Abu Dhabi panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 17:37 Moonrise 14:08 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
07:02 to 17:37- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:41
- Yamaganda 12:19 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam 14:58 – 16:18
- Durmuhurta 16:12 – 16:55
- Rahu Kalam 16:18 – 17:37
- 07:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 13:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:37 to 07:02 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:37 – 20:18
- Brahma Muhurta 05:15 – 06:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 18:45 Karana becomes Bava
- 03:37 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 05:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 18:45
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 13:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shiva until 03:37 next day
- Karana Vanija until 07:48, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 13:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 18:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 18:45 Karana becomes Bava
- 03:37 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 05:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:58 – 16:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:12 – 16:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:18 – 17:37
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 13:25 – 07:02 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. 05:14 – 06:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:37 – 20:18
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:02 – 13:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:02 – 13:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:02 – 08:21 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:21 – 09:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:41 – 11:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:00 – 12:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:19 – 13:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:39 – 14:58 | Good |
| Rog | 14:58 – 16:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:18 – 17:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:37 – 19:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:18 – 20:58 | Good |
| Char | 20:58 – 22:39 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:39 – 00:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:20 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:00 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 05:22 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:22 – 07:02 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
- 07:02 NowSun
- 07:55 NowVenus
- 08:48 NowMercury
- 09:41 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:26 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:12 NowSun
- 14:05 NowVenus
- 14:58 NowMercury
- 15:51 NowMoon
- 16:44 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:44 NowMars
- 19:51 NowSun
- 20:58 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 23:13 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSaturn
- 01:27 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:55 NowMercury
- 07:02 NowSun
- 08:02 NowVenus
- 09:02 NowMercury
- 10:02 NowMoon
- 11:02 NowSaturn
- 12:02 NowJupiter
- 13:02 NowMars
- 14:02 NowSun
- 15:02 NowVenus
- 16:02 NowMercury
- 17:02 NowMoon
- 18:02 NowSaturn
- 19:02 NowJupiter
- 20:02 NowMars
- 21:02 NowSun
- 22:02 NowVenus
- 23:02 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMoon
- 01:02 NowSaturn
- 02:02 NowJupiter
- 03:02 NowMars
- 04:02 NowSun
- 05:02 NowVenus
- 06:02 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 06:47 Scorpio
- 06:47 – 08:52 Sagittarius
- 08:52 – 10:38 Capricorn
- 10:38 – 12:09 Aquarius
- 12:09 – 13:38 Pisces
- 13:38 – 15:17 Aries
- 15:17 – 17:15 Taurus
- 17:15 – 19:29 Gemini
- 19:29 – 21:46 Cancer
- 21:46 – 23:59 Leo
- 23:59 – 02:11 next day Virgo
- 02:11 – 04:27 next day Libra
- 04:27 – 06:43 next day Scorpio
- 06:43 – 07:02 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in GST (UTC+4) · Method