Auckland panchang, 20 December 2024
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 20:38 Margashirsha month
Auckland, New Zealand · -36.85°, 174.76° · Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:59 to 20:38- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:48 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta 08:54 – 09:53
- Rahu Kalam 11:28 – 13:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:49 – 13:47
- Durmuhurta 13:47 – 14:46
- Yamaganda 16:58 – 18:48
- 09:29 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 09:29 Moon enters Leo
- 18:19 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 18:19 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:38 to 05:59 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:38 – 22:30
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:41 next day Yoga becomes Priti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 18:19
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 09:29 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vishkambha until 01:41 next day
- Karana Taitila until 18:19, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:29 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 09:29 Moon enters Leo
- 18:19 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 18:19 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:41 next day Yoga becomes Priti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:48 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:54 – 09:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 13:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:47 – 14:46
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:58 – 18:48
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:59 – 09:29
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 09:29 – 05:59 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. 04:44 – 05:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:49 – 13:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:38 – 22:30
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 18:19 – 05:59 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:59 – 07:48 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:48 – 09:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:38 – 11:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:28 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:18 – 15:08 | Good |
| Rog | 15:08 – 16:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:58 – 18:48 | Bad |
| Char | 18:48 – 20:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:38 – 21:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:48 – 22:58 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:58 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:08 – 01:18 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:18 – 02:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:28 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:39 – 04:49 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:49 – 05:59 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
- 05:59 NowVenus
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:25 NowMoon
- 09:38 NowSaturn
- 10:52 NowJupiter
- 12:05 NowMars
- 13:18 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:45 NowMercury
- 16:58 NowMoon
- 18:11 NowSaturn
- 19:24 NowJupiter
- 20:38 NowMars
- 21:24 NowSun
- 22:11 NowVenus
- 22:58 NowMercury
- 23:45 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:31 NowSaturn
- 01:18 NowJupiter
- 02:05 NowMars
- 02:52 NowSun
- 03:39 NowVenus
- 04:25 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowVenus
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:59 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 15:59 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 17:59 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 19:59 NowVenus
- 20:59 NowMercury
- 21:59 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:44 – 05:45 Scorpio
- 05:45 – 08:02 Sagittarius
- 08:02 – 10:29 Capricorn
- 10:29 – 12:56 Aquarius
- 12:56 – 15:22 Pisces
- 15:22 – 17:50 Aries
- 17:50 – 20:13 Taurus
- 20:13 – 22:15 Gemini
- 22:15 – 23:50 Cancer
- 23:50 – 01:08 next day Leo
- 01:08 – 02:23 next day Virgo
- 02:23 – 03:50 next day Libra
- 03:50 – 05:41 next day Scorpio
- 05:41 – 05:59 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 NZDT (UTC+13) · Method