Delhi panchang, 18 October 2026
Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 17:47 Moonrise 13:07 Ashwin month
Delhi, India · 28.65°, 77.23° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- Past
- A limb changes
Day
06:24 to 17:47- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:28
- Yamaganda 12:06 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam 14:56 – 16:22
- Durmuhurta 16:16 – 17:02
- Rahu Kalam 16:22 – 17:47
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
17:47 to 06:25 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:47 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:34 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 08:28
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 12:49 · lord Venus
- Yoga Sukarman until 23:56
- Karana Vanija until 08:28, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 14:56 – 16:22
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 16:16 – 17:02
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 16:22 – 17:47
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:43 – 05:34
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 17:47 – 20:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhurta Chintamani 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 12:49 – 06:25 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:24 – 07:49 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:49 – 09:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:15 – 10:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:40 – 12:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:06 – 13:31 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 13:31 – 14:56 | Good |
| Rog | 14:56 – 16:22 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 16:22 – 17:47 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 17:47 – 19:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:22 – 20:56 | Good |
| Char | 20:56 – 22:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:31 – 00:06 next day | Avoid |
| Kaal | 00:06 – 01:41 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 01:41 – 03:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:15 – 04:50 next day | Avoid |
| Shubh | 04:50 – 06:25 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 06:24 NowSun
- 07:21 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:15 NowMoon
- 10:12 NowSaturn
- 11:09 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:03 NowSun
- 13:59 NowVenus
- 14:56 NowMercury
- 15:53 NowMoon
- 16:50 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 18:50 NowMars
- 19:53 NowSun
- 20:56 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:12 NowMars
- 03:15 NowSun
- 04:18 NowVenus
- 05:22 NowMercury
- 06:24 NowSun
- 07:24 NowVenus
- 08:24 NowMercury
- 09:24 NowMoon
- 10:24 NowSaturn
- 11:24 NowJupiter
- 12:24 NowMars
- 13:24 NowSun
- 14:24 NowVenus
- 15:24 NowMercury
- 16:24 NowMoon
- 17:24 NowSaturn
- 18:24 NowJupiter
- 19:24 NowMars
- 20:24 NowSun
- 21:24 NowVenus
- 22:24 NowMercury
- 23:24 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:24 NowSaturn
- 01:24 NowJupiter
- 02:24 NowMars
- 03:24 NowSun
- 04:24 NowVenus
- 05:24 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 06:25 Virgo
- 06:25 – 08:44 Libra
- 08:44 – 11:03 Scorpio
- 11:03 – 13:07 Sagittarius
- 13:07 – 14:49 Capricorn
- 14:49 – 16:17 Aquarius
- 16:17 – 17:42 Pisces
- 17:42 – 19:17 Aries
- 19:17 – 21:12 Taurus
- 21:12 – 23:27 Gemini
- 23:27 – 01:47 next day Cancer
- 01:47 – 04:05 next day Leo
- 04:05 – 06:21 next day Virgo
- 06:21 – 06:25 next day Libra
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