Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 19 January 2028 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 19 January 2028: Krishna Ashtami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudra). Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:32 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:09 PM–1:30 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AshtamiKrishna
until 12:29 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 1
until 5:44 AM
Yoga
Dhriti
until 3:24 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 12:29 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
5:32 PM
Moonrise
12:13 AM
Moonset
11:29 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:09 PM–1:30 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:07 AM–9:27 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:48 AM–12:09 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:47 AM–12:31 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:47 AM – 12:31 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:26 AM – 6:46 AM
Vijaya
1:57 PM – 2:40 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:32 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:35 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:56 PM – 10:32 PM
Varjyam · avoid
11:19 AM – 12:55 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:47 AM – 12:31 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:46 AM–5:44 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
5:44 AM–6:46 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
| 6:46 AM–7:40 AM | Mercury |
| 7:40 AM–8:34 AM | Moon |
| 8:34 AM–9:27 AM | Saturn |
| 9:27 AM–10:21 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:21 AM–11:15 AM | Mars |
| 11:15 AM–12:09 PM | Sun |
| 12:09 PM–1:03 PM | Venus |
| 1:03 PM–1:57 PM | Mercury |
| 1:57 PM–2:51 PM | Moon |
| 2:51 PM–3:44 PM | Saturn |
| 3:44 PM–4:38 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:38 PM–5:32 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:32 PM–6:38 PM | Sun |
| 6:38 PM–7:44 PM | Venus |
| 7:44 PM–8:51 PM | Mercury |
| 8:51 PM–9:57 PM | Moon |
| 9:57 PM–11:03 PM | Saturn |
| 11:03 PM–12:09 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:09 AM–1:15 AM | Mars |
| 1:15 AM–2:21 AM | Sun |
| 2:21 AM–3:27 AM | Venus |
| 3:27 AM–4:33 AM | Mercury |
| 4:33 AM–5:40 AM | Moon |
| 5:40 AM–6:46 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.