Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 23 April 2026 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 23 April 2026: Shukla Saptami tithi, Punarvasu nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 6:25 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:34 PM–3:11 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 8:50 PM
Nakshatra
Punarvasupada 2
until 8:57 PM
Yoga
Sukarma
until 6:08 AM
Karana
Gara
until 9:46 AM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
6:25 PM
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
12:47 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:34 PM–3:11 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal5:29 AM–7:06 AM
- Gulika Kaal8:43 AM–10:20 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:31 AM – 12:23 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:01 AM – 4:45 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:23 AM – 5:29 AM
Vijaya
2:06 PM – 2:58 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:25 PM – 7:31 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:19 AM
Bhadra · avoid
8:50 PM – 5:29 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:29 AM – 8:57 PM
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 8:57 PM – 5:29 AM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 8:57 PM – 5:29 AM
- Guru Pushya Yoga: 8:57 PM – 5:29 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:41 PM – 8:12 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:35 AM – 11:06 AM
4:43 AM – 6:16 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
9:48 AM – 10:39 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:29 AM–3:13 PM: Mesha, Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Makara
3:13 PM–5:29 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:29 AM–8:57 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
8:57 PM–5:29 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, 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
| 5:29 AM–6:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 6:34 AM–7:39 AM | Mars |
| 7:39 AM–8:43 AM | Sun |
| 8:43 AM–9:48 AM | Venus |
| 9:48 AM–10:52 AM | Mercury |
| 10:52 AM–11:57 AM | Moon |
| 11:57 AM–1:02 PM | Saturn |
| 1:02 PM–2:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:06 PM–3:11 PM | Mars |
| 3:11 PM–4:15 PM | Sun |
| 4:15 PM–5:20 PM | Venus |
| 5:20 PM–6:25 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 6:25 PM–7:20 PM | Moon |
| 7:20 PM–8:15 PM | Saturn |
| 8:15 PM–9:11 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:11 PM–10:06 PM | Mars |
| 10:06 PM–11:01 PM | Sun |
| 11:01 PM–11:57 PM | Venus |
| 11:57 PM–12:52 AM | Mercury |
| 12:52 AM–1:47 AM | Moon |
| 1:47 AM–2:43 AM | Saturn |
| 2:43 AM–3:38 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:38 AM–4:33 AM | Mars |
| 4:33 AM–5:28 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.