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 5:34 AM, sunset 6:31 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:03 PM–1:40 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
5:34 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
10:31 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:03 PM–1:40 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:11 AM–8:48 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:25 AM–12:03 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:37 AM–12:29 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:37 AM – 12:29 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:06 AM – 4:50 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:28 AM – 5:34 AM
Vijaya
2:12 PM – 3:04 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:31 PM – 7:38 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:25 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:20 PM – 5:34 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:29 PM – 1:14 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:56 PM – 2:41 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:37 AM – 12:29 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:34 AM–2:30 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
2:30 AM–5:34 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:34 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–5:34 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
| 5:34 AM–6:39 AM | Mercury |
| 6:39 AM–7:44 AM | Moon |
| 7:44 AM–8:48 AM | Saturn |
| 8:48 AM–9:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–12:03 PM | Sun |
| 12:03 PM–1:07 PM | Venus |
| 1:07 PM–2:12 PM | Mercury |
| 2:12 PM–3:17 PM | Moon |
| 3:17 PM–4:22 PM | Saturn |
| 4:22 PM–5:27 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:27 PM–6:31 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:31 PM–7:27 PM | Sun |
| 7:27 PM–8:22 PM | Venus |
| 8:22 PM–9:17 PM | Mercury |
| 9:17 PM–10:12 PM | Moon |
| 10:12 PM–11:08 PM | Saturn |
| 11:08 PM–12:03 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:03 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Sun |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Venus |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Mercury |
| 3:44 AM–4:39 AM | Moon |
| 4:39 AM–5:34 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.