Ludhiana panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 17:28 Moonrise 16:36 Margashirsha month
Ludhiana, Punjab, India · 30.91°, 75.85° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:22 to 17:28- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:38 – 09:53
- Gulika Kalam 11:09 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta 12:05 – 12:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:45 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:25 – 13:41
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
17:28 to 07:22 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:28 – 20:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 06:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:58 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 10:47
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:56 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 17:15
- Karana Vanija until 10:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 06:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:58 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 09:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:09 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:05 – 12:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:25 – 13:41
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. 05:31 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:05 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:28 – 20:15
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:22 – 07:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:22 – 07:56
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:56 – 04:53 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:22 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:38 – 09:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:53 – 11:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:09 – 12:25 | Good |
| Rog | 12:25 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:41 – 14:57 | Bad |
| Char | 14:57 – 16:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:12 – 17:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:28 – 19:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:12 – 20:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:57 – 22:41 | Good |
| Char | 22:41 – 00:25 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:25 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:10 – 03:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:54 – 05:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:38 – 07:22 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
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:35 NowSun
- 12:25 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 14:57 NowSaturn
- 15:47 NowJupiter
- 16:38 NowMars
- 17:28 NowSun
- 18:38 NowVenus
- 19:47 NowMercury
- 20:57 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMars
- 01:35 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:22 NowSaturn
- 10:22 NowJupiter
- 11:22 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:22 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:22 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:22 NowMoon
- 23:22 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:22 NowJupiter
- 01:22 NowMars
- 02:22 NowSun
- 03:22 NowVenus
- 04:22 NowMercury
- 05:22 NowMoon
- 06:22 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 06:54 Scorpio
- 06:54 – 08:58 Sagittarius
- 08:58 – 10:38 Capricorn
- 10:38 – 12:03 Aquarius
- 12:03 – 13:26 Pisces
- 13:26 – 14:59 Aries
- 14:59 – 16:53 Taurus
- 16:53 – 19:08 Gemini
- 19:08 – 21:31 Cancer
- 21:31 – 23:50 Leo
- 23:50 – 02:09 next day Virgo
- 02:09 – 04:31 next day Libra
- 04:31 – 06:50 next day Scorpio
- 06:50 – 07:22 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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