Melbourne panchang, 25 December 2026
Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 20:42 Moonrise 22:10 Margashirsha month
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne (UTC+11:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:57 to 20:42- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:48 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta 08:54 – 09:53
- Rahu Kalam 11:29 – 13:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:50 – 13:49
- Durmuhurta 13:49 – 14:48
- Yamaganda 17:01 – 18:51
- 07:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 08:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 08:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:58 Yoga becomes Indra
- 18:45 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:42 to 05:58 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:42 – 22:33
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:03 Moon enters Cancer
- 04:20 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 04:56 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 04:56 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 08:37
- Nakshatra Ardra until 07:17 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Brahma until 13:58
- Karana Kaulava until 08:37, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 08:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 08:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:58 Yoga becomes Indra
- 18:45 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:03 Moon enters Cancer
- 04:20 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 04:56 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 04:56 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:48 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:54 – 09:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:49 – 14:48
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:01 – 18:51
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:20 – 05:58 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. 04:43 – 05:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:50 – 13:49
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:42 – 22:33
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:57 – 08:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:17 – 04:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:57 – 07:48 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:48 – 09:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:38 – 11:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:29 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:19 – 15:10 | Good |
| Rog | 15:10 – 17:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:01 – 18:51 | Bad |
| Char | 18:51 – 20:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:42 – 21:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:51 – 23:01 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:01 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:10 – 01:20 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:20 – 02:29 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:29 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:39 – 04:48 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:48 – 05:58 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
- 05:57 NowVenus
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:25 NowMoon
- 09:38 NowSaturn
- 10:52 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:19 NowSun
- 14:33 NowVenus
- 15:47 NowMercury
- 17:01 NowMoon
- 18:14 NowSaturn
- 19:28 NowJupiter
- 20:42 NowMars
- 21:28 NowSun
- 22:14 NowVenus
- 23:01 NowMercury
- 23:47 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSaturn
- 01:20 NowJupiter
- 02:06 NowMars
- 02:52 NowSun
- 03:39 NowVenus
- 04:25 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 05:57 NowVenus
- 06:57 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:57 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:57 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:57 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 18:57 NowSun
- 19:57 NowVenus
- 20:57 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:57 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:23 Scorpio
- 05:23 – 07:40 Sagittarius
- 07:40 – 10:09 Capricorn
- 10:09 – 12:37 Aquarius
- 12:37 – 15:04 Pisces
- 15:04 – 17:33 Aries
- 17:33 – 19:57 Taurus
- 19:57 – 21:59 Gemini
- 21:59 – 23:32 Cancer
- 23:32 – 00:49 next day Leo
- 00:49 – 02:03 next day Virgo
- 02:03 – 03:29 next day Libra
- 03:29 – 05:19 next day Scorpio
- 05:19 – 05:58 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