Prayagraj panchang, 17 December 2025
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:14 Moonrise 04:15 Margashirsha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 17:14- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:01 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam 10:39 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta 11:37 – 12:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:19 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:58 – 13:17
- 10:26 Moon enters Scorpio
- 13:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:16 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 17:11 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
17:14 to 06:43 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:14 – 19:56
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:33 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 02:33 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 02:33 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 17:11 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sukarman until 14:16
- Karana Gara until 13:16, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:26 Moon enters Scorpio
- 13:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:16 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 17:11 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 02:33 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 02:33 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:01 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:39 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:37 – 12:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:17
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 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:14 – 19:56
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 17:11 – 06:43 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:11 – 06:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:43 – 08:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:01 – 09:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:20 – 10:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:39 – 11:58 | Good |
| Rog | 11:58 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:17 – 14:36 | Bad |
| Char | 14:36 – 15:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:55 – 17:14 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:14 – 18:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:55 – 20:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:36 – 22:17 | Good |
| Char | 22:17 – 23:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:58 – 01:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:40 – 03:21 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:21 – 05:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:02 – 06:43 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
- 06:43 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:20 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:06 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:43 NowMoon
- 14:36 NowSaturn
- 15:29 NowJupiter
- 16:21 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:21 NowVenus
- 19:29 NowMercury
- 20:36 NowMoon
- 21:44 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:13 NowVenus
- 03:21 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:43 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:43 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:43 NowMars
- 11:43 NowSun
- 12:43 NowVenus
- 13:43 NowMercury
- 14:43 NowMoon
- 15:43 NowSaturn
- 16:43 NowJupiter
- 17:43 NowMars
- 18:43 NowSun
- 19:43 NowVenus
- 20:43 NowMercury
- 21:43 NowMoon
- 22:43 NowSaturn
- 23:43 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMars
- 01:43 NowSun
- 02:43 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:43 NowMoon
- 05:43 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 06:41 Scorpio
- 06:41 – 08:45 Sagittarius
- 08:45 – 10:30 Capricorn
- 10:30 – 12:01 Aquarius
- 12:01 – 13:29 Pisces
- 13:29 – 15:07 Aries
- 15:07 – 17:04 Taurus
- 17:04 – 19:18 Gemini
- 19:18 – 21:36 Cancer
- 21:36 – 23:50 Leo
- 23:50 – 02:03 next day Virgo
- 02:03 – 04:20 next day Libra
- 04:20 – 06:37 next day Scorpio
- 06:37 – 06:43 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