Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 16 December 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 16 December 2026: Shukla Saptami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:11 PM. Rahu Kaal 11:54 AM–1:13 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 10:46 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 3
until 2:03 PM
Yoga
Vajra
until 1:46 PM
Karana
Gara
until 10:09 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
11:28 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal11:54 AM–1:13 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:56 AM–9:16 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:35 AM–11:54 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:33 AM–12:15 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:33 AM – 12:15 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:50 AM – 5:43 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:17 AM – 6:37 AM
Vijaya
1:40 PM – 2:22 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:11 PM – 6:32 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:21 AM
Bhadra · avoid
10:46 PM – 6:37 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
8:50 PM – 10:32 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:33 AM – 12:15 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:37 AM–2:03 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
2:03 PM–6:37 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
| 6:37 AM–7:30 AM | Mercury |
| 7:30 AM–8:23 AM | Moon |
| 8:23 AM–9:16 AM | Saturn |
| 9:16 AM–10:09 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:09 AM–11:01 AM | Mars |
| 11:01 AM–11:54 AM | Sun |
| 11:54 AM–12:47 PM | Venus |
| 12:47 PM–1:40 PM | Mercury |
| 1:40 PM–2:33 PM | Moon |
| 2:33 PM–3:26 PM | Saturn |
| 3:26 PM–4:18 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:18 PM–5:11 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:11 PM–6:18 PM | Sun |
| 6:18 PM–7:26 PM | Venus |
| 7:26 PM–8:33 PM | Mercury |
| 8:33 PM–9:40 PM | Moon |
| 9:40 PM–10:47 PM | Saturn |
| 10:47 PM–11:54 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:54 PM–1:02 AM | Mars |
| 1:02 AM–2:09 AM | Sun |
| 2:09 AM–3:16 AM | Venus |
| 3:16 AM–4:23 AM | Mercury |
| 4:23 AM–5:30 AM | Moon |
| 5:30 AM–6:38 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.