Panchang for Varanasi
Wednesday, 23 August 2028 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Wednesday, 23 August 2028: Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Hasta nakshatra, Bhadrapada maas, Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudra). Sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 6:27 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:02 PM–1:38 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ChaturthiShukla
until 1:56 AM
Nakshatra
Hastapada 1
until 11:16 PM
Yoga
Sadhya
until 12:50 PM
Karana
Vanija
until 3:30 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
6:27 PM
Moonrise
8:29 AM
Moonset
8:16 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:02 PM–1:38 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:12 AM–8:49 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:25 AM–12:02 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:36 AM–12:27 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:36 AM – 12:27 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:07 AM – 4:51 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:29 AM – 5:36 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 3:02 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:27 PM – 7:34 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:24 AM
Bhadra · avoid
3:30 PM – 1:56 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
5:53 PM – 7:19 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:17 AM – 10:43 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:36 AM – 12:27 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:36 AM–11:16 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
11:16 PM–5:36 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, 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
| 5:36 AM–6:40 AM | Mercury |
| 6:40 AM–7:44 AM | Moon |
| 7:44 AM–8:49 AM | Saturn |
| 8:49 AM–9:53 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:53 AM–10:57 AM | Mars |
| 10:57 AM–12:02 PM | Sun |
| 12:02 PM–1:06 PM | Venus |
| 1:06 PM–2:10 PM | Mercury |
| 2:10 PM–3:14 PM | Moon |
| 3:14 PM–4:19 PM | Saturn |
| 4:19 PM–5:23 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:23 PM–6:27 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:27 PM–7:23 PM | Sun |
| 7:23 PM–8:19 PM | Venus |
| 8:19 PM–9:15 PM | Mercury |
| 9:15 PM–10:10 PM | Moon |
| 10:10 PM–11:06 PM | Saturn |
| 11:06 PM–12:02 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:02 AM–12:58 AM | Mars |
| 12:58 AM–1:53 AM | Sun |
| 1:53 AM–2:49 AM | Venus |
| 2:49 AM–3:45 AM | Mercury |
| 3:45 AM–4:41 AM | Moon |
| 4:41 AM–5:36 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.