Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 18 July 2026 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 18 July 2026: Shukla Panchami tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 6:50 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:41 AM–10:22 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PanchamiShukla
until 3:43 AM
Nakshatra
Purva Phalgunipada 2
until 6:00 PM
Yoga
Variyana
until 8:46 PM
Karana
Bava
until 4:07 PM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
6:50 PM
Moonrise
9:12 AM
Moonset
9:44 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:41 AM–10:22 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:45 PM–3:27 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:18 AM–6:59 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:54 AM – 4:36 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:15 AM – 5:18 AM
Vijaya
2:19 PM – 3:13 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:50 PM – 7:52 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:24 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:46 AM – 1:19 PM
Varjyam · avoid
1:16 AM – 2:53 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
5:18 AM – 6:12 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:18 AM–11:59 PM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
11:59 PM–5:18 AM: Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:18 AM–6:00 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:00 PM–5:18 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, 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
| 5:18 AM–6:25 AM | Saturn |
| 6:25 AM–7:33 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:33 AM–8:41 AM | Mars |
| 8:41 AM–9:48 AM | Sun |
| 9:48 AM–10:56 AM | Venus |
| 10:56 AM–12:04 PM | Mercury |
| 12:04 PM–1:11 PM | Moon |
| 1:11 PM–2:19 PM | Saturn |
| 2:19 PM–3:27 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:27 PM–4:34 PM | Mars |
| 4:34 PM–5:42 PM | Sun |
| 5:42 PM–6:50 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:50 PM–7:42 PM | Mercury |
| 7:42 PM–8:34 PM | Moon |
| 8:34 PM–9:27 PM | Saturn |
| 9:27 PM–10:19 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:19 PM–11:12 PM | Mars |
| 11:12 PM–12:04 AM | Sun |
| 12:04 AM–12:57 AM | Venus |
| 12:57 AM–1:49 AM | Mercury |
| 1:49 AM–2:42 AM | Moon |
| 2:42 AM–3:34 AM | Saturn |
| 3:34 AM–4:27 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:27 AM–5:19 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.