Ludhiana panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:25 Moonrise 11:55 Margashirsha month
Ludhiana, Punjab, India · 30.91°, 75.85° · 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 11:06 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:22 – 13:37
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
17:25 to 07:19 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:25 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 22:46
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 14:02 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 13:46
- Karana Gara until 10:08, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:37
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:46 – 09:13 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:13 – 11:12 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. 05:27 – 06:23
- 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
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:18 – 22:46
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:25 – 14:02
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 09:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:50 – 11:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:06 – 12:22 | Good |
| Rog | 12:22 – 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 – 22:38 | Good |
| Char | 22:38 – 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 – 07:19 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
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:50 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:31 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:03 NowMoon
- 14:53 NowSaturn
- 15:44 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:25 NowSun
- 18:35 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 22:03 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:22 NowMars
- 01:31 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 05:00 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 – 07:22 Scorpio
- 07:22 – 09:25 Sagittarius
- 09:25 – 11:06 Capricorn
- 11:06 – 12:31 Aquarius
- 12:31 – 13:53 Pisces
- 13:53 – 15:26 Aries
- 15:26 – 17:21 Taurus
- 17:21 – 19:36 Gemini
- 19:36 – 21:58 Cancer
- 21:58 – 00:18 next day Leo
- 00:18 – 02:37 next day Virgo
- 02:37 – 04:58 next day Libra
- 04:58 – 07:18 next day Scorpio
- 07:18 – 07:19 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