Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 21 August 2026 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 21 August 2026: Shukla Navami tithi, Anuradha nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 6:30 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:25 AM–12:02 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 11:37 PM
Nakshatra
Anuradhapada 4
until 11:53 AM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 5:18 AM
Karana
Balava
until 10:26 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
6:30 PM
Moonrise
1:34 PM
Moonset
12:00 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:25 AM–12:02 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal3:16 PM–4:53 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:12 AM–8:49 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:28 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:06 AM – 4:50 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:28 AM – 5:35 AM
Vijaya
2:11 PM – 3:03 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:30 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:24 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:35 AM – 11:53 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
4:57 AM – 6:44 AM
Varjyam · avoid
6:10 PM – 7:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:10 AM – 9:01 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:35 AM–11:53 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:53 AM–5:35 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva 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
| 5:35 AM–6:39 AM | Venus |
| 6:39 AM–7:44 AM | Mercury |
| 7:44 AM–8:49 AM | Moon |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Saturn |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:58 AM–12:02 PM | Mars |
| 12:02 PM–1:07 PM | Sun |
| 1:07 PM–2:11 PM | Venus |
| 2:11 PM–3:16 PM | Mercury |
| 3:16 PM–4:20 PM | Moon |
| 4:20 PM–5:25 PM | Saturn |
| 5:25 PM–6:30 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 6:30 PM–7:25 PM | Mars |
| 7:25 PM–8:21 PM | Sun |
| 8:21 PM–9:16 PM | Venus |
| 9:16 PM–10:11 PM | Mercury |
| 10:11 PM–11:07 PM | Moon |
| 11:07 PM–12:02 AM | Saturn |
| 12:02 AM–12:58 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Mars |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Sun |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Venus |
| 3:44 AM–4:40 AM | Mercury |
| 4:40 AM–5:35 AM | Moon |
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.