Ludhiana panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 17:27 Moonrise 13:58 Margashirsha month
Ludhiana, Punjab, India · 30.91°, 75.85° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:20 to 17:27- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:03 – 12:44
- Yamaganda 12:24 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam 14:55 – 16:11
- Durmuhurta 16:06 – 16:46
- Rahu Kalam 16:11 – 17:27
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:27 to 07:21 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:27 – 20:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 07:00 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 07:00 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:24 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:55 – 16:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:06 – 16:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:11 – 17:27
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 07:21 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. 05:29 – 06:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:03 – 12:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:27 – 20:14
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:20 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:20 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:20 – 08:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:36 – 09:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:52 – 11:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:08 – 12:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:24 – 13:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:39 – 14:55 | Good |
| Rog | 14:55 – 16:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:11 – 17:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:27 – 19:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:11 – 20:55 | Good |
| Char | 20:55 – 22:40 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:40 – 00:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:24 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:08 – 03:52 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:52 – 05:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:37 – 07:21 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
- 07:20 NowSun
- 08:11 NowVenus
- 09:01 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:42 NowSaturn
- 11:33 NowJupiter
- 12:24 NowMars
- 13:14 NowSun
- 14:05 NowVenus
- 14:55 NowMercury
- 15:46 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:36 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 23:14 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:24 NowSaturn
- 01:33 NowJupiter
- 02:43 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
- 05:02 NowVenus
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:20 NowSun
- 08:20 NowVenus
- 09:20 NowMercury
- 10:20 NowMoon
- 11:20 NowSaturn
- 12:20 NowJupiter
- 13:20 NowMars
- 14:20 NowSun
- 15:20 NowVenus
- 16:20 NowMercury
- 17:20 NowMoon
- 18:20 NowSaturn
- 19:20 NowJupiter
- 20:20 NowMars
- 21:20 NowSun
- 22:20 NowVenus
- 23:20 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMoon
- 01:20 NowSaturn
- 02:20 NowJupiter
- 03:20 NowMars
- 04:20 NowSun
- 05:20 NowVenus
- 06:20 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 07:06 Scorpio
- 07:06 – 09:10 Sagittarius
- 09:10 – 10:50 Capricorn
- 10:50 – 12:15 Aquarius
- 12:15 – 13:37 Pisces
- 13:37 – 15:10 Aries
- 15:10 – 17:05 Taurus
- 17:05 – 19:20 Gemini
- 19:20 – 21:42 Cancer
- 21:42 – 00:02 next day Leo
- 00:02 – 02:21 next day Virgo
- 02:21 – 04:42 next day Libra
- 04:42 – 07:02 next day Scorpio
- 07:02 – 07:21 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