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 3:15 PM–4:52 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 Kaal3:15 PM–4:52 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:46 AM–10:23 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:01 PM–1:38 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:35 AM – 12:26 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
| 5:32 AM–6:36 AM | Mars |
| 6:36 AM–7:41 AM | Sun |
| 7:41 AM–8:46 AM | Venus |
| 8:46 AM–9:51 AM | Mercury |
| 9:51 AM–10:56 AM | Moon |
| 10:56 AM–12:01 PM | Saturn |
| 12:01 PM–1:05 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:05 PM–2:10 PM | Mars |
| 2:10 PM–3:15 PM | Sun |
| 3:15 PM–4:20 PM | Venus |
| 4:20 PM–5:25 PM | Mercury |
| 5:25 PM–6:30 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:30 PM–7:25 PM | Saturn |
| 7:25 PM–8:20 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:20 PM–9:15 PM | Mars |
| 9:15 PM–10:11 PM | Sun |
| 10:11 PM–11:06 PM | Venus |
| 11:06 PM–12:01 AM | Mercury |
| 12:01 AM–12:56 AM | Moon |
| 12:56 AM–1:52 AM | Saturn |
| 1:52 AM–2:47 AM | Jupiter |
| 2:47 AM–3:42 AM | Mars |
| 3:42 AM–4:37 AM | Sun |
| 4:37 AM–5:33 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.