Auckland panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 20:37 Moonrise 16:22 Margashirsha month
Auckland, New Zealand · -36.85°, 174.76° · Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:58 to 20:37- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:49 – 13:47
- Yamaganda 13:18 – 15:08
- Gulika Kalam 16:58 – 18:47
- Durmuhurta 18:40 – 19:39
- Rahu Kalam 18:47 – 20:37
- 15:40 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:48 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
20:37 to 05:59 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:37 – 22:30
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 03:45 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 03:45 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 03:45 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 22:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 15:40
- Karana Vanija until 16:48, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:40 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 03:45 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 03:45 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:05 – 04:52
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 15:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:58 – 18:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:40 – 19:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:47 – 20:37
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 22:25 – 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. 04:43 – 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 20:37 – 22:30
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:58 – 22:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:58 – 22:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:58 – 07:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:48 – 09:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:38 – 11:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:28 – 13:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:18 – 15:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:08 – 16:58 | Good |
| Rog | 16:58 – 18:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:47 – 20:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:37 – 21:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:47 – 22:58 | Good |
| Char | 22:58 – 00:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:08 – 01:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:18 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:28 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:38 – 04:49 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:49 – 05:59 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
- 05:58 NowSun
- 07:12 NowVenus
- 08:25 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:51 NowSaturn
- 12:05 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:31 NowSun
- 15:44 NowVenus
- 16:58 NowMercury
- 18:11 NowMoon
- 19:24 NowSaturn
- 20:37 NowJupiter
- 21:24 NowMars
- 22:11 NowSun
- 22:58 NowVenus
- 23:44 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:05 NowJupiter
- 02:52 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:25 NowVenus
- 05:12 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowSun
- 06:58 NowVenus
- 07:58 NowMercury
- 08:58 NowMoon
- 09:58 NowSaturn
- 10:58 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:58 NowSun
- 13:58 NowVenus
- 14:58 NowMercury
- 15:58 NowMoon
- 16:58 NowSaturn
- 17:58 NowJupiter
- 18:58 NowMars
- 19:58 NowSun
- 20:58 NowVenus
- 21:58 NowMercury
- 22:58 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:58 NowJupiter
- 01:58 NowMars
- 02:58 NowSun
- 03:58 NowVenus
- 04:58 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:47 Scorpio
- 05:47 – 08:04 Sagittarius
- 08:04 – 10:31 Capricorn
- 10:31 – 12:58 Aquarius
- 12:58 – 15:24 Pisces
- 15:24 – 17:52 Aries
- 17:52 – 20:15 Taurus
- 20:15 – 22:17 Gemini
- 22:17 – 23:52 Cancer
- 23:52 – 01:10 next day Leo
- 01:10 – 02:25 next day Virgo
- 02:25 – 03:52 next day Libra
- 03:52 – 05:43 next day Scorpio
- 05:43 – 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