Prayagraj panchang, 18 December 2025
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:14 Moonrise 05:11 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- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:43 – 08:02
- Gulika Kalam 09:21 – 10:40
- Durmuhurta 10:14 – 10:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:20
- Rahu Kalam 13:18 – 14:37
- Durmuhurta 14:26 – 15:08
- 15:05 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:47 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
17:14 to 06:44 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:14 – 19:56
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:07 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 04:59 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 04:59 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 04:59 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 20:07 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 15:05
- Karana Vishti until 15:47, then Shakuni
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:05 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:47 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 20:07 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 04:59 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 04:59 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:43 – 08:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:21 – 10:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:14 – 10:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 14:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:26 – 15:08
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:05 – 17:05
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 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:14 – 19:56
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:43 – 20:07
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:59 – 06:44 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:43 – 08:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:02 – 09:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:21 – 10:40 | Bad |
| Char | 10:40 – 11:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:59 – 13:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:18 – 14:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:37 – 15:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:55 – 17:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:14 – 18:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:55 – 20:37 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:37 – 22:18 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:18 – 23:59 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:59 – 01:40 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:40 – 03:21 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:21 – 05:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:02 – 06:44 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
- 06:43 NowJupiter
- 07:36 NowMars
- 08:28 NowSun
- 09:21 NowVenus
- 10:14 NowMercury
- 11:06 NowMoon
- 11:59 NowSaturn
- 12:51 NowJupiter
- 13:44 NowMars
- 14:37 NowSun
- 15:29 NowVenus
- 16:22 NowMercury
- 17:14 NowMoon
- 18:22 NowSaturn
- 19:29 NowJupiter
- 20:37 NowMars
- 21:44 NowSun
- 22:52 NowVenus
- 23:59 NowMercury
- Next day
- 01:06 NowMoon
- 02:14 NowSaturn
- 03:21 NowJupiter
- 04:29 NowMars
- 05:36 NowSun
- 06:43 NowJupiter
- 07:43 NowMars
- 08:43 NowSun
- 09:43 NowVenus
- 10:43 NowMercury
- 11:43 NowMoon
- 12:43 NowSaturn
- 13:43 NowJupiter
- 14:43 NowMars
- 15:43 NowSun
- 16:43 NowVenus
- 17:43 NowMercury
- 18:43 NowMoon
- 19:43 NowSaturn
- 20:43 NowJupiter
- 21:43 NowMars
- 22:43 NowSun
- 23:43 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMercury
- 01:43 NowMoon
- 02:43 NowSaturn
- 03:43 NowJupiter
- 04:43 NowMars
- 05:43 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 06:37 Scorpio
- 06:37 – 08:41 Sagittarius
- 08:41 – 10:26 Capricorn
- 10:26 – 11:57 Aquarius
- 11:57 – 13:25 Pisces
- 13:25 – 15:03 Aries
- 15:03 – 17:00 Taurus
- 17:00 – 19:14 Gemini
- 19:14 – 21:32 Cancer
- 21:32 – 23:46 Leo
- 23:46 – 01:59 next day Virgo
- 01:59 – 04:16 next day Libra
- 04:16 – 06:33 next day Scorpio
- 06:33 – 06:44 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