Melbourne panchang, 16 April 2026
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 17:51 Moonrise 05:03 Chaitra month
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne (UTC+10:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:48 to 17:51- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:48 – 08:11
- Gulika Kalam 09:34 – 10:56
- Durmuhurta 10:29 – 11:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:41
- Rahu Kalam 13:42 – 15:05
- Durmuhurta 14:54 – 15:38
- 13:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:07 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
17:51 to 06:49 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:51 – 20:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:29 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 00:41 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:41 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 00:41 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 18:29 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Indra until 15:07
- Karana Vishti until 13:56, then Shakuni
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Aries
- 13:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:07 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 18:29 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 00:41 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:41 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 03:01 – 13:56
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:48 – 08:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:34 – 10:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:29 – 11:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:42 – 15:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:54 – 15:38
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 15:07 – 11:51 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. 05:04 – 05:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:51 – 20:26
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:29 – 06:49 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:41 – 06:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:48 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:11 – 09:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:34 – 10:56 | Bad |
| Char | 10:56 – 12:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:19 – 13:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:42 – 15:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:05 – 16:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:28 – 17:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:51 – 19:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:28 – 21:05 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:05 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:42 – 00:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:57 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:12 – 06:49 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
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:43 NowMars
- 08:38 NowSun
- 09:34 NowVenus
- 10:29 NowMercury
- 11:24 NowMoon
- 12:19 NowSaturn
- 13:14 NowJupiter
- 14:10 NowMars
- 15:05 NowSun
- 16:00 NowVenus
- 16:55 NowMercury
- 17:51 NowMoon
- 18:55 NowSaturn
- 20:00 NowJupiter
- 21:05 NowMars
- 22:10 NowSun
- 23:15 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMercury
- 01:25 NowMoon
- 02:29 NowSaturn
- 03:34 NowJupiter
- 04:39 NowMars
- 05:44 NowSun
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:48 NowMars
- 08:48 NowSun
- 09:48 NowVenus
- 10:48 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:48 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:48 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMercury
- 01:48 NowMoon
- 02:48 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
- 04:48 NowMars
- 05:48 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 06:43 Pisces
- 06:43 – 09:12 Aries
- 09:12 – 11:36 Taurus
- 11:36 – 13:37 Gemini
- 13:37 – 15:11 Cancer
- 15:11 – 16:28 Leo
- 16:28 – 17:42 Virgo
- 17:42 – 19:08 Libra
- 19:08 – 20:58 Scorpio
- 20:58 – 23:15 Sagittarius
- 23:15 – 01:44 next day Capricorn
- 01:44 – 04:12 next day Aquarius
- 04:12 – 06:39 next day Pisces
- 06:39 – 06:49 next day Aries
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 AEST (UTC+10) · Method