Ludhiana panchang, 16 March 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:34 Moonrise 04:58 Phalguna month
Ludhiana, Punjab, India · 30.91°, 75.85° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 18:34- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:06 – 09:36
- Yamaganda 11:05 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:59
- Durmuhurta 12:59 – 13:47
- Gulika Kalam 14:05 – 15:34
- Durmuhurta 15:22 – 16:10
- 09:36 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 09:41 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:41 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:14 Moon enters Aquarius
Night
18:34 to 06:35 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:34 – 20:58
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:22 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 09:41
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 06:22 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Shiva until 09:36
- Karana Taitila until 09:41, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:36 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 09:41 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:41 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:14 Moon enters Aquarius
- 21:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:22 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:36
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:59 – 13:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:05 – 15:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:22 – 16:10
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. 05:00 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 12:59
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:34 – 20:58
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:36 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:06 – 09:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:36 – 11:05 | Good |
| Rog | 11:05 – 12:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:35 – 14:05 | Bad |
| Char | 14:05 – 15:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:34 – 17:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:04 – 18:34 | Good |
| Char | 18:34 – 20:04 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:04 – 21:34 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:34 – 23:04 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:04 – 00:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:34 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:05 – 03:35 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:35 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:05 – 06:35 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
- 06:36 NowMoon
- 07:36 NowSaturn
- 08:36 NowJupiter
- 09:36 NowMars
- 10:35 NowSun
- 11:35 NowVenus
- 12:35 NowMercury
- 13:35 NowMoon
- 14:35 NowSaturn
- 15:34 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:34 NowSun
- 18:34 NowVenus
- 19:34 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:34 NowSaturn
- 22:34 NowJupiter
- 23:34 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSun
- 01:34 NowVenus
- 02:35 NowMercury
- 03:35 NowMoon
- 04:35 NowSaturn
- 05:35 NowJupiter
- 06:36 NowMoon
- 07:36 NowSaturn
- 08:36 NowJupiter
- 09:36 NowMars
- 10:36 NowSun
- 11:36 NowVenus
- 12:36 NowMercury
- 13:36 NowMoon
- 14:36 NowSaturn
- 15:36 NowJupiter
- 16:36 NowMars
- 17:36 NowSun
- 18:36 NowVenus
- 19:36 NowMercury
- 20:36 NowMoon
- 21:36 NowSaturn
- 22:36 NowJupiter
- 23:36 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSun
- 01:36 NowVenus
- 02:36 NowMercury
- 03:36 NowMoon
- 04:36 NowSaturn
- 05:36 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 05:11 Capricorn
- 05:11 – 06:36 Aquarius
- 06:36 – 07:58 Pisces
- 07:58 – 09:31 Aries
- 09:31 – 11:26 Taurus
- 11:26 – 13:41 Gemini
- 13:41 – 16:03 Cancer
- 16:03 – 18:23 Leo
- 18:23 – 20:42 Virgo
- 20:42 – 23:03 Libra
- 23:03 – 01:23 next day Scorpio
- 01:23 – 03:26 next day Sagittarius
- 03:26 – 05:07 next day Capricorn
- 05:07 – 06:32 next day Aquarius
- 06:32 – 06:35 next day Pisces
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