Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 6 May 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 6 May 2026: Krishna Chaturthi tithi, Mula nakshatra, Vaishakha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:19 AM, sunset 6:31 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:55 AM–1:34 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ChaturthiKrishna
until 7:52 AM
Nakshatra
Mulapada 3
until 3:54 PM
Yoga
Siddha
until 1:12 AM
Karana
Balava
until 7:52 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
9:15 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:55 AM–1:34 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal6:58 AM–8:37 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:16 AM–11:55 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:29 AM–12:22 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:53 AM – 4:36 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:15 AM – 5:19 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 3:00 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:31 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:17 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:42 AM – 10:30 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:39 AM – 4:26 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:29 AM – 12:22 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:19 AM–3:54 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
3:54 PM–5:19 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
| 5:19 AM–6:25 AM | Mercury |
| 6:25 AM–7:31 AM | Moon |
| 7:31 AM–8:37 AM | Saturn |
| 8:37 AM–9:43 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:43 AM–10:49 AM | Mars |
| 10:49 AM–11:55 AM | Sun |
| 11:55 AM–1:01 PM | Venus |
| 1:01 PM–2:07 PM | Mercury |
| 2:07 PM–3:13 PM | Moon |
| 3:13 PM–4:19 PM | Saturn |
| 4:19 PM–5:25 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:25 PM–6:31 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:31 PM–7:25 PM | Sun |
| 7:25 PM–8:19 PM | Venus |
| 8:19 PM–9:13 PM | Mercury |
| 9:13 PM–10:07 PM | Moon |
| 10:07 PM–11:01 PM | Saturn |
| 11:01 PM–11:55 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:55 PM–12:49 AM | Mars |
| 12:49 AM–1:43 AM | Sun |
| 1:43 AM–2:37 AM | Venus |
| 2:37 AM–3:31 AM | Mercury |
| 3:31 AM–4:25 AM | Moon |
| 4:25 AM–5:19 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.