Prayagraj panchang, 21 February 2024
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 17:58 Moonrise 15:13 Magha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 17:58- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:59 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:50 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta 11:53 – 12:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:39 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:16 – 13:41
- 07:44 Moon enters Cancer
- 11:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 11:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:50 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
Night
17:58 to 06:33 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:58 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 04:52 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:22 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 11:28
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 14:17 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Ayushman until 11:50
- Karana Balava until 11:28, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:44 Moon enters Cancer
- 11:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 11:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:50 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 00:22 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:50 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:53 – 12:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:16 – 13:41
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. 04:53 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:53 – 12:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:58 – 20:29
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:34 – 11:28
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:34 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:59 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:50 – 12:16 | Good |
| Rog | 12:16 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:41 – 15:07 | Bad |
| Char | 15:07 – 16:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:33 – 17:58 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:58 – 19:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:32 – 21:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:07 – 22:41 | Good |
| Char | 22:41 – 00:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:16 – 01:50 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:50 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 04:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:59 – 06:33 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
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:31 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:22 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:16 NowVenus
- 13:13 NowMercury
- 14:10 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 17:01 NowMars
- 17:58 NowSun
- 19:01 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:07 NowMoon
- 22:10 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMars
- 01:18 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:27 NowMoon
- 05:30 NowSaturn
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:34 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:34 NowMoon
- 22:34 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 06:12 Capricorn
- 06:12 – 07:43 Aquarius
- 07:43 – 09:11 Pisces
- 09:11 – 10:50 Aries
- 10:50 – 12:47 Taurus
- 12:47 – 15:01 Gemini
- 15:01 – 17:18 Cancer
- 17:18 – 19:32 Leo
- 19:32 – 21:45 Virgo
- 21:45 – 00:02 next day Libra
- 00:02 – 02:19 next day Scorpio
- 02:19 – 04:24 next day Sagittarius
- 04:24 – 06:09 next day Capricorn
- 06:09 – 06:33 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