Prayagraj panchang, 17 April 2026
Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 18:25 Moonrise 05:11 Chaitra month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:39 to 18:25- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:15 – 08:50
- Durmuhurta 08:12 – 09:03
- Rahu Kalam 10:26 – 12:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:27
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:19
- Yamaganda 15:13 – 16:49
- 06:50 Karana becomes Naga
- 07:21 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 12:02 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 12:02 Moon enters Aries
- 17:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 17:21 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Night
18:25 to 05:38 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:25 – 20:39
- Brahma Muhurta 04:08 – 04:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:45 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 03:48 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 17:21
- Nakshatra Revati until 12:02 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 07:21
- Karana Chatushpada until 06:50, then Naga
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:50 Karana becomes Naga
- 07:21 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 12:02 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 12:02 Moon enters Aries
- 17:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 17:21 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 03:45 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 03:48 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:37 – 07:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:15 – 08:50
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 07:21 – 08:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:12 – 09:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:26 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:13 – 16:49
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. 04:09 – 04:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:25 – 20:39
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 05:39 – 12:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:39 – 12:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 12:02 – 05:38 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:21 – 05:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:39 – 07:15 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:15 – 08:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:50 – 10:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:26 – 12:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:02 – 13:38 | Good |
| Rog | 13:38 – 15:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:13 – 16:49 | Bad |
| Char | 16:49 – 18:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:25 – 19:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:49 – 21:13 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:13 – 22:37 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:37 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:01 – 01:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:26 – 02:50 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:50 – 04:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:14 – 05:38 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
- 05:39 NowVenus
- 06:43 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:50 NowSaturn
- 09:54 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:06 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:13 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:21 NowJupiter
- 18:25 NowMars
- 19:21 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:13 NowMercury
- 22:09 NowMoon
- 23:05 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:01 NowJupiter
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:54 NowSun
- 02:50 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowVenus
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:09 – 05:33 Pisces
- 05:33 – 07:11 Aries
- 07:11 – 09:08 Taurus
- 09:08 – 11:22 Gemini
- 11:22 – 13:40 Cancer
- 13:40 – 15:54 Leo
- 15:54 – 18:07 Virgo
- 18:07 – 20:24 Libra
- 20:24 – 22:41 Scorpio
- 22:41 – 00:46 next day Sagittarius
- 00:46 – 02:30 next day Capricorn
- 02:30 – 04:01 next day Aquarius
- 04:01 – 05:29 next day Pisces
- 05:29 – 05:38 next day Aries
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