Amritsar panchang, 6 January 2024
Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 17:40 Moonrise 02:13 Margashirsha month
Amritsar, Punjab, India · 31.62°, 74.88° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:32 to 17:40- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:32 – 08:48
- Durmuhurta 07:32 – 08:12
- Durmuhurta 08:12 – 08:53
- Rahu Kalam 10:04 – 11:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:15 – 12:56
- Yamaganda 13:52 – 15:08
- 12:20 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:40 to 07:32 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:40 – 20:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:41 – 06:36 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 00:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:09 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 00:42 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 21:23 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 06:09 next day
- Karana Vanija until 12:20, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 00:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:09 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:32 – 08:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:32 – 08:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:12 – 08:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:04 – 11:20
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:52 – 15:08
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:09 – 08:09 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. 05:41 – 06:36
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:15 – 12:56
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:40 – 20:26
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:32 – 21:23
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:32 – 21:23
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:32 – 08:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:48 – 10:04 | Good |
| Rog | 10:04 – 11:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:20 – 12:36 | Bad |
| Char | 12:36 – 13:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:52 – 15:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:08 – 16:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:24 – 17:40 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:40 – 19:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:24 – 21:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:08 – 22:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:52 – 00:36 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:36 – 02:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:20 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:04 – 05:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:48 – 07:32 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
- 07:32 NowSaturn
- 08:22 NowJupiter
- 09:13 NowMars
- 10:04 NowSun
- 10:54 NowVenus
- 11:45 NowMercury
- 12:36 NowMoon
- 13:26 NowSaturn
- 14:17 NowJupiter
- 15:08 NowMars
- 15:58 NowSun
- 16:49 NowVenus
- 17:40 NowMercury
- 18:49 NowMoon
- 19:58 NowSaturn
- 21:08 NowJupiter
- 22:17 NowMars
- 23:26 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:36 NowVenus
- 01:45 NowMercury
- 02:54 NowMoon
- 04:04 NowSaturn
- 05:13 NowJupiter
- 06:22 NowMars
- 07:32 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:32 NowMars
- 10:32 NowSun
- 11:32 NowVenus
- 12:32 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:32 NowSaturn
- 15:32 NowJupiter
- 16:32 NowMars
- 17:32 NowSun
- 18:32 NowVenus
- 19:32 NowMercury
- 20:32 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:32 NowJupiter
- 23:32 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSun
- 01:32 NowVenus
- 02:32 NowMercury
- 03:32 NowMoon
- 04:32 NowSaturn
- 05:32 NowJupiter
- 06:32 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:41 – 06:06 Scorpio
- 06:06 – 08:09 Sagittarius
- 08:09 – 09:49 Capricorn
- 09:49 – 11:13 Aquarius
- 11:13 – 12:35 Pisces
- 12:35 – 14:07 Aries
- 14:07 – 16:01 Taurus
- 16:01 – 18:16 Gemini
- 18:16 – 20:39 Cancer
- 20:39 – 23:00 Leo
- 23:00 – 01:19 next day Virgo
- 01:19 – 03:42 next day Libra
- 03:42 – 06:02 next day Scorpio
- 06:02 – 07:32 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 IST (UTC+5:30) · Method