Prayagraj panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 17:15 Moonrise 13:43 Margashirsha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:44 to 17:15- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 12:00 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 14:37 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta 15:51 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam 15:56 – 17:15
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:15 to 06:45 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:15 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:00 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:37 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:51 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:56 – 17:15
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 06:45 next day
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. 04:56 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:15 – 19:57
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:44 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:44 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:44 – 08:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:03 – 09:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:22 – 10:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:41 – 12:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:00 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:18 – 14:37 | Good |
| Rog | 14:37 – 15:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:56 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:15 – 18:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:56 – 20:37 | Good |
| Char | 20:37 – 22:19 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:19 – 00:00 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:00 – 01:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:41 – 03:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:22 – 05:03 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:03 – 06:45 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
- 06:44 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:29 NowMercury
- 09:22 NowMoon
- 10:14 NowSaturn
- 11:07 NowJupiter
- 12:00 NowMars
- 12:52 NowSun
- 13:45 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:23 NowSaturn
- 17:15 NowJupiter
- 18:23 NowMars
- 19:30 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:45 NowMercury
- 22:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:00 NowSaturn
- 01:07 NowJupiter
- 02:15 NowMars
- 03:22 NowSun
- 04:30 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:44 NowSun
- 07:44 NowVenus
- 08:44 NowMercury
- 09:44 NowMoon
- 10:44 NowSaturn
- 11:44 NowJupiter
- 12:44 NowMars
- 13:44 NowSun
- 14:44 NowVenus
- 15:44 NowMercury
- 16:44 NowMoon
- 17:44 NowSaturn
- 18:44 NowJupiter
- 19:44 NowMars
- 20:44 NowSun
- 21:44 NowVenus
- 22:44 NowMercury
- 23:44 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSaturn
- 01:44 NowJupiter
- 02:44 NowMars
- 03:44 NowSun
- 04:44 NowVenus
- 05:44 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 06:30 Scorpio
- 06:30 – 08:34 Sagittarius
- 08:34 – 10:19 Capricorn
- 10:19 – 11:50 Aquarius
- 11:50 – 13:18 Pisces
- 13:18 – 14:56 Aries
- 14:56 – 16:53 Taurus
- 16:53 – 19:07 Gemini
- 19:07 – 21:25 Cancer
- 21:25 – 23:39 Leo
- 23:39 – 01:52 next day Virgo
- 01:52 – 04:09 next day Libra
- 04:09 – 06:26 next day Scorpio
- 06:26 – 06:45 next day Sagittarius
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