Abu Dhabi panchang, 18 April 2026
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 06:16 Vaishakha month
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 24.45°, 54.40° · Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:59 to 18:44- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:59 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta 05:59 – 06:50
- Durmuhurta 06:50 – 07:41
- Rahu Kalam 09:10 – 10:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:47
- Yamaganda 13:57 – 15:33
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 12:41 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 12:41 Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:44 to 05:58 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:44 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:28 – 05:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:26 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 23:01 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:40 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 12:41
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 08:12 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 22:26
- Karana Bava until 12:41, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aries
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 12:41 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 12:41 Karana becomes Balava
- 22:26 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 23:01 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:40 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:59 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:59 – 06:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:50 – 07:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:10 – 10:46
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:57 – 15:33
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. 04:29 – 05:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:44 – 20:59
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:59 – 07:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:34 – 09:10 | Good |
| Rog | 09:10 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:46 – 12:21 | Bad |
| Char | 12:21 – 13:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:57 – 15:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:33 – 17:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:08 – 18:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:44 – 20:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:08 – 21:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:33 – 22:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:57 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:21 – 01:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:45 – 03:09 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:09 – 04:34 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:34 – 05:58 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
- 05:59 NowSaturn
- 07:03 NowJupiter
- 08:06 NowMars
- 09:10 NowSun
- 10:14 NowVenus
- 11:18 NowMercury
- 12:21 NowMoon
- 13:25 NowSaturn
- 14:29 NowJupiter
- 15:33 NowMars
- 16:37 NowSun
- 17:40 NowVenus
- 18:44 NowMercury
- 19:40 NowMoon
- 20:36 NowSaturn
- 21:33 NowJupiter
- 22:29 NowMars
- 23:25 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:21 NowVenus
- 01:17 NowMercury
- 02:13 NowMoon
- 03:09 NowSaturn
- 04:06 NowJupiter
- 05:02 NowMars
- 05:59 NowSaturn
- 06:59 NowJupiter
- 07:59 NowMars
- 08:59 NowSun
- 09:59 NowVenus
- 10:59 NowMercury
- 11:59 NowMoon
- 12:59 NowSaturn
- 13:59 NowJupiter
- 14:59 NowMars
- 15:59 NowSun
- 16:59 NowVenus
- 17:59 NowMercury
- 18:59 NowMoon
- 19:59 NowSaturn
- 20:59 NowJupiter
- 21:59 NowMars
- 22:59 NowSun
- 23:59 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMercury
- 01:59 NowMoon
- 02:59 NowSaturn
- 03:59 NowJupiter
- 04:59 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:29 – 05:50 Pisces
- 05:50 – 07:29 Aries
- 07:29 – 09:26 Taurus
- 09:26 – 11:40 Gemini
- 11:40 – 13:57 Cancer
- 13:57 – 16:10 Leo
- 16:10 – 18:22 Virgo
- 18:22 – 20:38 Libra
- 20:38 – 22:54 Scorpio
- 22:54 – 00:59 next day Sagittarius
- 00:59 – 02:45 next day Capricorn
- 02:45 – 04:16 next day Aquarius
- 04:16 – 05:46 next day Pisces
- 05:46 – 05:58 next day Aries
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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