Panchang for Varanasi
Saturday, 16 December 2028 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Varanasi on Saturday, 16 December 2028: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudra). Sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:11 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:16 AM–10:35 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 7:36 AM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 4
until 6:56 AM
Yoga
Ganda
until 4:23 AM
Karana
Naga
until 7:36 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Moonrise
6:43 AM
Moonset
5:25 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:16 AM–10:35 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:14 PM–2:33 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:37 AM–7:57 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:33 AM – 12:16 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:50 AM – 5:44 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:17 AM – 6:37 AM
Vijaya
1:40 PM – 2:22 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:11 PM – 6:32 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:21 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:19 AM – 1:54 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:50 PM – 4:25 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:37 AM – 7:20 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:37 AM–6:56 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
6:56 AM–6:37 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:37 AM–6:56 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:56 AM–6:37 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, 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
| 6:37 AM–7:30 AM | Saturn |
| 7:30 AM–8:23 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:23 AM–9:16 AM | Mars |
| 9:16 AM–10:09 AM | Sun |
| 10:09 AM–11:02 AM | Venus |
| 11:02 AM–11:54 AM | Mercury |
| 11:54 AM–12:47 PM | Moon |
| 12:47 PM–1:40 PM | Saturn |
| 1:40 PM–2:33 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:33 PM–3:26 PM | Mars |
| 3:26 PM–4:19 PM | Sun |
| 4:19 PM–5:11 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:11 PM–6:19 PM | Mercury |
| 6:19 PM–7:26 PM | Moon |
| 7:26 PM–8:33 PM | Saturn |
| 8:33 PM–9:40 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:40 PM–10:48 PM | Mars |
| 10:48 PM–11:55 PM | Sun |
| 11:55 PM–1:02 AM | Venus |
| 1:02 AM–2:09 AM | Mercury |
| 2:09 AM–3:16 AM | Moon |
| 3:16 AM–4:24 AM | Saturn |
| 4:24 AM–5:31 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:31 AM–6:38 AM | Mars |
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.