Varanasi panchang, 1 March 2028
Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 17:59 Moonrise 08:42 Phalguna month
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 83.01° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:21 to 17:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:48 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam 10:43 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta 11:47 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:10 – 13:37
- 13:23 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:53 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:59 to 06:20 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:59 – 20:27
- Brahma Muhurta 04:41 – 05:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:53 Yoga becomes Indra
- 01:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 01:56 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 01:56 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 17:53 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Brahma until 22:53
- Karana Bava until 13:23, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 13:23 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:53 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 22:53 Yoga becomes Indra
- 01:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 01:56 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:48 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:43 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:47 – 12:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:10 – 13:37
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:21 – 17:53
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:53 – 06:20 next day
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. 04:42 – 05:32
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:59 – 20:27
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:53 – 06:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:21 – 07:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:48 – 09:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:16 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:43 – 12:10 | Good |
| Rog | 12:10 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 15:04 | Bad |
| Char | 15:04 – 16:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:31 – 17:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:59 – 19:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:31 – 21:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:04 – 22:37 | Good |
| Char | 22:37 – 00:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:09 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:42 – 03:15 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:15 – 04:48 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:20 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
- 06:21 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:17 NowSaturn
- 09:16 NowJupiter
- 10:14 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:10 NowVenus
- 13:08 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 15:04 NowSaturn
- 16:02 NowJupiter
- 17:00 NowMars
- 17:59 NowSun
- 19:00 NowVenus
- 20:02 NowMercury
- 21:04 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 23:08 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:13 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:17 NowMoon
- 05:18 NowSaturn
- 06:21 NowMercury
- 07:21 NowMoon
- 08:21 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:21 NowMars
- 11:21 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:21 NowMercury
- 14:21 NowMoon
- 15:21 NowSaturn
- 16:21 NowJupiter
- 17:21 NowMars
- 18:21 NowSun
- 19:21 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:21 NowMoon
- 22:21 NowSaturn
- 23:21 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:21 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:21 NowMercury
- 04:21 NowMoon
- 05:21 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 05:32 Capricorn
- 05:32 – 07:03 Aquarius
- 07:03 – 08:32 Pisces
- 08:32 – 10:10 Aries
- 10:10 – 12:07 Taurus
- 12:07 – 14:21 Gemini
- 14:21 – 16:39 Cancer
- 16:39 – 18:53 Leo
- 18:53 – 21:05 Virgo
- 21:05 – 23:22 Libra
- 23:22 – 01:39 next day Scorpio
- 01:39 – 03:44 next day Sagittarius
- 03:44 – 05:28 next day Capricorn
- 05:28 – 06:20 next day Aquarius
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