Abu Dhabi panchang, 17 May 2026
Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 18:58 Moonrise 05:41 Jyeshtha (adhika) 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- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:52 – 12:45
- Yamaganda 12:18 – 13:58
- Gulika Kalam 15:38 – 17:18
- Durmuhurta 17:12 – 18:05
- Rahu Kalam 17:18 – 18:58
- 10:06 Karana becomes Bava
- 13:02 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
18:58 to 05:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:58 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 04:13 – 04:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 20:11 Karana becomes Balava
- 00:29 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 20:11
- Nakshatra Krittika until 13:02 · lord Sun
- Yoga Atiganda until 00:29 next day
- Karana Kimstughna until 10:06, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Taurus
- 10:06 Karana becomes Bava
- 13:02 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 20:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 20:11 Karana becomes Balava
- 00:29 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
Times to avoid
- 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
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:18 – 13:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:38 – 17:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:12 – 18:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:18 – 18:58
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. 04:13 – 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
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:19 – 08:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:59 – 10:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:39 – 12:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:18 – 13:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:58 – 15:38 | Good |
| Rog | 15:38 – 17:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:18 – 18:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:58 – 20:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:18 – 21:38 | Good |
| Char | 21:38 – 22:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:58 – 00:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:18 – 01:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:38 – 02:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:58 – 04:18 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:18 – 05:38 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 NowSun
- 06:45 NowVenus
- 07:52 NowMercury
- 08:59 NowMoon
- 10:05 NowSaturn
- 11:12 NowJupiter
- 12:18 NowMars
- 13:25 NowSun
- 14:32 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:45 NowMoon
- 17:51 NowSaturn
- 18:58 NowJupiter
- 19:51 NowMars
- 20:45 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:32 NowMercury
- 23:25 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSaturn
- 01:12 NowJupiter
- 02:05 NowMars
- 02:58 NowSun
- 03:52 NowVenus
- 04:45 NowMercury
- 05:39 NowSun
- 06:39 NowVenus
- 07:39 NowMercury
- 08:39 NowMoon
- 09:39 NowSaturn
- 10:39 NowJupiter
- 11:39 NowMars
- 12:39 NowSun
- 13:39 NowVenus
- 14:39 NowMercury
- 15:39 NowMoon
- 16:39 NowSaturn
- 17:39 NowJupiter
- 18:39 NowMars
- 19:39 NowSun
- 20:39 NowVenus
- 21:39 NowMercury
- 22:39 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:39 NowJupiter
- 01:39 NowMars
- 02:39 NowSun
- 03:39 NowVenus
- 04:39 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:13 – 05:35 Aries
- 05:35 – 07:32 Taurus
- 07:32 – 09:46 Gemini
- 09:46 – 12:03 Cancer
- 12:03 – 14:16 Leo
- 14:16 – 16:28 Virgo
- 16:28 – 18:44 Libra
- 18:44 – 21:00 Scorpio
- 21:00 – 23:05 Sagittarius
- 23:05 – 00:51 next day Capricorn
- 00:51 – 02:22 next day Aquarius
- 02:22 – 03:52 next day Pisces
- 03:52 – 05:31 next day Aries
- 05:31 – 05:38 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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