Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 18 November 2026: Shukla Navami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Kartika maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 5:10 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:44 AM–1:06 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 7:07 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 1
until 6:11 AM
Yoga
Dhruva
until 8:05 AM
Karana
Balava
until 6:42 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Moonrise
12:52 PM
Moonset
12:43 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:44 AM–1:06 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:39 AM–9:01 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:22 AM–11:44 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:22 AM–12:06 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:22 AM – 12:06 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:33 AM – 5:25 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:59 AM – 6:18 AM
Vijaya
1:33 PM – 2:16 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:10 PM – 6:29 PM
Nishita
11:18 PM – 12:10 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:30 PM – 12:12 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:16 PM – 1:58 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:22 AM – 12:06 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:18 AM–6:11 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:11 AM–6:18 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
| 6:18 AM–7:12 AM | Mercury |
| 7:12 AM–8:07 AM | Moon |
| 8:07 AM–9:01 AM | Saturn |
| 9:01 AM–9:55 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:55 AM–10:50 AM | Mars |
| 10:50 AM–11:44 AM | Sun |
| 11:44 AM–12:38 PM | Venus |
| 12:38 PM–1:33 PM | Mercury |
| 1:33 PM–2:27 PM | Moon |
| 2:27 PM–3:21 PM | Saturn |
| 3:21 PM–4:16 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:16 PM–5:10 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:10 PM–6:16 PM | Sun |
| 6:16 PM–7:22 PM | Venus |
| 7:22 PM–8:27 PM | Mercury |
| 8:27 PM–9:33 PM | Moon |
| 9:33 PM–10:39 PM | Saturn |
| 10:39 PM–11:44 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:44 PM–12:50 AM | Mars |
| 12:50 AM–1:56 AM | Sun |
| 1:56 AM–3:01 AM | Venus |
| 3:01 AM–4:07 AM | Mercury |
| 4:07 AM–5:13 AM | Moon |
| 5:13 AM–6:19 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.