Patna panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 17:21 Moonrise 06:19 Pausha month
Patna, Bihar, India · 25.59°, 85.14° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 17:21- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 11:59 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam 14:40 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta 15:55 – 16:38
- Rahu Kalam 16:01 – 17:21
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:21 to 06:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:21 – 20:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:21 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:14 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:11
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:46, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:40 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:55 – 16:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:01 – 17:21
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:11 – 22:23
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. 04:51 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:21 – 20:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:38 – 07:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:58 – 09:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:19 – 10:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:39 – 11:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:59 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:20 – 14:40 | Good |
| Rog | 14:40 – 16:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:01 – 17:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:21 – 19:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:01 – 20:40 | Good |
| Char | 20:40 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 23:59 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:59 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:39 – 03:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:18 – 04:58 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:58 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:31 NowVenus
- 08:25 NowMercury
- 09:19 NowMoon
- 10:12 NowSaturn
- 11:06 NowJupiter
- 11:59 NowMars
- 12:53 NowSun
- 13:47 NowVenus
- 14:40 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:21 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- 23:59 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:06 NowJupiter
- 02:12 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:25 NowVenus
- 05:31 NowMercury
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:38 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:38 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:38 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 06:27 Sagittarius
- 06:27 – 08:11 Capricorn
- 08:11 – 09:42 Aquarius
- 09:42 – 11:10 Pisces
- 11:10 – 12:48 Aries
- 12:48 – 14:45 Taurus
- 14:45 – 16:59 Gemini
- 16:59 – 19:17 Cancer
- 19:17 – 21:31 Leo
- 21:31 – 23:44 Virgo
- 23:44 – 02:01 next day Libra
- 02:01 – 04:18 next day Scorpio
- 04:18 – 06:23 next day Sagittarius
- 06:23 – 06:38 next day Capricorn
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 IST (UTC+5:30) · Method