Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 19 August 2026: Shukla Saptami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 6:29 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:01 PM–1:38 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 7:20 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 4
until 6:47 AM
Yoga
Brahma
until 3:44 AM
Karana
Gara
until 6:31 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
6:29 PM
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
10:31 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:01 PM–1:38 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:10 AM–8:47 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:24 AM–12:01 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:35 AM–12:26 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:35 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:04 AM – 4:48 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:26 AM – 5:33 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:02 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:29 PM – 7:35 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:23 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:20 PM – 5:33 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:29 PM – 1:14 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:56 PM – 2:41 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:35 AM – 12:26 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:33 AM–2:30 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
2:30 AM–5:33 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:33 AM–6:47 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:47 AM–5:33 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
| 5:33 AM–6:37 AM | Mercury |
| 6:37 AM–7:42 AM | Moon |
| 7:42 AM–8:47 AM | Saturn |
| 8:47 AM–9:51 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:51 AM–10:56 AM | Mars |
| 10:56 AM–12:01 PM | Sun |
| 12:01 PM–1:05 PM | Venus |
| 1:05 PM–2:10 PM | Mercury |
| 2:10 PM–3:15 PM | Moon |
| 3:15 PM–4:19 PM | Saturn |
| 4:19 PM–5:24 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:24 PM–6:29 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:29 PM–7:24 PM | Sun |
| 7:24 PM–8:19 PM | Venus |
| 8:19 PM–9:15 PM | Mercury |
| 9:15 PM–10:10 PM | Moon |
| 10:10 PM–11:05 PM | Saturn |
| 11:05 PM–12:01 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:01 AM–12:56 AM | Mars |
| 12:56 AM–1:51 AM | Sun |
| 1:51 AM–2:47 AM | Venus |
| 2:47 AM–3:42 AM | Mercury |
| 3:42 AM–4:37 AM | Moon |
| 4:37 AM–5:33 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.