Abu Dhabi panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:31 Moonrise 05:54 Phalguna month
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 24.45°, 54.40° · Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:29 to 18:31- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:59 – 09:30
- Gulika Kalam 11:00 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta 12:06 – 12:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:54 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:30 – 14:00
- 06:55 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:55 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:13 Karana becomes Naga
Night
18:31 to 06:28 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:31 – 20:55
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 02:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 03:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 05:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 06:55
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 03:51 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 02:31 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 06:55, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:55 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:55 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 22:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 02:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 03:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 05:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:30
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:00 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:06 – 12:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:30 – 14:00
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 04:06 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 03:06 – 05:05 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. 04:53 – 05:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:31 – 20:55
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:29 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:59 – 09:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:30 – 11:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:00 – 12:30 | Good |
| Rog | 12:30 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:00 – 15:31 | Bad |
| Char | 15:31 – 17:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:01 – 18:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:31 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:01 – 21:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:30 – 23:00 | Good |
| Char | 23:00 – 00:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:30 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:59 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:29 – 04:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:59 – 06:28 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
- 06:29 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:30 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:30 NowVenus
- 13:30 NowMercury
- 14:30 NowMoon
- 15:31 NowSaturn
- 16:31 NowJupiter
- 17:31 NowMars
- 18:31 NowSun
- 19:31 NowVenus
- 20:31 NowMercury
- 21:30 NowMoon
- 22:30 NowSaturn
- 23:30 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:30 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
- 06:29 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:29 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:29 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:29 NowSaturn
- 16:29 NowJupiter
- 17:29 NowMars
- 18:29 NowSun
- 19:29 NowVenus
- 20:29 NowMercury
- 21:29 NowMoon
- 22:29 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:29 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 06:22 Aquarius
- 06:22 – 07:51 Pisces
- 07:51 – 09:30 Aries
- 09:30 – 11:28 Taurus
- 11:28 – 13:42 Gemini
- 13:42 – 15:59 Cancer
- 15:59 – 18:12 Leo
- 18:12 – 20:24 Virgo
- 20:24 – 22:40 Libra
- 22:40 – 00:56 next day Scorpio
- 00:56 – 03:01 next day Sagittarius
- 03:01 – 04:47 next day Capricorn
- 04:47 – 06:18 next day Aquarius
- 06:18 – 06:28 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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