Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 9 December 2026: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:09 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:51 AM–1:11 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 8:47 AM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 2
until 9:01 PM
Yoga
Dhriti
until 8:40 AM
Karana
Kimstughna
until 7:33 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
5:09 PM
Moonrise
6:46 AM
Moonset
5:12 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:51 AM–1:11 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:52 AM–9:12 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:31 AM–11:51 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:30 AM–12:12 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:30 AM – 12:12 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:46 AM – 5:39 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:12 AM – 6:33 AM
Vijaya
1:37 PM – 2:20 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:09 PM – 6:30 PM
Nishita
11:24 PM – 12:18 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:12 AM – 12:59 PM
Varjyam · avoid
6:00 AM – 7:48 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:30 AM – 12:12 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:33 AM–9:01 PM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
9:01 PM–6:33 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:33 AM–9:01 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
9:01 PM–6:33 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, 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
| 6:33 AM–7:26 AM | Mercury |
| 7:26 AM–8:19 AM | Moon |
| 8:19 AM–9:12 AM | Saturn |
| 9:12 AM–10:05 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:05 AM–10:58 AM | Mars |
| 10:58 AM–11:51 AM | Sun |
| 11:51 AM–12:44 PM | Venus |
| 12:44 PM–1:37 PM | Mercury |
| 1:37 PM–2:30 PM | Moon |
| 2:30 PM–3:23 PM | Saturn |
| 3:23 PM–4:16 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:16 PM–5:09 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:09 PM–6:16 PM | Sun |
| 6:16 PM–7:23 PM | Venus |
| 7:23 PM–8:30 PM | Mercury |
| 8:30 PM–9:37 PM | Moon |
| 9:37 PM–10:44 PM | Saturn |
| 10:44 PM–11:51 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:51 PM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–2:05 AM | Sun |
| 2:05 AM–3:12 AM | Venus |
| 3:12 AM–4:19 AM | Mercury |
| 4:19 AM–5:26 AM | Moon |
| 5:26 AM–6:33 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.