Port Louis panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 18:21 Moonrise 05:23 Phalguna month
Port Louis, Mauritius · -20.16°, 57.50° · Indian/Mauritius (UTC+04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:14 to 18:21- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:45 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam 10:46 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta 11:53 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:17 – 13:48
- 06:55 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:55 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:13 Karana becomes Naga
Night
18:21 to 06:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:21 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 04:39 – 05:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 02:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 03:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 05:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 06:55
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 03:51 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 02:31 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 06:55, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:55 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:55 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 22:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 02:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 03:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 05:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:45 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:53 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:17 – 13:48
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 04:06 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 03:06 – 05:05 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. 04:39 – 05:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:53 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:21 – 20:44
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:14 – 07:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:45 – 09:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:16 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:46 – 12:17 | Good |
| Rog | 12:17 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:48 – 15:19 | Bad |
| Char | 15:19 – 16:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:50 – 18:21 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:21 – 19:50 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:50 – 21:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:19 – 22:49 | Good |
| Char | 22:49 – 00:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:18 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:47 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:16 – 04:45 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:45 – 06:14 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
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:15 NowSaturn
- 09:16 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:19 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:20 NowJupiter
- 17:21 NowMars
- 18:21 NowSun
- 19:21 NowVenus
- 20:20 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:19 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:15 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:14 NowSaturn
- 09:14 NowJupiter
- 10:14 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:14 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:14 NowSaturn
- 16:14 NowJupiter
- 17:14 NowMars
- 18:14 NowSun
- 19:14 NowVenus
- 20:14 NowMercury
- 21:14 NowMoon
- 22:14 NowSaturn
- 23:14 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:14 NowVenus
- 03:14 NowMercury
- 04:14 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:39 – 06:02 Aquarius
- 06:02 – 08:10 Pisces
- 08:10 – 10:22 Aries
- 10:22 – 12:37 Taurus
- 12:37 – 14:43 Gemini
- 14:43 – 16:31 Cancer
- 16:31 – 18:07 Leo
- 18:07 – 19:40 Virgo
- 19:40 – 21:23 Libra
- 21:23 – 23:22 Scorpio
- 23:22 – 01:35 next day Sagittarius
- 01:35 – 03:49 next day Capricorn
- 03:49 – 05:58 next day Aquarius
- 05:58 – 06:14 next day Pisces
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 Indian/Mauritius (UTC+4) · Method