Auckland panchang, 21 December 2026
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 20:38 Moonrise 17:36 Margashirsha month
Auckland, New Zealand · -36.85°, 174.76° · Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:59 to 20:38- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:49 – 09:39
- Yamaganda 11:28 – 13:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:49 – 13:48
- Durmuhurta 13:48 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam 15:08 – 16:58
- Durmuhurta 16:43 – 17:42
- 12:37 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 14:30 Karana becomes Balava
Night
20:38 to 05:59 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 20:38 – 22:30
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 01:06 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:06 next day Moon enters Taurus
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 01:06 next day
- Nakshatra Bharani until 20:39 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shiva until 12:37
- Karana Bava until 14:30, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:37 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 14:30 Karana becomes Balava
- 20:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 01:06 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:06 next day Moon enters Taurus
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:49 – 09:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 13:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:48 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:08 – 16:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:43 – 17:42
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. 04:44 – 05:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:49 – 13:48
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:38 – 22:30
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:59 – 07:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:49 – 09:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:39 – 11:28 | Good |
| Rog | 11:28 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:18 – 15:08 | Bad |
| Char | 15:08 – 16:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:58 – 18:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:48 – 20:38 | Good |
| Char | 20:38 – 21:48 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 21:48 – 22:58 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:58 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:08 – 01:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:19 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:29 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:39 – 04:49 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:49 – 05:59 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
- 05:59 NowMoon
- 07:12 NowSaturn
- 08:25 NowJupiter
- 09:39 NowMars
- 10:52 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:45 NowSaturn
- 16:58 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:25 NowSun
- 20:38 NowVenus
- 21:25 NowMercury
- 22:11 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:05 NowVenus
- 02:52 NowMercury
- 03:39 NowMoon
- 04:26 NowSaturn
- 05:12 NowJupiter
- 05:59 NowMoon
- 06:59 NowSaturn
- 07:59 NowJupiter
- 08:59 NowMars
- 09:59 NowSun
- 10:59 NowVenus
- 11:59 NowMercury
- 12:59 NowMoon
- 13:59 NowSaturn
- 14:59 NowJupiter
- 15:59 NowMars
- 16:59 NowSun
- 17:59 NowVenus
- 18:59 NowMercury
- 19:59 NowMoon
- 20:59 NowSaturn
- 21:59 NowJupiter
- 22:59 NowMars
- 23:59 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:59 NowVenus
- 01:59 NowMercury
- 02:59 NowMoon
- 03:59 NowSaturn
- 04:59 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:44 – 05:43 Scorpio
- 05:43 – 08:00 Sagittarius
- 08:00 – 10:27 Capricorn
- 10:27 – 12:54 Aquarius
- 12:54 – 15:20 Pisces
- 15:20 – 17:48 Aries
- 17:48 – 20:11 Taurus
- 20:11 – 22:13 Gemini
- 22:13 – 23:48 Cancer
- 23:48 – 01:06 next day Leo
- 01:06 – 02:21 next day Virgo
- 02:21 – 03:48 next day Libra
- 03:48 – 05:39 next day Scorpio
- 05:39 – 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