Prayagraj panchang, 18 February 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 17:57 Moonrise 07:02 Phalguna 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 17:57- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:01 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam 10:51 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta 11:54 – 12:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:39 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:16 – 13:41
- 16:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 16:58 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:57 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:57 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:16 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 22:45 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 16:58
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 21:16 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shiva until 22:45
- Karana Bava until 16:58, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 16:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 16:58 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:16 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 22:45 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:01 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:51 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:54 – 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. 04:55 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 17:57 – 20:28
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 16:58 – 06:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:36 – 08:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:01 – 09:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:26 – 10:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:51 – 12:16 | Good |
| Rog | 12:16 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:41 – 15:06 | Bad |
| Char | 15:06 – 16:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:31 – 17:57 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:57 – 19:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:31 – 21:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:06 – 22:41 | Good |
| Char | 22:41 – 00:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:16 – 01:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:51 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 05:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:00 – 06:35 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
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:33 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:23 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:16 NowVenus
- 13:13 NowMercury
- 14:10 NowMoon
- 15:06 NowSaturn
- 16:03 NowJupiter
- 17:00 NowMars
- 17:57 NowSun
- 19:00 NowVenus
- 20:03 NowMercury
- 21:06 NowMoon
- 22:09 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:22 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:36 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:36 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 06:22 Capricorn
- 06:22 – 07:53 Aquarius
- 07:53 – 09:21 Pisces
- 09:21 – 10:59 Aries
- 10:59 – 12:57 Taurus
- 12:57 – 15:10 Gemini
- 15:10 – 17:28 Cancer
- 17:28 – 19:42 Leo
- 19:42 – 21:55 Virgo
- 21:55 – 00:12 next day Libra
- 00:12 – 02:29 next day Scorpio
- 02:29 – 04:34 next day Sagittarius
- 04:34 – 06:18 next day Capricorn
- 06:18 – 06:35 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