Auckland panchang, 20 August 2025
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 17:49 Moonrise 04:59 Shravana month
Auckland, New Zealand · -36.85°, 174.76° · Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:59 to 17:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:20 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam 11:03 – 12:24
- Durmuhurta 12:02 – 12:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:02 – 12:46 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:24 – 13:45
- 07:37 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 09:13 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:49 to 06:58 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:49 – 20:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:13 – 06:05 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:43 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 01:05 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 06:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 20:29
- Nakshatra Ardra until 07:37 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Siddhi until 00:43 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 09:13, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:37 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 09:13 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:43 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 01:05 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 06:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:20 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:03 – 12:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:02 – 12:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:24 – 13:45
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:43 – 22:44 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. 05:14 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:02 – 12:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:49 – 20:27
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:59 – 20:29
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:59 – 08:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:20 – 09:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:42 – 11:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:03 – 12:24 | Good |
| Rog | 12:24 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:45 – 15:07 | Bad |
| Char | 15:07 – 16:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:28 – 17:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:49 – 19:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:28 – 21:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:06 – 22:45 | Good |
| Char | 22:45 – 00:24 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:24 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:02 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 05:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:19 – 06:58 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
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:24 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:13 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 16:01 NowJupiter
- 16:55 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:55 NowVenus
- 20:01 NowMercury
- 21:06 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:35 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 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
- 05:59 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 05:20 Gemini
- 05:20 – 06:54 Cancer
- 06:54 – 08:12 Leo
- 08:12 – 09:28 Virgo
- 09:28 – 10:54 Libra
- 10:54 – 12:45 Scorpio
- 12:45 – 15:02 Sagittarius
- 15:02 – 17:30 Capricorn
- 17:30 – 19:57 Aquarius
- 19:57 – 22:23 Pisces
- 22:23 – 00:51 next day Aries
- 00:51 – 03:14 next day Taurus
- 03:14 – 05:16 next day Gemini
- 05:16 – 06:50 next day Cancer
- 06:50 – 06:58 next day Leo
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 NZST (UTC+12) · Method