Panchang for Varanasi
Friday, 18 December 2026 · Shukravar (Friday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Friday, 18 December 2026: Shukla Navami tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:12 PM. Rahu Kaal 10:36 AM–11:55 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 11:15 PM
Nakshatra
Uttara Bhadrapadapada 3
until 4:10 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 12:19 PM
Karana
Balava
until 11:27 AM
Vara
Shukravar(Friday)
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Moonrise
12:24 PM
Moonset
1:19 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal10:36 AM–11:55 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal2:34 PM–3:53 PM
- Gulika Kaal7:57 AM–9:17 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:34 AM – 12:16 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:51 AM – 5:45 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:18 AM – 6:38 AM
Vijaya
1:41 PM – 2:23 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:12 PM – 6:33 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:22 AM
Auspicious Yogas
- Amrita Siddhi Yoga: 4:10 PM – 6:38 AM
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga: 4:10 PM – 6:38 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:14 AM – 12:53 PM
Varjyam · avoid
4:04 AM – 5:39 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:45 AM – 9:27 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:38 AM–4:10 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
4:10 PM–6:38 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
| 6:38 AM–7:31 AM | Venus |
| 7:31 AM–8:24 AM | Mercury |
| 8:24 AM–9:17 AM | Moon |
| 9:17 AM–10:10 AM | Saturn |
| 10:10 AM–11:02 AM | Jupiter |
| 11:02 AM–11:55 AM | Mars |
| 11:55 AM–12:48 PM | Sun |
| 12:48 PM–1:41 PM | Venus |
| 1:41 PM–2:34 PM | Mercury |
| 2:34 PM–3:26 PM | Moon |
| 3:26 PM–4:19 PM | Saturn |
| 4:19 PM–5:12 PM | Jupiter |
night horas
| 5:12 PM–6:19 PM | Mars |
| 6:19 PM–7:27 PM | Sun |
| 7:27 PM–8:34 PM | Venus |
| 8:34 PM–9:41 PM | Mercury |
| 9:41 PM–10:48 PM | Moon |
| 10:48 PM–11:55 PM | Saturn |
| 11:55 PM–1:03 AM | Jupiter |
| 1:03 AM–2:10 AM | Mars |
| 2:10 AM–3:17 AM | Sun |
| 3:17 AM–4:24 AM | Venus |
| 4:24 AM–5:32 AM | Mercury |
| 5:32 AM–6:39 AM | Moon |
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.