Atlanta panchang, 13 December 2023
Sunrise 07:34 Sunset 17:28 Moonrise 08:29 Margashirsha month
Atlanta, Georgia, United States · 33.75°, -84.39° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:34 to 17:28- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:48 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam 11:17 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta 12:11 – 12:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:51 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:31 – 13:45
- 16:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 16:39 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:28 to 07:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:28 – 20:17
- Brahma Muhurta 05:42 – 06:38 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:16 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 02:54 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 03:35 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 16:39
- Nakshatra Mula until 23:16 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ganda until 02:54 next day
- Karana Bava until 16:39, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 16:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 16:39 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:16 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 02:54 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 03:35 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:47 – 08:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:48 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:17 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:11 – 12:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:31 – 13:45
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 – 06:38
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 12:51
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:28 – 20:17
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 16:39 – 07:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:34 – 08:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:48 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:17 – 12:31 | Good |
| Rog | 12:31 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:45 – 15:00 | Bad |
| Char | 15:00 – 16:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:14 – 17:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:28 – 19:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:14 – 21:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:00 – 22:46 | Good |
| Char | 22:46 – 00:32 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:32 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:17 – 04:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:03 – 05:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:49 – 07:35 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
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:24 NowMoon
- 09:13 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:31 NowVenus
- 13:21 NowMercury
- 14:10 NowMoon
- 15:00 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:39 NowMars
- 17:28 NowSun
- 18:39 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 21:00 NowMoon
- 22:10 NowSaturn
- 23:21 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 05:14 NowMoon
- 06:24 NowSaturn
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:34 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:34 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
- 06:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:41 – 07:51 Scorpio
- 07:51 – 09:54 Sagittarius
- 09:54 – 11:31 Capricorn
- 11:31 – 12:53 Aquarius
- 12:53 – 14:12 Pisces
- 14:12 – 15:43 Aries
- 15:43 – 17:35 Taurus
- 17:35 – 19:51 Gemini
- 19:51 – 22:16 Cancer
- 22:16 – 00:39 next day Leo
- 00:39 – 03:01 next day Virgo
- 03:01 – 05:26 next day Libra
- 05:26 – 07:35 next day Scorpio
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 EST (UTC-5) · Method