Prayagraj panchang, 23 December 2023
Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 17:16 Moonrise 14:15 Margashirsha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:45 to 17:16- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:45 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta 06:45 – 07:28
- Durmuhurta 07:28 – 08:10
- Rahu Kalam 09:23 – 10:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:22
- Yamaganda 13:20 – 14:39
- 07:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:12 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:07 Yoga becomes Siddha
Night
17:16 to 06:46 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:16 – 19:58
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:46 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:19 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 03:17 next day Moon enters Taurus
- 06:24 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 06:24 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 07:12
- Nakshatra Bharani until 21:19 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shiva until 09:07
- Karana Vishti until 07:12, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:12 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:07 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 18:46 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:19 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 03:17 next day Moon enters Taurus
- 06:24 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 06:24 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:45 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:45 – 07:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:28 – 08:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:23 – 10:42
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:39
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. 04:58 – 05:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:16 – 19:58
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:45 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:04 – 09:23 | Good |
| Rog | 09:23 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:42 – 12:01 | Bad |
| Char | 12:01 – 13:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:20 – 14:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:39 – 15:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:58 – 17:16 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:16 – 18:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:58 – 20:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:39 – 22:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:20 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:01 – 01:42 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:42 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:24 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:05 – 06:46 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
- 06:45 NowSaturn
- 07:38 NowJupiter
- 08:31 NowMars
- 09:23 NowSun
- 10:16 NowVenus
- 11:08 NowMercury
- 12:01 NowMoon
- 12:54 NowSaturn
- 13:46 NowJupiter
- 14:39 NowMars
- 15:31 NowSun
- 16:24 NowVenus
- 17:16 NowMercury
- 18:24 NowMoon
- 19:31 NowSaturn
- 20:39 NowJupiter
- 21:46 NowMars
- 22:54 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:01 NowVenus
- 01:09 NowMercury
- 02:16 NowMoon
- 03:24 NowSaturn
- 04:31 NowJupiter
- 05:38 NowMars
- 06:45 NowSaturn
- 07:45 NowJupiter
- 08:45 NowMars
- 09:45 NowSun
- 10:45 NowVenus
- 11:45 NowMercury
- 12:45 NowMoon
- 13:45 NowSaturn
- 14:45 NowJupiter
- 15:45 NowMars
- 16:45 NowSun
- 17:45 NowVenus
- 18:45 NowMercury
- 19:45 NowMoon
- 20:45 NowSaturn
- 21:45 NowJupiter
- 22:45 NowMars
- 23:45 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:45 NowVenus
- 01:45 NowMercury
- 02:45 NowMoon
- 03:45 NowSaturn
- 04:45 NowJupiter
- 05:45 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:19 Scorpio
- 06:19 – 08:24 Sagittarius
- 08:24 – 10:08 Capricorn
- 10:08 – 11:39 Aquarius
- 11:39 – 13:07 Pisces
- 13:07 – 14:45 Aries
- 14:45 – 16:43 Taurus
- 16:43 – 18:56 Gemini
- 18:56 – 21:14 Cancer
- 21:14 – 23:28 Leo
- 23:28 – 01:41 next day Virgo
- 01:41 – 03:58 next day Libra
- 03:58 – 06:15 next day Scorpio
- 06:15 – 06:46 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