Patna panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 17:02 Moonrise 13:29 Margashirsha month
Patna, Bihar, India · 25.59°, 85.14° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:31 to 17:02- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:25 – 12:07
- Yamaganda 11:46 – 13:05
- Gulika Kalam 14:24 – 15:43
- Durmuhurta 15:38 – 16:20
- Rahu Kalam 15:43 – 17:02
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:02 to 06:32 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:38 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:24 – 15:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:38 – 16:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:43 – 17:02
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 06:32 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 – 05:37
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:25 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:44
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:31 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:31 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:31 – 07:50 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:50 – 09:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:09 – 10:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:28 – 11:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:46 – 13:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:05 – 14:24 | Good |
| Rog | 14:24 – 15:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:43 – 17:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:02 – 18:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:43 – 20:24 | Good |
| Char | 20:24 – 22:05 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:05 – 23:47 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:47 – 01:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:28 – 03:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:09 – 04:50 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:50 – 06:32 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
- 06:31 NowSun
- 07:24 NowVenus
- 08:16 NowMercury
- 09:09 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 10:54 NowJupiter
- 11:46 NowMars
- 12:39 NowSun
- 13:31 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:09 NowSaturn
- 17:02 NowJupiter
- 18:09 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:32 NowMercury
- 22:39 NowMoon
- 23:47 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:54 NowJupiter
- 02:02 NowMars
- 03:09 NowSun
- 04:17 NowVenus
- 05:24 NowMercury
- 06:31 NowSun
- 07:31 NowVenus
- 08:31 NowMercury
- 09:31 NowMoon
- 10:31 NowSaturn
- 11:31 NowJupiter
- 12:31 NowMars
- 13:31 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:31 NowMercury
- 16:31 NowMoon
- 17:31 NowSaturn
- 18:31 NowJupiter
- 19:31 NowMars
- 20:31 NowSun
- 21:31 NowVenus
- 22:31 NowMercury
- 23:31 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:31 NowSaturn
- 01:31 NowJupiter
- 02:31 NowMars
- 03:31 NowSun
- 04:31 NowVenus
- 05:31 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 06:17 Scorpio
- 06:17 – 08:22 Sagittarius
- 08:22 – 10:06 Capricorn
- 10:06 – 11:37 Aquarius
- 11:37 – 13:05 Pisces
- 13:05 – 14:43 Aries
- 14:43 – 16:40 Taurus
- 16:40 – 18:54 Gemini
- 18:54 – 21:12 Cancer
- 21:12 – 23:26 Leo
- 23:26 – 01:39 next day Virgo
- 01:39 – 03:56 next day Libra
- 03:56 – 06:13 next day Scorpio
- 06:13 – 06:32 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 IST (UTC+5:30) · Method