Melbourne panchang, 5 August 2026
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 17:34 Ashadha month
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne (UTC+10:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:17 to 17:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:35 – 09:52
- Gulika Kalam 11:09 – 12:26
- Durmuhurta 12:05 – 12:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:46 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:26 – 13:43
- 13:57 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:34 to 07:16 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:34 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 01:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 01:12 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 01:48 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 01:12 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 01:48 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shula until 21:59
- Karana Vishti until 13:57, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 13:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 21:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 01:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 01:12 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 01:48 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 09:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:09 – 12:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:05 – 12:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:26 – 13:43
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 21:59 – 00:23 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:17 – 01:48 next day
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 17:54 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 16:54 – 18:53
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 01:48 – 07:16 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. 05:28 – 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) 12:05 – 12:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:34 – 20:19
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:17 – 01:48 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:17 – 01:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:35 – 09:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:52 – 11:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:09 – 12:26 | Good |
| Rog | 12:26 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:43 – 15:00 | Bad |
| Char | 15:00 – 16:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:17 – 17:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:34 – 19:17 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:17 – 21:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:00 – 22:43 | Good |
| Char | 22:43 – 00:25 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:25 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:08 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:34 – 07:16 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
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 09:00 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:43 NowMars
- 11:35 NowSun
- 12:26 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:09 NowMoon
- 15:00 NowSaturn
- 15:52 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:34 NowSun
- 18:43 NowVenus
- 19:51 NowMercury
- 21:00 NowMoon
- 22:08 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 06:08 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:17 NowJupiter
- 11:17 NowMars
- 12:17 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:17 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:17 NowMercury
- 05:17 NowMoon
- 06:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:21 Gemini
- 06:21 – 07:55 Cancer
- 07:55 – 09:11 Leo
- 09:11 – 10:26 Virgo
- 10:26 – 11:51 Libra
- 11:51 – 13:42 Scorpio
- 13:42 – 15:59 Sagittarius
- 15:59 – 18:27 Capricorn
- 18:27 – 20:55 Aquarius
- 20:55 – 23:22 Pisces
- 23:22 – 01:52 next day Aries
- 01:52 – 04:15 next day Taurus
- 04:15 – 06:17 next day Gemini
- 06:17 – 07:16 next day Cancer
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