Prayagraj panchang, 6 January 2024
Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 17:25 Moonrise 01:36 Margashirsha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:50 to 17:25- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:50 – 08:10
- Durmuhurta 06:50 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta 07:33 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam 09:29 – 10:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:29
- Yamaganda 13:27 – 14:46
- 12:20 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:25 to 06:50 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:25 – 20:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 00:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:09 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 00:42 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 21:23 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 06:09 next day
- Karana Vanija until 12:20, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 00:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:09 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:50 – 08:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:50 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:33 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:29 – 10:48
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:27 – 14:46
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:09 – 08:09 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. 05:03 – 05:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:25 – 20:06
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:50 – 21:23
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:50 – 21:23
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:50 – 08:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:10 – 09:29 | Good |
| Rog | 09:29 – 10:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:48 – 12:08 | Bad |
| Char | 12:08 – 13:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:27 – 14:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:46 – 16:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:06 – 17:25 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:25 – 19:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:06 – 20:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:46 – 22:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:27 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:08 – 01:48 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:48 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:29 – 05:10 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:10 – 06:50 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
- 06:50 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 08:36 NowMars
- 09:29 NowSun
- 10:22 NowVenus
- 11:15 NowMercury
- 12:08 NowMoon
- 13:01 NowSaturn
- 13:54 NowJupiter
- 14:46 NowMars
- 15:39 NowSun
- 16:32 NowVenus
- 17:25 NowMercury
- 18:32 NowMoon
- 19:39 NowSaturn
- 20:46 NowJupiter
- 21:54 NowMars
- 23:01 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:08 NowVenus
- 01:15 NowMercury
- 02:22 NowMoon
- 03:29 NowSaturn
- 04:36 NowJupiter
- 05:43 NowMars
- 06:50 NowSaturn
- 07:50 NowJupiter
- 08:50 NowMars
- 09:50 NowSun
- 10:50 NowVenus
- 11:50 NowMercury
- 12:50 NowMoon
- 13:50 NowSaturn
- 14:50 NowJupiter
- 15:50 NowMars
- 16:50 NowSun
- 17:50 NowVenus
- 18:50 NowMercury
- 19:50 NowMoon
- 20:50 NowSaturn
- 21:50 NowJupiter
- 22:50 NowMars
- 23:50 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:50 NowVenus
- 01:50 NowMercury
- 02:50 NowMoon
- 03:50 NowSaturn
- 04:50 NowJupiter
- 05:50 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 05:24 Scorpio
- 05:24 – 07:29 Sagittarius
- 07:29 – 09:13 Capricorn
- 09:13 – 10:44 Aquarius
- 10:44 – 12:12 Pisces
- 12:12 – 13:50 Aries
- 13:50 – 15:47 Taurus
- 15:47 – 18:01 Gemini
- 18:01 – 20:19 Cancer
- 20:19 – 22:33 Leo
- 22:33 – 00:46 next day Virgo
- 00:46 – 03:03 next day Libra
- 03:03 – 05:20 next day Scorpio
- 05:20 – 06:50 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