Port Louis panchang, 1 April 2026
Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 18:09 Moonrise 17:42 Chaitra month
Port Louis, Mauritius · -20.16°, 57.50° · Indian/Mauritius (UTC+04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:17 to 18:09- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:46 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam 10:44 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta 11:50 – 12:37
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:50 – 12:37 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:13 – 13:42
- 13:20 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 14:47 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 17:51 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:09 to 06:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:09 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:41 – 05:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 06:11 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:11 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 06:11 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 14:47 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vriddhi until 13:20
- Karana Vishti until 17:51, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Pisces
- 13:20 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 14:47 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 17:51 Karana becomes Bava
- 06:11 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:11 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:46 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:44 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:50 – 12:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:13 – 13:42
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. 04:40 – 05:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:50 – 12:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:09 – 20:35
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:17 – 14:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:47 – 06:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:17 – 07:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:46 – 09:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:15 – 10:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:44 – 12:13 | Good |
| Rog | 12:13 – 13:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:42 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Char | 15:11 – 16:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:40 – 18:09 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:09 – 19:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:40 – 21:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:11 – 22:42 | Good |
| Char | 22:42 – 00:13 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:13 – 01:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:44 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:16 – 04:47 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:47 – 06:18 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
- 06:17 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:15 NowJupiter
- 10:15 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:13 NowVenus
- 13:13 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:10 NowMars
- 18:09 NowSun
- 19:10 NowVenus
- 20:10 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:15 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:16 NowMoon
- 05:17 NowSaturn
- 06:17 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:17 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:17 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:17 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:17 NowJupiter
- 17:17 NowMars
- 18:17 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:17 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:17 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:17 NowMoon
- 05:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:40 – 05:07 Aquarius
- 05:07 – 07:15 Pisces
- 07:15 – 09:27 Aries
- 09:27 – 11:42 Taurus
- 11:42 – 13:48 Gemini
- 13:48 – 15:36 Cancer
- 15:36 – 17:12 Leo
- 17:12 – 18:45 Virgo
- 18:45 – 20:28 Libra
- 20:28 – 22:27 Scorpio
- 22:27 – 00:40 next day Sagittarius
- 00:40 – 02:54 next day Capricorn
- 02:54 – 05:03 next day Aquarius
- 05:03 – 06:18 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