Prayagraj panchang, 18 October 2026
Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 17:31 Moonrise 12:40 Ashwin month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- Past
- A limb changes
Day
06:03 to 17:31- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:24 – 12:10
- Yamaganda 11:47 – 13:13
- Gulika Kalam 14:39 – 16:05
- Durmuhurta 16:00 – 16:45
- Rahu Kalam 16:05 – 17:31
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
17:31 to 06:04 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:31 – 20:02
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 08:28
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 12:49 · lord Venus
- Yoga Sukarman until 23:56
- Karana Vanija until 08:28, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:13
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 14:39 – 16:05
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 16:00 – 16:45
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 16:05 – 17:31
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:23 – 05:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:24 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 17:31 – 20:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhurta Chintamani 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 12:49 – 06:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:03 – 07:29 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:29 – 08:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:55 – 10:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:21 – 11:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:47 – 13:13 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 13:13 – 14:39 | Good |
| Rog | 14:39 – 16:05 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 16:05 – 17:31 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 17:31 – 19:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:05 – 20:39 | Good |
| Char | 20:39 – 22:13 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:13 – 23:47 | Avoid |
| Kaal | 23:47 – 01:21 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 01:21 – 02:55 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:55 – 04:30 next day | Avoid |
| Shubh | 04:30 – 06:04 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:00 NowVenus
- 07:58 NowMercury
- 08:55 NowMoon
- 09:52 NowSaturn
- 10:50 NowJupiter
- 11:47 NowMars
- 12:45 NowSun
- 13:42 NowVenus
- 14:39 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:31 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:39 NowVenus
- 21:42 NowMercury
- 22:45 NowMoon
- 23:47 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:50 NowJupiter
- 01:53 NowMars
- 02:55 NowSun
- 03:58 NowVenus
- 05:01 NowMercury
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:03 NowVenus
- 08:03 NowMercury
- 09:03 NowMoon
- 10:03 NowSaturn
- 11:03 NowJupiter
- 12:03 NowMars
- 13:03 NowSun
- 14:03 NowVenus
- 15:03 NowMercury
- 16:03 NowMoon
- 17:03 NowSaturn
- 18:03 NowJupiter
- 19:03 NowMars
- 20:03 NowSun
- 21:03 NowVenus
- 22:03 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSaturn
- 01:03 NowJupiter
- 02:03 NowMars
- 03:03 NowSun
- 04:03 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:23 – 06:04 Virgo
- 06:04 – 08:20 Libra
- 08:20 – 10:37 Scorpio
- 10:37 – 12:42 Sagittarius
- 12:42 – 14:27 Capricorn
- 14:27 – 15:58 Aquarius
- 15:58 – 17:26 Pisces
- 17:26 – 19:04 Aries
- 19:04 – 21:01 Taurus
- 21:01 – 23:15 Gemini
- 23:15 – 01:33 next day Cancer
- 01:33 – 03:47 next day Leo
- 03:47 – 06:00 next day Virgo
- 06:00 – 06:04 next day Libra
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