Abu Dhabi panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 17:35 Moonrise 11:49 Margashirsha month
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 24.45°, 54.40° · Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:00 to 17:35- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:19 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 10:58 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta 11:56 – 12:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:39 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:17 – 13:37
- 08:38 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:16 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 12:32 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
17:35 to 07:00 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:35 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 05:13 – 06:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 21:16 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 21:16
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 12:32 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 12:16
- Karana Gara until 08:38, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:38 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:16 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 12:32 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 21:16 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:19 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:58 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:56 – 12:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:17 – 13:37
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 21:16 – 07:43 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 07:43 – 09:42 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. 05:12 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:35 – 20:16
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:00 – 21:16
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 08:55 – 12:32
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:00 – 08:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:19 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:58 – 12:17 | Good |
| Rog | 12:17 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 14:56 | Bad |
| Char | 14:56 – 16:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:16 – 17:35 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:35 – 19:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:16 – 20:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:57 – 22:37 | Good |
| Char | 22:37 – 00:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:18 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:58 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:39 – 05:20 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:20 – 07:00 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
- 07:00 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:31 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:10 NowMercury
- 14:03 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:42 NowMars
- 17:35 NowSun
- 18:42 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:57 NowMoon
- 22:04 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:25 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 07:00 NowMercury
- 08:00 NowMoon
- 09:00 NowSaturn
- 10:00 NowJupiter
- 11:00 NowMars
- 12:00 NowSun
- 13:00 NowVenus
- 14:00 NowMercury
- 15:00 NowMoon
- 16:00 NowSaturn
- 17:00 NowJupiter
- 18:00 NowMars
- 19:00 NowSun
- 20:00 NowVenus
- 21:00 NowMercury
- 22:00 NowMoon
- 23:00 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:00 NowJupiter
- 01:00 NowMars
- 02:00 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 04:00 NowMercury
- 05:00 NowMoon
- 06:00 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:12 – 07:03 Scorpio
- 07:03 – 09:08 Sagittarius
- 09:08 – 10:53 Capricorn
- 10:53 – 12:25 Aquarius
- 12:25 – 13:54 Pisces
- 13:54 – 15:33 Aries
- 15:33 – 17:31 Taurus
- 17:31 – 19:44 Gemini
- 19:44 – 22:02 Cancer
- 22:02 – 00:15 next day Leo
- 00:15 – 02:27 next day Virgo
- 02:27 – 04:42 next day Libra
- 04:42 – 06:59 next day Scorpio
- 06:59 – 07:00 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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