Melbourne panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 20:39 Moonrise 16:29 Margashirsha month
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne (UTC+11:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:55 to 20:39- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:48 – 13:47
- Yamaganda 13:17 – 15:08
- Gulika Kalam 16:58 – 18:49
- Durmuhurta 18:41 – 19:40
- Rahu Kalam 18:49 – 20:39
- 13:40 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 14:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
20:39 to 05:55 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:39 – 22:31
- Brahma Muhurta 04:41 – 05:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:45 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 01:45 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 20:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 13:40
- Karana Vanija until 14:48, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:40 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 14:48 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 01:45 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 15:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:58 – 18:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:41 – 19:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:49 – 20:39
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 20:25 – 05:55 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. 04:41 – 05:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:48 – 13:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:39 – 22:31
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:55 – 20:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:55 – 20:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:55 – 07:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:45 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 11:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:26 – 13:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:17 – 15:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:08 – 16:58 | Good |
| Rog | 16:58 – 18:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:49 – 20:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:39 – 21:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:49 – 22:58 | Good |
| Char | 22:58 – 00:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:08 – 01:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:17 – 02:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:27 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 04:46 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:46 – 05:55 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
- 05:55 NowSun
- 07:08 NowVenus
- 08:22 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:50 NowSaturn
- 12:03 NowJupiter
- 13:17 NowMars
- 14:31 NowSun
- 15:44 NowVenus
- 16:58 NowMercury
- 18:12 NowMoon
- 19:26 NowSaturn
- 20:39 NowJupiter
- 21:26 NowMars
- 22:12 NowSun
- 22:58 NowVenus
- 23:45 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMoon
- 01:17 NowSaturn
- 02:04 NowJupiter
- 02:50 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:23 NowVenus
- 05:09 NowMercury
- 05:55 NowSun
- 06:55 NowVenus
- 07:55 NowMercury
- 08:55 NowMoon
- 09:55 NowSaturn
- 10:55 NowJupiter
- 11:55 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 13:55 NowVenus
- 14:55 NowMercury
- 15:55 NowMoon
- 16:55 NowSaturn
- 17:55 NowJupiter
- 18:55 NowMars
- 19:55 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- 23:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:55 NowJupiter
- 01:55 NowMars
- 02:55 NowSun
- 03:55 NowVenus
- 04:55 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:41 – 05:43 Scorpio
- 05:43 – 08:00 Sagittarius
- 08:00 – 10:29 Capricorn
- 10:29 – 12:57 Aquarius
- 12:57 – 15:24 Pisces
- 15:24 – 17:53 Aries
- 17:53 – 20:17 Taurus
- 20:17 – 22:18 Gemini
- 22:18 – 23:52 Cancer
- 23:52 – 01:09 next day Leo
- 01:09 – 02:23 next day Virgo
- 02:23 – 03:49 next day Libra
- 03:49 – 05:39 next day Scorpio
- 05:39 – 05:55 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 AEDT (UTC+11) · Method