Prayagraj panchang, 18 February 2024
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 17:56 Moonrise 12:27 Magha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 17:56- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:39
- Yamaganda 12:16 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam 15:06 – 16:31
- Durmuhurta 16:26 – 17:11
- Rahu Kalam 16:31 – 17:56
- 08:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 08:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 09:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 12:38 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
17:56 to 06:36 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:56 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:54 Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 08:16
- Nakshatra Rohini until 09:22 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 12:38
- Karana Kaulava until 08:16, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 08:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 09:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 12:38 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 20:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:54 Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:43 – 12:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:16 – 13:41
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:38 – 13:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:06 – 16:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:26 – 17:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:31 – 17:56
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. 04:55 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:54 – 12:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:56 – 20:28
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:36 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:36 – 08:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:01 – 09:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:26 – 10:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:51 – 12:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:16 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:41 – 15:06 | Good |
| Rog | 15:06 – 16:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:31 – 17:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:56 – 19:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:31 – 21:06 | Good |
| Char | 21:06 – 22:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:41 – 00:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:16 – 01:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:51 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:26 – 05:01 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:01 – 06:36 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
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:33 NowVenus
- 08:30 NowMercury
- 09:26 NowMoon
- 10:23 NowSaturn
- 11:20 NowJupiter
- 12:16 NowMars
- 13:13 NowSun
- 14:10 NowVenus
- 15:06 NowMercury
- 16:03 NowMoon
- 17:00 NowSaturn
- 17:56 NowJupiter
- 18:59 NowMars
- 20:03 NowSun
- 21:06 NowVenus
- 22:09 NowMercury
- 23:13 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSaturn
- 01:19 NowJupiter
- 02:22 NowMars
- 03:26 NowSun
- 04:29 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:36 NowMars
- 13:36 NowSun
- 14:36 NowVenus
- 15:36 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:36 NowMercury
- 23:36 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:36 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 06:24 Capricorn
- 06:24 – 07:55 Aquarius
- 07:55 – 09:23 Pisces
- 09:23 – 11:01 Aries
- 11:01 – 12:58 Taurus
- 12:58 – 15:12 Gemini
- 15:12 – 17:30 Cancer
- 17:30 – 19:44 Leo
- 19:44 – 21:57 Virgo
- 21:57 – 00:14 next day Libra
- 00:14 – 02:31 next day Scorpio
- 02:31 – 04:36 next day Sagittarius
- 04:36 – 06:20 next day Capricorn
- 06:20 – 06:36 next day Aquarius
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