Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 22 July 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 22 July 2026: Shukla Navami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 6:49 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:05 PM–1:46 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 7:04 AM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 2
until 11:04 PM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 6:42 PM
Karana
Balava
until 6:07 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
6:49 PM
Moonrise
12:56 PM
Moonset
11:56 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:05 PM–1:46 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:02 AM–8:43 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:24 AM–12:05 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:38 AM–12:32 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:32 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
3:56 AM – 4:38 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:17 AM – 5:21 AM
Vijaya
2:20 PM – 3:14 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:49 PM – 7:53 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:26 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:26 PM – 3:11 PM
Varjyam · avoid
5:17 AM – 7:03 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:38 AM – 12:32 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:21 AM–11:04 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:04 PM–5:21 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
| 5:21 AM–6:28 AM | Mercury |
| 6:28 AM–7:35 AM | Moon |
| 7:35 AM–8:43 AM | Saturn |
| 8:43 AM–9:50 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:50 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–12:05 PM | Sun |
| 12:05 PM–1:12 PM | Venus |
| 1:12 PM–2:20 PM | Mercury |
| 2:20 PM–3:27 PM | Moon |
| 3:27 PM–4:35 PM | Saturn |
| 4:35 PM–5:42 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:42 PM–6:49 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:49 PM–7:42 PM | Sun |
| 7:42 PM–8:35 PM | Venus |
| 8:35 PM–9:27 PM | Mercury |
| 9:27 PM–10:20 PM | Moon |
| 10:20 PM–11:13 PM | Saturn |
| 11:13 PM–12:05 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:05 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:51 AM | Sun |
| 1:51 AM–2:43 AM | Venus |
| 2:43 AM–3:36 AM | Mercury |
| 3:36 AM–4:28 AM | Moon |
| 4:28 AM–5:21 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.