Prayagraj panchang, 25 December 2023
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 17:18 Moonrise 15:44 Margashirsha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 17:18- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:05 – 09:24
- Yamaganda 10:43 – 12:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:05
- Gulika Kalam 13:21 – 14:40
- Durmuhurta 14:29 – 15:11
Night
17:18 to 06:47 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:18 – 19:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:48 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:39 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 04:21 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 05:47 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 05:47 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 05:47 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 21:39 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 04:21 next day
- Karana Gara until 17:48, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 17:48 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:39 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 04:21 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 05:47 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 05:47 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:24
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:43 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:21 – 14:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:29 – 15:11
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 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:18 – 19:59
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:46 – 21:39
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:46 – 21:39
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 21:39 – 06:47 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:39 – 06:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:46 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:05 – 09:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:24 – 10:43 | Good |
| Rog | 10:43 – 12:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:02 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Char | 13:21 – 14:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:40 – 15:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:59 – 17:18 | Good |
| Char | 17:18 – 18:59 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:59 – 20:40 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:40 – 22:21 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:21 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:43 – 03:24 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:24 – 05:06 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:06 – 06:47 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:46 NowMoon
- 07:39 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:24 NowMars
- 10:17 NowSun
- 11:09 NowVenus
- 12:02 NowMercury
- 12:55 NowMoon
- 13:47 NowSaturn
- 14:40 NowJupiter
- 15:32 NowMars
- 16:25 NowSun
- 17:18 NowVenus
- 18:25 NowMercury
- 19:32 NowMoon
- 20:40 NowSaturn
- 21:47 NowJupiter
- 22:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSun
- 01:10 NowVenus
- 02:17 NowMercury
- 03:24 NowMoon
- 04:32 NowSaturn
- 05:39 NowJupiter
- 06:46 NowMoon
- 07:46 NowSaturn
- 08:46 NowJupiter
- 09:46 NowMars
- 10:46 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:46 NowSaturn
- 15:46 NowJupiter
- 16:46 NowMars
- 17:46 NowSun
- 18:46 NowVenus
- 19:46 NowMercury
- 20:46 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:46 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:46 NowVenus
- 02:46 NowMercury
- 03:46 NowMoon
- 04:46 NowSaturn
- 05:46 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:11 Scorpio
- 06:11 – 08:16 Sagittarius
- 08:16 – 10:01 Capricorn
- 10:01 – 11:31 Aquarius
- 11:31 – 12:59 Pisces
- 12:59 – 14:38 Aries
- 14:38 – 16:35 Taurus
- 16:35 – 18:49 Gemini
- 18:49 – 21:06 Cancer
- 21:06 – 23:20 Leo
- 23:20 – 01:33 next day Virgo
- 01:33 – 03:50 next day Libra
- 03:50 – 06:07 next day Scorpio
- 06:07 – 06:47 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