Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 5 August 2026: Krishna Saptami tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Ashadha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 6:42 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:05 PM–1:44 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiKrishna
until 8:43 PM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 2
until 9:18 PM
Yoga
Shula
until 5:29 PM
Karana
Vishti
until 9:27 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
6:42 PM
Moonrise
10:41 PM
Moonset
12:30 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:05 PM–1:44 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:07 AM–8:46 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:25 AM–12:05 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:38 AM–12:31 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:38 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:01 AM – 4:44 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:23 AM – 5:27 AM
Vijaya
2:17 PM – 3:10 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:42 PM – 7:47 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:26 AM
Bhadra · avoid
5:27 AM – 9:27 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:46 AM – 4:19 AM
Varjyam · avoid
5:24 PM – 6:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:38 AM – 12:31 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:27 AM–9:18 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
9:18 PM–5:27 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
| 5:27 AM–6:34 AM | Mercury |
| 6:34 AM–7:40 AM | Moon |
| 7:40 AM–8:46 AM | Saturn |
| 8:46 AM–9:52 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:52 AM–10:59 AM | Mars |
| 10:59 AM–12:05 PM | Sun |
| 12:05 PM–1:11 PM | Venus |
| 1:11 PM–2:17 PM | Mercury |
| 2:17 PM–3:23 PM | Moon |
| 3:23 PM–4:30 PM | Saturn |
| 4:30 PM–5:36 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:36 PM–6:42 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:42 PM–7:36 PM | Sun |
| 7:36 PM–8:30 PM | Venus |
| 8:30 PM–9:24 PM | Mercury |
| 9:24 PM–10:17 PM | Moon |
| 10:17 PM–11:11 PM | Saturn |
| 11:11 PM–12:05 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:05 AM–12:59 AM | Mars |
| 12:59 AM–1:53 AM | Sun |
| 1:53 AM–2:46 AM | Venus |
| 2:46 AM–3:40 AM | Mercury |
| 3:40 AM–4:34 AM | Moon |
| 4:34 AM–5:28 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.