Panchang for Varanasi
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Tuesday, 18 August 2026: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 6:32 PM. Rahu Kaal 3:18 PM–4:55 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 5:51 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 1
until 6:47 AM
Yoga
Shukla
until 3:23 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 5:51 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
6:32 PM
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
9:53 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal3:18 PM–4:55 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:48 AM–10:26 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:03 PM–1:40 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:29 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:05 AM – 4:49 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:27 AM – 5:34 AM
Vijaya
2:13 PM – 3:05 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:32 PM – 7:38 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:25 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:19 PM – 11:03 PM
Varjyam · avoid
11:00 AM – 12:43 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:09 AM – 9:01 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 5:34 AM–6:38 AM | Mars |
| 6:38 AM–7:43 AM | Sun |
| 7:43 AM–8:48 AM | Venus |
| 8:48 AM–9:53 AM | Mercury |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Moon |
| 10:58 AM–12:03 PM | Saturn |
| 12:03 PM–1:08 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:08 PM–2:13 PM | Mars |
| 2:13 PM–3:18 PM | Sun |
| 3:18 PM–4:22 PM | Venus |
| 4:22 PM–5:27 PM | Mercury |
| 5:27 PM–6:32 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:32 PM–7:27 PM | Saturn |
| 7:27 PM–8:22 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:22 PM–9:18 PM | Mars |
| 9:18 PM–10:13 PM | Sun |
| 10:13 PM–11:08 PM | Venus |
| 11:08 PM–12:03 AM | Mercury |
| 12:03 AM–12:58 AM | Moon |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Saturn |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Mars |
| 3:44 AM–4:39 AM | Sun |
| 4:39 AM–5:34 AM | Venus |
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.