Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 3 January 2028 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 3 January 2028: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudra). Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:21 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:04 AM–9:24 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 4:13 PM
Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapadapada 2
until 10:16 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 12:33 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 4:13 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
5:21 PM
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
10:57 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:04 AM–9:24 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:43 AM–12:03 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:22 PM–2:42 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:41 AM – 12:24 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:57 AM – 5:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:24 AM – 6:45 AM
Vijaya
1:49 PM – 2:31 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:21 PM – 6:41 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:29 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
1:18 PM – 3:05 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:24 PM – 1:06 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:45 AM–3:34 PM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
3:34 PM–6:45 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:45 AM–10:16 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
10:16 PM–6:45 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, 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
| 6:45 AM–7:38 AM | Moon |
| 7:38 AM–8:31 AM | Saturn |
| 8:31 AM–9:24 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:24 AM–10:17 AM | Mars |
| 10:17 AM–11:10 AM | Sun |
| 11:10 AM–12:03 PM | Venus |
| 12:03 PM–12:56 PM | Mercury |
| 12:56 PM–1:49 PM | Moon |
| 1:49 PM–2:42 PM | Saturn |
| 2:42 PM–3:35 PM | Jupiter |
| 3:35 PM–4:28 PM | Mars |
| 4:28 PM–5:21 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:21 PM–6:28 PM | Venus |
| 6:28 PM–7:35 PM | Mercury |
| 7:35 PM–8:42 PM | Moon |
| 8:42 PM–9:49 PM | Saturn |
| 9:49 PM–10:56 PM | Jupiter |
| 10:56 PM–12:03 AM | Mars |
| 12:03 AM–1:10 AM | Sun |
| 1:10 AM–2:17 AM | Venus |
| 2:17 AM–3:24 AM | Mercury |
| 3:24 AM–4:31 AM | Moon |
| 4:31 AM–5:38 AM | Saturn |
| 5:38 AM–6:45 AM | Jupiter |
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.