Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 29 August 2026: Krishna Pratipada tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 6:22 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:49 AM–10:25 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaKrishna
until 9:57 AM
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapadapada 1
until 3:42 AM
Yoga
Sukarma
until 6:36 AM
Karana
Kaulava
until 9:57 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
6:22 PM
Moonrise
6:59 PM
Moonset
7:22 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:49 AM–10:25 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:36 PM–3:11 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:38 AM–7:14 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:35 AM – 12:26 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:08 AM – 4:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:31 AM – 5:38 AM
Vijaya
2:07 PM – 2:58 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:22 PM – 7:30 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:23 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
7:33 PM – 9:11 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:45 AM – 11:23 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
5:38 AM – 6:29 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:38 AM–9:38 PM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
9:38 PM–5:38 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:38 AM–3:42 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
3:42 AM–5:38 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, 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
| 5:38 AM–6:42 AM | Saturn |
| 6:42 AM–7:45 AM | Jupiter |
| 7:45 AM–8:49 AM | Mars |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Sun |
| 9:53 AM–10:56 AM | Venus |
| 10:56 AM–12:00 PM | Mercury |
| 12:00 PM–1:04 PM | Moon |
| 1:04 PM–2:07 PM | Saturn |
| 2:07 PM–3:11 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:11 PM–4:15 PM | Mars |
| 4:15 PM–5:18 PM | Sun |
| 5:18 PM–6:22 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 6:22 PM–7:18 PM | Mercury |
| 7:18 PM–8:15 PM | Moon |
| 8:15 PM–9:11 PM | Saturn |
| 9:11 PM–10:07 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:07 PM–11:04 PM | Mars |
| 11:04 PM–12:00 AM | Sun |
| 12:00 AM–12:57 AM | Venus |
| 12:57 AM–1:53 AM | Mercury |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Moon |
| 2:49 AM–3:46 AM | Saturn |
| 3:46 AM–4:42 AM | Jupiter |
| 4:42 AM–5:39 AM | Mars |
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.