Prayagraj panchang, 27 December 2023
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 17:19 Moonrise 17:33 Margashirsha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:47 to 17:19- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:44 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:22
Night
17:19 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:19 – 20:00
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:28 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 02:40 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 06:46 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 06:46 next day
- Nakshatra Ardra until 23:28 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Brahma until 02:40 next day
- Karana Balava until 18:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 18:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:28 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 02:40 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 06:46 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:44 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:22
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. 04:59 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:19 – 20:00
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:46 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:47 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:44 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 14:41 | Bad |
| Char | 14:41 – 16:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:00 – 17:19 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:19 – 19:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:00 – 20:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:41 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:44 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 05:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:06 – 06:48 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
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:41 NowSaturn
- 15:33 NowJupiter
- 16:26 NowMars
- 17:19 NowSun
- 18:26 NowVenus
- 19:34 NowMercury
- 20:41 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:47 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:03 Scorpio
- 06:03 – 08:08 Sagittarius
- 08:08 – 09:53 Capricorn
- 09:53 – 11:23 Aquarius
- 11:23 – 12:52 Pisces
- 12:52 – 14:30 Aries
- 14:30 – 16:27 Taurus
- 16:27 – 18:41 Gemini
- 18:41 – 20:59 Cancer
- 20:59 – 23:13 Leo
- 23:13 – 01:26 next day Virgo
- 01:26 – 03:42 next day Libra
- 03:42 – 05:59 next day Scorpio
- 05:59 – 06:48 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