Atlanta panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 07:36 Sunset 17:29 Moonrise 12:19 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
07:36 to 17:29- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:50 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam 11:19 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:53 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:33 – 13:47
- 12:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 12:16 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:29 to 07:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:29 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:44 – 06:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:43 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 02:51 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 05:00 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 12:16
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 05:00 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Siddhi until 02:51 next day
- Karana Vanija until 12:16, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 12:16 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:43 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 02:51 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 05:00 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:50 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:19 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:53
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 12:16 – 22:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:33 – 13:47
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:43 – 00:42 next day
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 02:51 – 01:49 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. 05:43 – 06:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:29 – 20:19
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:36 – 12:16
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:36 – 08:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:50 – 10:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:05 – 11:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:19 – 12:33 | Good |
| Rog | 12:33 – 13:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:47 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Char | 15:01 – 16:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:15 – 17:29 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:29 – 19:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:15 – 21:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:01 – 22:47 | Good |
| Char | 22:47 – 00:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:33 – 02:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:19 – 04:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:05 – 05:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:51 – 07:37 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
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:26 NowMoon
- 09:15 NowSaturn
- 10:05 NowJupiter
- 10:54 NowMars
- 11:43 NowSun
- 12:33 NowVenus
- 13:22 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:01 NowSaturn
- 15:50 NowJupiter
- 16:40 NowMars
- 17:29 NowSun
- 18:40 NowVenus
- 19:50 NowMercury
- 21:01 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:22 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:54 NowVenus
- 04:05 NowMercury
- 05:16 NowMoon
- 06:26 NowSaturn
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:36 NowMoon
- 09:36 NowSaturn
- 10:36 NowJupiter
- 11:36 NowMars
- 12:36 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:36 NowJupiter
- 18:36 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:36 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:36 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:36 NowMars
- 02:36 NowSun
- 03:36 NowVenus
- 04:36 NowMercury
- 05:36 NowMoon
- 06:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:43 – 07:38 Scorpio
- 07:38 – 09:41 Sagittarius
- 09:41 – 11:19 Capricorn
- 11:19 – 12:40 Aquarius
- 12:40 – 14:00 Pisces
- 14:00 – 15:30 Aries
- 15:30 – 17:23 Taurus
- 17:23 – 19:39 Gemini
- 19:39 – 22:03 Cancer
- 22:03 – 00:26 next day Leo
- 00:26 – 02:48 next day Virgo
- 02:48 – 05:13 next day Libra
- 05:13 – 07:34 next day Scorpio
- 07:34 – 07:37 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 EST (UTC-5) · Method