Auckland panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 20:39 Moonrise 05:09 Pausha month
Auckland, New Zealand · -36.85°, 174.76° · Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:22 to 20:39- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:02 – 13:59
- Yamaganda 13:30 – 15:18
- Gulika Kalam 17:05 – 18:52
- Durmuhurta 18:45 – 19:42
- Rahu Kalam 18:52 – 20:39
- 07:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 20:16 Karana becomes Naga
Night
20:39 to 06:23 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:39 – 22:36
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
- 04:41 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 07:34
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 17:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 04:41 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 07:34, then Chatushpada
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 20:16 Karana becomes Naga
- 00:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
- 04:41 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:30 – 15:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:05 – 18:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:45 – 19:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:52 – 20:39
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:41 – 05:53 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. 05:04 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:02 – 13:59
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:39 – 22:36
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:44 – 06:23 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:22 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:09 – 09:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:56 – 11:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:43 – 13:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:30 – 15:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:18 – 17:05 | Good |
| Rog | 17:05 – 18:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:52 – 20:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:39 – 21:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:52 – 23:05 | Good |
| Char | 23:05 – 00:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:18 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:31 – 02:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:44 – 03:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:57 – 05:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:10 – 06:23 next day | Good |
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
- 06:22 NowSun
- 07:33 NowVenus
- 08:45 NowMercury
- 09:56 NowMoon
- 11:08 NowSaturn
- 12:19 NowJupiter
- 13:30 NowMars
- 14:42 NowSun
- 15:53 NowVenus
- 17:05 NowMercury
- 18:16 NowMoon
- 19:28 NowSaturn
- 20:39 NowJupiter
- 21:28 NowMars
- 22:17 NowSun
- 23:05 NowVenus
- 23:54 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMoon
- 01:31 NowSaturn
- 02:20 NowJupiter
- 03:08 NowMars
- 03:57 NowSun
- 04:45 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
- 06:22 NowSun
- 07:22 NowVenus
- 08:22 NowMercury
- 09:22 NowMoon
- 10:22 NowSaturn
- 11:22 NowJupiter
- 12:22 NowMars
- 13:22 NowSun
- 14:22 NowVenus
- 15:22 NowMercury
- 16:22 NowMoon
- 17:22 NowSaturn
- 18:22 NowJupiter
- 19:22 NowMars
- 20:22 NowSun
- 21:22 NowVenus
- 22:22 NowMercury
- 23:22 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:22 NowSaturn
- 01:22 NowJupiter
- 02:22 NowMars
- 03:22 NowSun
- 04:22 NowVenus
- 05:22 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 06:09 Sagittarius
- 06:09 – 08:36 Capricorn
- 08:36 – 11:03 Aquarius
- 11:03 – 13:29 Pisces
- 13:29 – 15:57 Aries
- 15:57 – 18:20 Taurus
- 18:20 – 20:22 Gemini
- 20:22 – 21:57 Cancer
- 21:57 – 23:15 Leo
- 23:15 – 00:30 next day Virgo
- 00:30 – 01:57 next day Libra
- 01:57 – 03:48 next day Scorpio
- 03:48 – 06:05 next day Sagittarius
- 06:05 – 06:23 next day Capricorn
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