Panchang for Varanasi
Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Guruvar (Thursday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Thursday, 17 September 2026: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Anuradha nakshatra, Bhadrapada maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 6:02 PM. Rahu Kaal 1:26 PM–2:58 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 10:49 AM
Nakshatra
Anuradhapada 2
until 7:54 PM
Yoga
Vishkambha
until 12:50 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 10:49 AM
Vara
Guruvar(Thursday)
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
6:02 PM
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
9:52 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal1:26 PM–2:58 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal5:45 AM–7:17 AM
- Gulika Kaal8:49 AM–10:21 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:29 AM – 12:18 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:11 AM – 4:58 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:35 AM – 5:45 AM
Vijaya
1:56 PM – 2:45 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:02 PM – 7:12 PM
Nishita
11:30 PM – 12:17 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 5:45 AM – 7:54 PM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:24 AM – 10:10 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:10 AM – 3:57 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
9:51 AM – 10:40 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:45 AM–7:54 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
7:54 PM–5:45 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
| 5:45 AM–6:47 AM | Jupiter |
| 6:47 AM–7:48 AM | Mars |
| 7:48 AM–8:49 AM | Sun |
| 8:49 AM–9:51 AM | Venus |
| 9:51 AM–10:52 AM | Mercury |
| 10:52 AM–11:54 AM | Moon |
| 11:54 AM–12:55 PM | Saturn |
| 12:55 PM–1:56 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:56 PM–2:58 PM | Mars |
| 2:58 PM–3:59 PM | Sun |
| 3:59 PM–5:00 PM | Venus |
| 5:00 PM–6:02 PM | Mercury |
night horas
| 6:02 PM–7:00 PM | Moon |
| 7:00 PM–7:59 PM | Saturn |
| 7:59 PM–8:58 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:58 PM–9:56 PM | Mars |
| 9:56 PM–10:55 PM | Sun |
| 10:55 PM–11:54 PM | Venus |
| 11:54 PM–12:52 AM | Mercury |
| 12:52 AM–1:51 AM | Moon |
| 1:51 AM–2:50 AM | Saturn |
| 2:50 AM–3:48 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:48 AM–4:47 AM | Mars |
| 4:47 AM–5:46 AM | Sun |
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.