Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 24 August 2026 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 24 August 2026: Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 6:27 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:12 AM–8:49 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiShukla
until 6:21 AM
Nakshatra
Purva Ashadhapada 2
until 8:28 PM
Yoga
Priti
until 7:04 AM
Karana
Bava
until 5:23 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
6:27 PM
Moonrise
4:02 PM
Moonset
2:41 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:12 AM–8:49 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:25 AM–12:01 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:38 PM–3:14 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:27 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:07 AM – 4:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:29 AM – 5:36 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:01 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:27 PM – 7:34 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:24 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:08 PM – 4:55 PM
Varjyam · avoid
5:16 AM – 7:02 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:27 PM – 1:19 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:36 AM–3:06 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
3:06 AM–5:36 AM: Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:36 AM–8:28 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
8:28 PM–5:36 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva 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
| 5:36 AM–6:40 AM | Moon |
| 6:40 AM–7:45 AM | Saturn |
| 7:45 AM–8:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Mars |
| 9:53 AM–10:57 AM | Sun |
| 10:57 AM–12:01 PM | Venus |
| 12:01 PM–1:06 PM | Mercury |
| 1:06 PM–2:10 PM | Moon |
| 2:10 PM–3:14 PM | Saturn |
| 3:14 PM–4:18 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:18 PM–5:23 PM | Mars |
| 5:23 PM–6:27 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:27 PM–7:23 PM | Venus |
| 7:23 PM–8:18 PM | Mercury |
| 8:18 PM–9:14 PM | Moon |
| 9:14 PM–10:10 PM | Saturn |
| 10:10 PM–11:06 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:06 PM–12:02 AM | Mars |
| 12:02 AM–12:57 AM | Sun |
| 12:57 AM–1:53 AM | Venus |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Mercury |
| 2:49 AM–3:45 AM | Moon |
| 3:45 AM–4:41 AM | Saturn |
| 4:41 AM–5:37 AM | Jupiter |
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.