Prayagraj panchang, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:40 Sunset 18:29 Moonrise 15:23 Shravana month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:40 to 18:29- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:30
- Yamaganda 12:05 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam 15:17 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta 16:47 – 17:38
- Rahu Kalam 16:53 – 18:29
- 06:14 Yoga becomes Priti
- 15:11 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:29 to 05:40 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:29 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 04:11 – 04:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:19 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 04:19 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 17:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vishkambha until 06:14
- Karana Vanija until 15:11, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:14 Yoga becomes Priti
- 15:11 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:19 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:17 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:47 – 17:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:53 – 18:29
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. 04:11 – 04:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:30
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:29 – 20:44
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:40 – 17:44
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:40 – 17:44
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:40 – 17:44
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:40 – 07:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:16 – 08:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:52 – 10:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:28 – 12:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:05 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:41 – 15:17 | Good |
| Rog | 15:17 – 16:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:53 – 18:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:29 – 19:53 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:53 – 21:17 | Good |
| Char | 21:17 – 22:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:41 – 00:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:05 – 01:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:29 – 02:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:53 – 04:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:16 – 05:40 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
- 05:40 NowSun
- 06:44 NowVenus
- 07:48 NowMercury
- 08:52 NowMoon
- 09:56 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 12:05 NowMars
- 13:09 NowSun
- 14:13 NowVenus
- 15:17 NowMercury
- 16:21 NowMoon
- 17:25 NowSaturn
- 18:29 NowJupiter
- 19:25 NowMars
- 20:21 NowSun
- 21:17 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:09 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSaturn
- 01:01 NowJupiter
- 01:57 NowMars
- 02:53 NowSun
- 03:49 NowVenus
- 04:44 NowMercury
- 05:40 NowSun
- 06:40 NowVenus
- 07:40 NowMercury
- 08:40 NowMoon
- 09:40 NowSaturn
- 10:40 NowJupiter
- 11:40 NowMars
- 12:40 NowSun
- 13:40 NowVenus
- 14:40 NowMercury
- 15:40 NowMoon
- 16:40 NowSaturn
- 17:40 NowJupiter
- 18:40 NowMars
- 19:40 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:40 NowMercury
- 22:40 NowMoon
- 23:40 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:40 NowJupiter
- 01:40 NowMars
- 02:40 NowSun
- 03:40 NowVenus
- 04:40 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:11 – 05:17 Cancer
- 05:17 – 07:31 Leo
- 07:31 – 09:44 Virgo
- 09:44 – 12:01 Libra
- 12:01 – 14:18 Scorpio
- 14:18 – 16:22 Sagittarius
- 16:22 – 18:07 Capricorn
- 18:07 – 19:38 Aquarius
- 19:38 – 21:06 Pisces
- 21:06 – 22:44 Aries
- 22:44 – 00:41 next day Taurus
- 00:41 – 02:55 next day Gemini
- 02:55 – 05:13 next day Cancer
- 05:13 – 05:40 next day Leo
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