Prayagraj panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 17:17 Moonrise 16:27 Margashirsha month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 17:17- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam 10:42 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:22 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:01 – 13:20
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
17:17 to 06:46 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:17 – 19:58
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 10:47
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:56 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 17:15
- Karana Vanija until 10:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:20
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. 04:58 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:17 – 19:58
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:46 – 07:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:46 – 07:56
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:56 – 04:53 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:46 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:23 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:42 – 12:01 | Good |
| Rog | 12:01 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:20 – 14:39 | Bad |
| Char | 14:39 – 15:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:58 – 17:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:17 – 18:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:58 – 20:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:39 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:42 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:46 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
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:31 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:08 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:39 NowSaturn
- 15:31 NowJupiter
- 16:24 NowMars
- 17:17 NowSun
- 18:24 NowVenus
- 19:32 NowMercury
- 20:39 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:09 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:31 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:46 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:46 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:46 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:46 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMars
- 01:46 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:18 Scorpio
- 06:18 – 08:23 Sagittarius
- 08:23 – 10:07 Capricorn
- 10:07 – 11:38 Aquarius
- 11:38 – 13:06 Pisces
- 13:06 – 14:45 Aries
- 14:45 – 16:42 Taurus
- 16:42 – 18:56 Gemini
- 18:56 – 21:13 Cancer
- 21:13 – 23:27 Leo
- 23:27 – 01:40 next day Virgo
- 01:40 – 03:57 next day Libra
- 03:57 – 06:14 next day Scorpio
- 06:14 – 06:46 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