Auckland panchang, 16 March 2026
Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 19:37 Moonrise 03:51 Phalguna month
Auckland, New Zealand · -36.85°, 174.76° · Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:20 to 19:37- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:53 – 10:25
- Yamaganda 11:57 – 13:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:04 – 13:53
- Durmuhurta 13:53 – 14:43
- Gulika Kalam 15:01 – 16:33
- Durmuhurta 16:21 – 17:10
- 13:26 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 17:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 17:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 17:11 Karana becomes Gara
Night
19:37 to 07:21 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:37 – 21:58
- Brahma Muhurta 05:47 – 06:34 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:44 next day Moon enters Aquarius
- 05:07 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 17:11
- Nakshatra Shravana until 13:26 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shiva until 17:06
- Karana Taitila until 17:11, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 13:26 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 17:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 17:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 17:11 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:44 next day Moon enters Aquarius
- 05:07 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:53 – 10:25
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:57 – 13:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:53 – 14:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:01 – 16:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:21 – 17:10
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. 05:47 – 06:34
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:04 – 13:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:37 – 21:58
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:20 – 13:26
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:20 – 13:26
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:20 – 08:53 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:53 – 10:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:25 – 11:57 | Good |
| Rog | 11:57 – 13:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:29 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Char | 15:01 – 16:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:33 – 18:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:05 – 19:37 | Good |
| Char | 19:37 – 21:05 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 21:05 – 22:33 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:33 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:01 – 01:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:29 – 02:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:57 – 04:25 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:25 – 05:53 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:53 – 07:21 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:20 NowMoon
- 08:22 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:26 NowSun
- 12:27 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:30 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:33 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:35 NowMoon
- 22:33 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:25 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
- 06:23 NowJupiter
- 07:20 NowMoon
- 08:20 NowSaturn
- 09:20 NowJupiter
- 10:20 NowMars
- 11:20 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:20 NowMercury
- 14:20 NowMoon
- 15:20 NowSaturn
- 16:20 NowJupiter
- 17:20 NowMars
- 18:20 NowSun
- 19:20 NowVenus
- 20:20 NowMercury
- 21:20 NowMoon
- 22:20 NowSaturn
- 23:20 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:20 NowSun
- 02:20 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:20 NowMoon
- 05:20 NowSaturn
- 06:20 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:47 – 07:19 Aquarius
- 07:19 – 09:45 Pisces
- 09:45 – 12:13 Aries
- 12:13 – 14:36 Taurus
- 14:36 – 16:38 Gemini
- 16:38 – 18:13 Cancer
- 18:13 – 19:31 Leo
- 19:31 – 20:46 Virgo
- 20:46 – 22:13 Libra
- 22:13 – 00:04 next day Scorpio
- 00:04 – 02:21 next day Sagittarius
- 02:21 – 04:48 next day Capricorn
- 04:48 – 07:15 next day Aquarius
- 07:15 – 07:21 next day Pisces
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