Prayagraj panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 17:35 Moonrise 06:32 Pausha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:51 to 17:35- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:51 – 12:34
- Yamaganda 12:13 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam 14:54 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta 16:09 – 16:52
- Rahu Kalam 16:14 – 17:35
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:35 to 06:50 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:35 – 20:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:21 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:14 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:11
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:46, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:13 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:54 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:09 – 16:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:14 – 17:35
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:11 – 22:23
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. 05:04 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:51 – 12:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:35 – 20:14
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 06:50 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:51 – 08:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:11 – 09:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:32 – 10:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:52 – 12:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:13 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:33 – 14:54 | Good |
| Rog | 14:54 – 16:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:14 – 17:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:35 – 19:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:14 – 20:54 | Good |
| Char | 20:54 – 22:33 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:33 – 00:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:12 – 01:52 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:52 – 03:31 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:31 – 05:11 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:11 – 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
- 06:51 NowSun
- 07:44 NowVenus
- 08:38 NowMercury
- 09:32 NowMoon
- 10:25 NowSaturn
- 11:19 NowJupiter
- 12:13 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:00 NowVenus
- 14:54 NowMercury
- 15:47 NowMoon
- 16:41 NowSaturn
- 17:35 NowJupiter
- 18:41 NowMars
- 19:47 NowSun
- 20:54 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSaturn
- 01:19 NowJupiter
- 02:25 NowMars
- 03:31 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:44 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowSun
- 07:51 NowVenus
- 08:51 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:51 NowSaturn
- 11:51 NowJupiter
- 12:51 NowMars
- 13:51 NowSun
- 14:51 NowVenus
- 15:51 NowMercury
- 16:51 NowMoon
- 17:51 NowSaturn
- 18:51 NowJupiter
- 19:51 NowMars
- 20:51 NowSun
- 21:51 NowVenus
- 22:51 NowMercury
- 23:51 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSaturn
- 01:51 NowJupiter
- 02:51 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 05:51 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 06:39 Sagittarius
- 06:39 – 08:24 Capricorn
- 08:24 – 09:55 Aquarius
- 09:55 – 11:23 Pisces
- 11:23 – 13:01 Aries
- 13:01 – 14:58 Taurus
- 14:58 – 17:12 Gemini
- 17:12 – 19:30 Cancer
- 19:30 – 21:44 Leo
- 21:44 – 23:57 Virgo
- 23:57 – 02:14 next day Libra
- 02:14 – 04:31 next day Scorpio
- 04:31 – 06:36 next day Sagittarius
- 06:36 – 06:50 next day Capricorn
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