Delhi panchang, 7 January 2024
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 02:58 Margashirsha month
Delhi, India · 28.65°, 77.23° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:16 to 17:38- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:47
- Yamaganda 12:27 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam 15:02 – 16:20
- Durmuhurta 16:15 – 16:56
- Rahu Kalam 16:20 – 17:38
- 12:50 Karana becomes Balava
- 16:01 Moon enters Scorpio
Night
17:38 to 07:16 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:21
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:08 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 00:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 00:46 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 22:08 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 04:52 next day
- Karana Bava until 12:50, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:50 Karana becomes Balava
- 16:01 Moon enters Scorpio
- 22:08 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 00:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:09 – 08:09
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:27 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:02 – 16:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:15 – 16:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:20 – 17:38
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:52 – 07:16 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:16 – 22:08
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 21:12 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 20:09 – 22:15
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 22:08 – 07:16 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. 05:26 – 06:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:21
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:16 – 08:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:33 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:09 – 12:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:27 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:44 – 15:02 | Good |
| Rog | 15:02 – 16:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:20 – 17:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:38 – 19:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:20 – 21:02 | Good |
| Char | 21:02 – 22:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:44 – 00:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:27 – 02:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:09 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:33 – 07:16 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
- 07:16 NowSun
- 08:07 NowVenus
- 08:59 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:43 NowSaturn
- 11:35 NowJupiter
- 12:27 NowMars
- 13:18 NowSun
- 14:10 NowVenus
- 15:02 NowMercury
- 15:54 NowMoon
- 16:46 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:46 NowMars
- 19:54 NowSun
- 21:02 NowVenus
- 22:10 NowMercury
- 23:18 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSaturn
- 01:35 NowJupiter
- 02:43 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 04:59 NowVenus
- 06:07 NowMercury
- 07:16 NowSun
- 08:16 NowVenus
- 09:16 NowMercury
- 10:16 NowMoon
- 11:16 NowSaturn
- 12:16 NowJupiter
- 13:16 NowMars
- 14:16 NowSun
- 15:16 NowVenus
- 16:16 NowMercury
- 17:16 NowMoon
- 18:16 NowSaturn
- 19:16 NowJupiter
- 20:16 NowMars
- 21:16 NowSun
- 22:16 NowVenus
- 23:16 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMoon
- 01:16 NowSaturn
- 02:16 NowJupiter
- 03:16 NowMars
- 04:16 NowSun
- 05:16 NowVenus
- 06:16 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 05:45 Scorpio
- 05:45 – 07:49 Sagittarius
- 07:49 – 09:32 Capricorn
- 09:32 – 10:59 Aquarius
- 10:59 – 12:24 Pisces
- 12:24 – 13:59 Aries
- 13:59 – 15:55 Taurus
- 15:55 – 18:09 Gemini
- 18:09 – 20:30 Cancer
- 20:30 – 22:47 Leo
- 22:47 – 01:03 next day Virgo
- 01:03 – 03:23 next day Libra
- 03:23 – 05:42 next day Scorpio
- 05:42 – 07:16 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