Varanasi panchang, 28 January 2029
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 15:46 Magha month
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 83.01° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 17:38- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:49 – 12:32
- Yamaganda 12:11 – 13:32
- Gulika Kalam 14:54 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta 16:11 – 16:54
- Rahu Kalam 16:16 – 17:38
- 07:31 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:48 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 15:41 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 15:41 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:38 to 06:43 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:15
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:03 next day Yoga becomes Priti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 15:41
- Nakshatra Ardra until 14:48 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 07:31
- Karana Taitila until 15:41, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:31 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:48 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 15:41 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 15:41 Karana becomes Gara
- 02:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:03 next day Yoga becomes Priti
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:27 – 07:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:31 – 08:43
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:11 – 13:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:54 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:11 – 16:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:16 – 17:38
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. 04:58 – 05:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:49 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:15
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:48 – 06:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:43 – 08:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:05 – 09:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:27 – 10:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:49 – 12:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:11 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:32 – 14:54 | Good |
| Rog | 14:54 – 16:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:16 – 17:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:38 – 19:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:16 – 20:54 | Good |
| Char | 20:54 – 22:32 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:32 – 00:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:10 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:48 – 03:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:27 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:05 – 06:43 next day | Good |
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
- 06:43 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:27 NowMoon
- 10:21 NowSaturn
- 11:16 NowJupiter
- 12:11 NowMars
- 13:05 NowSun
- 14:00 NowVenus
- 14:54 NowMercury
- 15:49 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:43 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:54 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 23:05 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:10 NowSaturn
- 01:16 NowJupiter
- 02:21 NowMars
- 03:27 NowSun
- 04:32 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:43 NowSun
- 07:43 NowVenus
- 08:43 NowMercury
- 09:43 NowMoon
- 10:43 NowSaturn
- 11:43 NowJupiter
- 12:43 NowMars
- 13:43 NowSun
- 14:43 NowVenus
- 15:43 NowMercury
- 16:43 NowMoon
- 17:43 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:43 NowMars
- 20:43 NowSun
- 21:43 NowVenus
- 22:43 NowMercury
- 23:43 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSaturn
- 01:43 NowJupiter
- 02:43 NowMars
- 03:43 NowSun
- 04:43 NowVenus
- 05:43 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 05:54 Sagittarius
- 05:54 – 07:39 Capricorn
- 07:39 – 09:10 Aquarius
- 09:10 – 10:38 Pisces
- 10:38 – 12:17 Aries
- 12:17 – 14:14 Taurus
- 14:14 – 16:28 Gemini
- 16:28 – 18:45 Cancer
- 18:45 – 20:59 Leo
- 20:59 – 23:12 Virgo
- 23:12 – 01:29 next day Libra
- 01:29 – 03:46 next day Scorpio
- 03:46 – 05:50 next day Sagittarius
- 05:50 – 06:43 next day Capricorn
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