Auckland panchang, 28 January 2026
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 20:34 Moonrise 16:22 Magha month
Auckland, New Zealand · -36.85°, 174.76° · Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 20:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:18 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam 11:48 – 13:33
- Durmuhurta 13:05 – 14:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:05 – 14:01 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:33 – 15:18
- 10:43 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 13:23 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:57 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
20:34 to 06:34 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:34 – 22:34
- Brahma Muhurta 05:14 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:06 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 00:06 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 00:06 next day
- Nakshatra Krittika until 16:57 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shukla until 10:43
- Karana Taitila until 13:23, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:43 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 13:23 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:57 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 00:06 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 00:06 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:48 – 13:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:05 – 14:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:33 – 15:18
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. 05:13 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:05 – 14:01
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:34 – 22:34
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:32 – 16:57
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:32 – 16:57
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:32 – 06:34 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:57 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:32 – 08:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:18 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:48 – 13:33 | Good |
| Rog | 13:33 – 15:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:18 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Char | 17:03 – 18:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:48 – 20:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:34 – 21:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:49 – 23:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:04 – 00:19 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:19 – 01:34 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:34 – 02:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:49 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:19 – 06:34 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
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:53 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:23 NowSun
- 13:33 NowVenus
- 14:43 NowMercury
- 15:53 NowMoon
- 17:03 NowSaturn
- 18:13 NowJupiter
- 19:23 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:24 NowVenus
- 22:14 NowMercury
- 23:04 NowMoon
- 23:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:44 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:24 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 04:54 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:32 NowVenus
- 13:32 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 05:29 Sagittarius
- 05:29 – 07:57 Capricorn
- 07:57 – 10:24 Aquarius
- 10:24 – 12:50 Pisces
- 12:50 – 15:18 Aries
- 15:18 – 17:41 Taurus
- 17:41 – 19:43 Gemini
- 19:43 – 21:17 Cancer
- 21:17 – 22:35 Leo
- 22:35 – 23:51 Virgo
- 23:51 – 01:18 next day Libra
- 01:18 – 03:08 next day Scorpio
- 03:08 – 05:25 next day Sagittarius
- 05:25 – 06:34 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