Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 22 April 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 22 April 2026: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Ardra nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 6:24 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:57 AM–1:34 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 10:50 PM
Nakshatra
Ardrapada 2
until 10:13 PM
Yoga
Atiganda
until 9:08 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 12:02 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
6:24 PM
Moonrise
9:30 AM
Moonset
11:56 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:57 AM–1:34 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:07 AM–8:44 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:20 AM–11:57 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:31 AM–12:23 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:31 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:01 AM – 4:46 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:24 AM – 5:30 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:58 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:24 PM – 7:31 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:19 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 10:13 PM – 5:30 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:40 PM – 6:09 PM
Varjyam · avoid
7:46 AM – 9:15 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:31 AM – 12:23 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:30 AM–10:13 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
10:13 PM–5:30 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
| 5:30 AM–6:35 AM | Mercury |
| 6:35 AM–7:39 AM | Moon |
| 7:39 AM–8:44 AM | Saturn |
| 8:44 AM–9:48 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:48 AM–10:53 AM | Mars |
| 10:53 AM–11:57 AM | Sun |
| 11:57 AM–1:02 PM | Venus |
| 1:02 PM–2:06 PM | Mercury |
| 2:06 PM–3:11 PM | Moon |
| 3:11 PM–4:15 PM | Saturn |
| 4:15 PM–5:20 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:20 PM–6:24 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:24 PM–7:20 PM | Sun |
| 7:20 PM–8:15 PM | Venus |
| 8:15 PM–9:10 PM | Mercury |
| 9:10 PM–10:06 PM | Moon |
| 10:06 PM–11:01 PM | Saturn |
| 11:01 PM–11:57 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:57 PM–12:52 AM | Mars |
| 12:52 AM–1:48 AM | Sun |
| 1:48 AM–2:43 AM | Venus |
| 2:43 AM–3:38 AM | Mercury |
| 3:38 AM–4:34 AM | Moon |
| 4:34 AM–5:29 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.