Varanasi panchang, 31 March 2027
Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 18:12 Moonrise 01:40 Phalguna month
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 83.01° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:52 to 18:12- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:24 – 08:57
- Gulika Kalam 10:29 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta 11:37 – 12:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:27 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:02 – 13:35
- 06:21 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 07:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 08:58 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:07 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:12 to 05:51 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:12 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 05:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 22:16 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 22:16
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 06:21 · lord Venus
- Yoga Parigha until 07:53
- Karana Taitila until 08:58, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:21 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 07:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 08:58 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:07 Moon enters Capricorn
- 22:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 22:16 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:24 – 08:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:29 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:37 – 12:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:35
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:18 – 05:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:12 – 20:32
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:52 – 07:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:24 – 08:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:57 – 10:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:29 – 12:02 | Good |
| Rog | 12:02 – 13:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:35 – 15:07 | Bad |
| Char | 15:07 – 16:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:40 – 18:12 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:12 – 19:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:40 – 21:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:07 – 22:34 | Good |
| Char | 22:34 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:29 – 02:56 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:56 – 04:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:23 – 05:51 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 05:52 NowMercury
- 06:53 NowMoon
- 07:55 NowSaturn
- 08:57 NowJupiter
- 09:58 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 14:05 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 16:09 NowJupiter
- 17:11 NowMars
- 18:12 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:09 NowMercury
- 21:07 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 23:03 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:00 NowSun
- 01:58 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:54 NowMoon
- 04:52 NowSaturn
- 05:52 NowMercury
- 06:52 NowMoon
- 07:52 NowSaturn
- 08:52 NowJupiter
- 09:52 NowMars
- 10:52 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:52 NowMercury
- 13:52 NowMoon
- 14:52 NowSaturn
- 15:52 NowJupiter
- 16:52 NowMars
- 17:52 NowSun
- 18:52 NowVenus
- 19:52 NowMercury
- 20:52 NowMoon
- 21:52 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSun
- 01:52 NowVenus
- 02:52 NowMercury
- 03:52 NowMoon
- 04:52 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:18 – 05:08 Aquarius
- 05:08 – 06:37 Pisces
- 06:37 – 08:15 Aries
- 08:15 – 10:12 Taurus
- 10:12 – 12:26 Gemini
- 12:26 – 14:44 Cancer
- 14:44 – 16:58 Leo
- 16:58 – 19:10 Virgo
- 19:10 – 21:27 Libra
- 21:27 – 23:44 Scorpio
- 23:44 – 01:49 next day Sagittarius
- 01:49 – 03:33 next day Capricorn
- 03:33 – 05:04 next day Aquarius
- 05:04 – 05:51 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method