Panchang for Varanasi
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Tuesday, 21 April 2026: Shukla Panchami tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 6:24 PM. Rahu Kaal 3:11 PM–4:47 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PanchamiShukla
until 1:20 AM
Nakshatra
Mrigashirapada 1
until 11:59 PM
Yoga
Shobhana
until 12:31 PM
Karana
Bava
until 2:45 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
6:24 PM
Moonrise
8:24 AM
Moonset
10:57 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal3:11 PM–4:47 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:44 AM–10:21 AM
- Gulika Kaal11:57 AM–1:34 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:32 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:02 AM – 4:47 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:24 AM – 5:31 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:58 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:24 PM – 7:30 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:20 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:58 PM – 5:26 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:14 AM – 8:42 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:06 AM – 8:57 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:31 AM–1:01 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
1:01 PM–5:31 AM: Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:31 AM–11:59 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:59 PM–5:31 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 5:31 AM–6:35 AM | Mars |
| 6:35 AM–7:40 AM | Sun |
| 7:40 AM–8:44 AM | Venus |
| 8:44 AM–9:49 AM | Mercury |
| 9:49 AM–10:53 AM | Moon |
| 10:53 AM–11:57 AM | Saturn |
| 11:57 AM–1:02 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:02 PM–2:06 PM | Mars |
| 2:06 PM–3:11 PM | Sun |
| 3:11 PM–4:15 PM | Venus |
| 4:15 PM–5:19 PM | Mercury |
| 5:19 PM–6:24 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:24 PM–7:19 PM | Saturn |
| 7:19 PM–8:15 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:15 PM–9:10 PM | Mars |
| 9:10 PM–10:06 PM | Sun |
| 10:06 PM–11:01 PM | Venus |
| 11:01 PM–11:57 PM | Mercury |
| 11:57 PM–12:52 AM | Moon |
| 12:52 AM–1:48 AM | Saturn |
| 1:48 AM–2:44 AM | Jupiter |
| 2:44 AM–3:39 AM | Mars |
| 3:39 AM–4:35 AM | Sun |
| 4:35 AM–5:30 AM | Venus |
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.