Abu Dhabi panchang, 16 May 2026
Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 18:58 Moonrise 04:49 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
05:39 to 18:58- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:39 – 07:19
- Durmuhurta 05:39 – 06:32
- Durmuhurta 06:32 – 07:26
- Rahu Kalam 08:59 – 10:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:52 – 12:45
- Yamaganda 13:58 – 15:38
- 08:55 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 13:53 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:00 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Night
18:58 to 05:39 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:58 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 04:13 – 04:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:16 Moon enters Taurus
- 00:01 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 00:01 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 04:45 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 00:01 next day
- Nakshatra Bharani until 16:00 · lord Venus
- Yoga Saubhagya until 08:55
- Karana Chatushpada until 13:53, then Naga
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 08:55 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 13:53 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:00 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 21:16 Moon enters Taurus
- 00:01 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 00:01 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 04:45 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:39 – 07:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:39 – 06:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:32 – 07:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:59 – 10:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:58 – 15:38
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:45 – 07:09 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. 04:14 – 04:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:52 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:58 – 21:06
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:39 – 07:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:19 – 08:59 | Good |
| Rog | 08:59 – 10:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:39 – 12:18 | Bad |
| Char | 12:18 – 13:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:58 – 15:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:38 – 17:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:18 – 18:58 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:58 – 20:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:18 – 21:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:38 – 22:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:58 – 00:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:18 – 01:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:38 – 02:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:58 – 04:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:19 – 05:39 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
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:46 NowJupiter
- 07:52 NowMars
- 08:59 NowSun
- 10:05 NowVenus
- 11:12 NowMercury
- 12:18 NowMoon
- 13:25 NowSaturn
- 14:31 NowJupiter
- 15:38 NowMars
- 16:45 NowSun
- 17:51 NowVenus
- 18:58 NowMercury
- 19:51 NowMoon
- 20:44 NowSaturn
- 21:38 NowJupiter
- 22:31 NowMars
- 23:25 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:12 NowMercury
- 02:05 NowMoon
- 02:58 NowSaturn
- 03:52 NowJupiter
- 04:45 NowMars
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowJupiter
- 07:39 NowMars
- 08:39 NowSun
- 09:39 NowVenus
- 10:39 NowMercury
- 11:39 NowMoon
- 12:39 NowSaturn
- 13:39 NowJupiter
- 14:39 NowMars
- 15:39 NowSun
- 16:39 NowVenus
- 17:39 NowMercury
- 18:39 NowMoon
- 19:39 NowSaturn
- 20:39 NowJupiter
- 21:39 NowMars
- 22:39 NowSun
- 23:39 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMercury
- 01:39 NowMoon
- 02:39 NowSaturn
- 03:39 NowJupiter
- 04:39 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:14 – 05:39 Aries
- 05:39 – 07:36 Taurus
- 07:36 – 09:50 Gemini
- 09:50 – 12:07 Cancer
- 12:07 – 14:20 Leo
- 14:20 – 16:32 Virgo
- 16:32 – 18:48 Libra
- 18:48 – 21:04 Scorpio
- 21:04 – 23:09 Sagittarius
- 23:09 – 00:55 next day Capricorn
- 00:55 – 02:26 next day Aquarius
- 02:26 – 03:56 next day Pisces
- 03:56 – 05:35 next day Aries
- 05:35 – 05:39 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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