Prayagraj panchang, 16 August 2028
Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 18:35 Moonrise 00:53 Shravana month
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.44°, 81.84° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:37 to 18:35- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:14 – 08:52
- Gulika Kalam 10:29 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:32
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:32 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:06 – 13:43
- 06:17 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:36 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:02 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
18:35 to 05:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:35 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 04:09 – 04:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 03:49 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 18:02 · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 18:12
- Karana Bava until 16:36, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:17 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:36 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:02 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 03:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:14 – 08:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:29 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:43
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:12 – 19:24
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 – 04:53
- 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 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:35 – 20:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:37 – 18:02
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:49 – 05:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:37 – 07:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:14 – 08:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:52 – 10:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:29 – 12:06 | Good |
| Rog | 12:06 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:43 – 15:21 | Bad |
| Char | 15:21 – 16:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:58 – 18:35 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:35 – 19:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:58 – 21:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:21 – 22:44 | Good |
| Char | 22:44 – 00:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:06 – 01:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:29 – 02:52 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:52 – 04:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:15 – 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
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:42 NowMoon
- 07:47 NowSaturn
- 08:52 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 12:06 NowVenus
- 13:11 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:21 NowSaturn
- 16:26 NowJupiter
- 17:30 NowMars
- 18:35 NowSun
- 19:30 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:21 NowMoon
- 22:16 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:06 NowMars
- 01:02 NowSun
- 01:57 NowVenus
- 02:52 NowMercury
- 03:47 NowMoon
- 04:42 NowSaturn
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowMoon
- 07:37 NowSaturn
- 08:37 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:37 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:37 NowMars
- 17:37 NowSun
- 18:37 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:37 NowJupiter
- 23:37 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:37 NowVenus
- 02:37 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:09 – 05:43 Cancer
- 05:43 – 07:57 Leo
- 07:57 – 10:10 Virgo
- 10:10 – 12:26 Libra
- 12:26 – 14:43 Scorpio
- 14:43 – 16:48 Sagittarius
- 16:48 – 18:33 Capricorn
- 18:33 – 20:03 Aquarius
- 20:03 – 21:32 Pisces
- 21:32 – 23:10 Aries
- 23:10 – 01:07 next day Taurus
- 01:07 – 03:21 next day Gemini
- 03:21 – 05:38 next day Cancer
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