Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 2 May 2026 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 2 May 2026: Krishna Pratipada tithi, Vishakha nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 6:29 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:39 AM–10:17 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaKrishna
until 12:51 AM
Nakshatra
Vishakhapada 1
until 7:10 AM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 9:45 PM
Karana
Balava
until 11:50 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
6:29 PM
Moonrise
7:13 PM
Moonset
5:58 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:39 AM–10:17 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:34 PM–3:12 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:22 AM–7:01 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:55 AM – 4:39 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:17 AM – 5:22 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:59 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:29 PM – 7:35 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:25 PM – 11:12 PM
Varjyam · avoid
10:48 AM – 12:34 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
5:22 AM – 6:15 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:22 AM–12:30 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
12:30 AM–5:22 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
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
| 5:22 AM–6:28 AM | Saturn |
| 6:28 AM–7:33 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:33 AM–8:39 AM | Mars |
| 8:39 AM–9:45 AM | Sun |
| 9:45 AM–10:50 AM | Venus |
| 10:50 AM–11:56 AM | Mercury |
| 11:56 AM–1:01 PM | Moon |
| 1:01 PM–2:07 PM | Saturn |
| 2:07 PM–3:12 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:12 PM–4:18 PM | Mars |
| 4:18 PM–5:24 PM | Sun |
| 5:24 PM–6:29 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:29 PM–7:24 PM | Mercury |
| 7:24 PM–8:18 PM | Moon |
| 8:18 PM–9:12 PM | Saturn |
| 9:12 PM–10:07 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:07 PM–11:01 PM | Mars |
| 11:01 PM–11:55 PM | Sun |
| 11:55 PM–12:50 AM | Venus |
| 12:50 AM–1:44 AM | Mercury |
| 1:44 AM–2:38 AM | Moon |
| 2:38 AM–3:33 AM | Saturn |
| 3:33 AM–4:27 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:27 AM–5:21 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.