Chandigarh panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:25 Moonrise 16:33 Margashirsha month
Chandigarh, India · 30.74°, 76.79° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 17:25- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:34 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:37
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
17:25 to 07:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:25 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 06:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:58 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 10:47
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:56 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 17:15
- Karana Vanija until 10:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 06:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:58 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:37
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. 05:27 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:25 – 20:12
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 07:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:18 – 07:56
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:56 – 04:53 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 09:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:50 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 14:53 | Bad |
| Char | 14:53 – 16:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:09 – 17:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:25 – 19:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:09 – 20:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:53 – 22:37 | Good |
| Char | 22:37 – 00:22 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:22 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:06 – 03:50 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:50 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:34 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:50 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:31 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:03 NowMoon
- 14:53 NowSaturn
- 15:44 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:25 NowSun
- 18:34 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 22:03 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:22 NowMars
- 01:31 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:50 Scorpio
- 06:50 – 08:54 Sagittarius
- 08:54 – 10:34 Capricorn
- 10:34 – 11:59 Aquarius
- 11:59 – 13:22 Pisces
- 13:22 – 14:55 Aries
- 14:55 – 16:50 Taurus
- 16:50 – 19:05 Gemini
- 19:05 – 21:27 Cancer
- 21:27 – 23:47 Leo
- 23:47 – 02:05 next day Virgo
- 02:05 – 04:27 next day Libra
- 04:27 – 06:46 next day Scorpio
- 06:46 – 07:18 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 IST (UTC+5:30) · Method