Atlanta panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 07:44 Sunset 19:46 Moonrise 07:25 Phalguna month
Atlanta, Georgia, United States · 33.75°, -84.39° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:44 to 19:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 09:15 – 10:45
- Gulika Kalam 12:15 – 13:45
- Durmuhurta 13:21 – 14:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:21 – 14:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:45 – 15:15
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
19:46 to 07:43 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:46 – 22:10
- Brahma Muhurta 06:07 – 06:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 21:23
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 19:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 18:31
- Karana Chatushpada until 10:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:15 – 10:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:15 – 13:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:21 – 14:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:15
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 20:06 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 19:06 – 21:05
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. 06:09 – 06:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:21 – 14:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:46 – 22:10
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:44 – 09:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 09:15 – 10:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:45 – 12:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:15 – 13:45 | Good |
| Rog | 13:45 – 15:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:15 – 16:46 | Bad |
| Char | 16:46 – 18:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:16 – 19:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:46 – 21:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:16 – 22:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:45 – 00:15 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:15 – 01:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:45 – 03:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:14 – 04:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:44 – 06:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 06:13 – 07:43 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
- 07:44 NowMercury
- 08:45 NowMoon
- 09:45 NowSaturn
- 10:45 NowJupiter
- 11:45 NowMars
- 12:45 NowSun
- 13:45 NowVenus
- 14:45 NowMercury
- 15:46 NowMoon
- 16:46 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:46 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:46 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:45 NowMoon
- 23:45 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:45 NowJupiter
- 01:45 NowMars
- 02:44 NowSun
- 03:44 NowVenus
- 04:44 NowMercury
- 05:44 NowMoon
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:44 NowMercury
- 08:44 NowMoon
- 09:44 NowSaturn
- 10:44 NowJupiter
- 11:44 NowMars
- 12:44 NowSun
- 13:44 NowVenus
- 14:44 NowMercury
- 15:44 NowMoon
- 16:44 NowSaturn
- 17:44 NowJupiter
- 18:44 NowMars
- 19:44 NowSun
- 20:44 NowVenus
- 21:44 NowMercury
- 22:44 NowMoon
- 23:44 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:44 NowJupiter
- 01:44 NowMars
- 02:44 NowSun
- 03:44 NowVenus
- 04:44 NowMercury
- 05:44 NowMoon
- 06:44 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 06:09 – 06:16 Capricorn
- 06:16 – 07:38 Aquarius
- 07:38 – 08:57 Pisces
- 08:57 – 10:27 Aries
- 10:27 – 12:20 Taurus
- 12:20 – 14:36 Gemini
- 14:36 – 17:01 Cancer
- 17:01 – 19:24 Leo
- 19:24 – 21:46 Virgo
- 21:46 – 00:10 next day Libra
- 00:10 – 02:32 next day Scorpio
- 02:32 – 04:34 next day Sagittarius
- 04:34 – 06:12 next day Capricorn
- 06:12 – 07:34 next day Aquarius
- 07:34 – 07:43 next day Pisces
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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method