Bava
until 2:11 PM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
6:22 PM
Moonrise
5:45 AM
Moonset
7:29 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:46 AM–10:22 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:34 PM–3:10 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:34 AM–7:10 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:32 AM – 12:24 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:04 AM – 4:49 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:27 AM – 5:34 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:57 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:22 PM – 7:29 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:20 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:46 PM – 4:13 PM
2:53 AM – 4:18 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:06 AM – 7:33 AM
6:18 PM – 7:43 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
5:34 AM – 6:25 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:34 AM–9:43 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:43 AM–5:34 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 5:34 AM–6:38 AM | Saturn |
| 6:38 AM–7:42 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:42 AM–8:46 AM | Mars |
| 8:46 AM–9:50 AM | Sun |
| 9:50 AM–10:54 AM | Venus |
| 10:54 AM–11:58 AM | Mercury |
| 11:58 AM–1:02 PM | Moon |
| 1:02 PM–2:06 PM | Saturn |
| 2:06 PM–3:10 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:10 PM–4:14 PM | Mars |
| 4:14 PM–5:18 PM | Sun |
| 5:18 PM–6:22 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:22 PM–7:18 PM | Mercury |
| 7:18 PM–8:14 PM | Moon |
| 8:14 PM–9:10 PM | Saturn |
| 9:10 PM–10:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:06 PM–11:02 PM | Mars |
| 11:02 PM–11:58 PM | Sun |
| 11:58 PM–12:53 AM | Venus |
| 12:53 AM–1:49 AM | Mercury |
| 1:49 AM–2:45 AM | Moon |
| 2:45 AM–3:41 AM | Saturn |
| 3:41 AM–4:37 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:37 AM–5:33 AM | Mars |
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.