Melbourne panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 20:41 Moonrise 20:14 Margashirsha month
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne (UTC+11:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:56 to 20:41- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:47 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam 11:28 – 13:18
- Durmuhurta 12:49 – 13:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:49 – 13:48 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:18 – 15:09
- 06:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:26 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 16:17 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
20:41 to 05:57 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:41 – 22:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:45 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 23:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 02:23 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 16:17
- Nakshatra Rohini until 13:26 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 22:45
- Karana Gara until 06:08, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:26 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 16:17 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:45 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 23:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 02:23 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:47 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 13:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:49 – 13:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 15:09
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. 04:42 – 05:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:49 – 13:48
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:41 – 22:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:56 – 13:26
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:56 – 13:26
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:26 – 05:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:56 – 07:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:47 – 09:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:37 – 11:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:28 – 13:18 | Good |
| Rog | 13:18 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:09 – 17:00 | Bad |
| Char | 17:00 – 18:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:50 – 20:41 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:41 – 21:50 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:50 – 23:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:00 – 00:09 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:09 – 01:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:19 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:28 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:38 – 04:47 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:47 – 05:57 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
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 07:10 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 12:05 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:32 NowMercury
- 15:46 NowMoon
- 17:00 NowSaturn
- 18:13 NowJupiter
- 19:27 NowMars
- 20:41 NowSun
- 21:27 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:00 NowMoon
- 23:46 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:19 NowMars
- 02:05 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:10 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 05:31 Scorpio
- 05:31 – 07:48 Sagittarius
- 07:48 – 10:17 Capricorn
- 10:17 – 12:45 Aquarius
- 12:45 – 15:12 Pisces
- 15:12 – 17:41 Aries
- 17:41 – 20:05 Taurus
- 20:05 – 22:06 Gemini
- 22:06 – 23:40 Cancer
- 23:40 – 00:57 next day Leo
- 00:57 – 02:11 next day Virgo
- 02:11 – 03:37 next day Libra
- 03:37 – 05:27 next day Scorpio
- 05:27 – 05:57 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