Abu Dhabi panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 07:09 Sunset 17:56 Moonrise 06:53 Pausha month
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 24.45°, 54.40° · Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:09 to 17:56- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:54
- Yamaganda 12:32 – 13:53
- Gulika Kalam 15:14 – 16:35
- Durmuhurta 16:30 – 17:13
- Rahu Kalam 16:35 – 17:56
- 08:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 11:16 Karana becomes Naga
- 15:11 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:56 to 07:08 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:56 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 23:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 23:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 23:51
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 08:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 19:41
- Karana Chatushpada until 11:16, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 11:16 Karana becomes Naga
- 15:11 Moon enters Capricorn
- 19:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 23:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 23:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:32 – 13:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:14 – 16:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:30 – 17:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:35 – 17:56
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 19:41 – 20:53
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. 05:23 – 06:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:56 – 20:35
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:44 – 07:08 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:09 – 08:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:30 – 09:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:50 – 11:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:11 – 12:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:32 – 13:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:53 – 15:14 | Good |
| Rog | 15:14 – 16:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:35 – 17:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:56 – 19:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:35 – 21:14 | Good |
| Char | 21:14 – 22:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:53 – 00:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:32 – 02:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:11 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:50 – 05:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:29 – 07:08 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
- 07:09 NowSun
- 08:03 NowVenus
- 08:56 NowMercury
- 09:50 NowMoon
- 10:44 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:32 NowMars
- 13:26 NowSun
- 14:20 NowVenus
- 15:14 NowMercury
- 16:08 NowMoon
- 17:02 NowSaturn
- 17:56 NowJupiter
- 19:02 NowMars
- 20:08 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:20 NowMercury
- 23:26 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:44 NowMars
- 03:50 NowSun
- 04:56 NowVenus
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:09 NowSun
- 08:09 NowVenus
- 09:09 NowMercury
- 10:09 NowMoon
- 11:09 NowSaturn
- 12:09 NowJupiter
- 13:09 NowMars
- 14:09 NowSun
- 15:09 NowVenus
- 16:09 NowMercury
- 17:09 NowMoon
- 18:09 NowSaturn
- 19:09 NowJupiter
- 20:09 NowMars
- 21:09 NowSun
- 22:09 NowVenus
- 23:09 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMoon
- 01:09 NowSaturn
- 02:09 NowJupiter
- 03:09 NowMars
- 04:09 NowSun
- 05:09 NowVenus
- 06:09 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:23 – 06:57 Sagittarius
- 06:57 – 08:43 Capricorn
- 08:43 – 10:14 Aquarius
- 10:14 – 11:43 Pisces
- 11:43 – 13:22 Aries
- 13:22 – 15:20 Taurus
- 15:20 – 17:34 Gemini
- 17:34 – 19:51 Cancer
- 19:51 – 22:04 Leo
- 22:04 – 00:16 next day Virgo
- 00:16 – 02:32 next day Libra
- 02:32 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
- 04:48 – 06:53 next day Sagittarius
- 06:53 – 07:08 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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