Panchang for Varanasi
Monday, 21 August 2028 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Monday, 21 August 2028: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Magha nakshatra, Bhadrapada maas, Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudra). Sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 6:29 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:12 AM–8:49 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 12:29 PM
Nakshatra
Maghapada 4
until 7:30 AM
Yoga
Shiva
until 8:55 PM
Karana
Bava
until 12:29 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
6:29 PM
Moonrise
6:17 AM
Moonset
6:57 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:12 AM–8:49 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:25 AM–12:02 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:39 PM–3:16 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:28 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:06 AM – 4:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:28 AM – 5:35 AM
Vijaya
2:11 PM – 3:03 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:29 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:24 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
10:57 PM – 12:21 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:31 PM – 3:55 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:28 PM – 1:20 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:35 AM–7:30 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
7:30 AM–4:34 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara 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
| 5:35 AM–6:40 AM | Moon |
| 6:40 AM–7:44 AM | Saturn |
| 7:44 AM–8:49 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Mars |
| 9:53 AM–10:58 AM | Sun |
| 10:58 AM–12:02 PM | Venus |
| 12:02 PM–1:07 PM | Mercury |
| 1:07 PM–2:11 PM | Moon |
| 2:11 PM–3:16 PM | Saturn |
| 3:16 PM–4:20 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:20 PM–5:25 PM | Mars |
| 5:25 PM–6:29 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 6:29 PM–7:25 PM | Venus |
| 7:25 PM–8:20 PM | Mercury |
| 8:20 PM–9:16 PM | Moon |
| 9:16 PM–10:11 PM | Saturn |
| 10:11 PM–11:07 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:07 PM–12:02 AM | Mars |
| 12:02 AM–12:58 AM | Sun |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Venus |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Mercury |
| 2:49 AM–3:44 AM | Moon |
| 3:44 AM–4:40 AM | Saturn |
| 4:40 AM–5:35 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.