Puri panchang, 16 December 2026

Wednesday, 16 December 2026

Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 17:09 Moonrise 11:09 Margashirsha month

Puri, Odisha, India · 19.80°, 85.82° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)

Sunrise to sunrise

  • Bad
  • Good
  • A limb changes

Day

06:14 to 17:09
  1. Labh
  2. Amrit
  3. Kaal
  4. Shubh
  5. Rog
  6. Udveg
  7. Char
  8. Labh
  • Yamaganda 07:36 – 08:58
  • Gulika Kalam 10:20 – 11:42
  • Durmuhurta 11:20 – 12:03
  • Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:03 Not used on Wednesdays
  • Rahu Kalam 11:42 – 13:03
  • 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
  • 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
  • 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada

Night

17:09 to 06:15 next day
  1. Udveg
  2. Shubh
  3. Amrit
  4. Char
  5. Rog
  6. Kaal
  7. Labh
  8. Udveg
  • Pradosha 17:09 – 19:46
  • Brahma Muhurta 04:30 – 05:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
  • 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
  • 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti

The five limbs

  • Tithi Shukla Saptami until 22:46
  • Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 14:02 · lord Rahu
  • Yoga Vajra until 13:46
  • Karana Gara until 10:08, then Vanija
  • Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
  • Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
  • 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
  • 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
  • 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
  • 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
  • 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti

Times to avoid

Good windows

Choghadiya

Day
Labh 06:14 –⁠ 07:36 Good
Amrit 07:36 –⁠ 08:58 Good
Kaal 08:58 –⁠ 10:20 Bad
Shubh 10:20 –⁠ 11:42 Good
Rog 11:42 –⁠ 13:03 Bad
Udveg 13:03 –⁠ 14:25 Bad
Char 14:25 –⁠ 15:47 Neutral
Labh 15:47 –⁠ 17:09 Good
Night
Udveg 17:09 –⁠ 18:47 Bad
Shubh 18:47 –⁠ 20:25 Good
Amrit 20:25 –⁠ 22:04 Good
Char 22:04 –⁠ 23:42 Neutral
Rog 23:42 –⁠ 01:20 next day Bad
Kaal 01:20 –⁠ 02:58 next day Bad
Labh 02:58 –⁠ 04:37 next day Good
Udveg 04:37 –⁠ 06:15 next day Bad

Hora

Hora system

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

  1. 06:14 NowMercury
  2. 07:09 NowMoon
  3. 08:04 NowSaturn
  4. 08:58 NowJupiter
  5. 09:53 NowMars
  6. 10:47 NowSun
  7. 11:42 NowVenus
  8. 12:36 NowMercury
  9. 13:31 NowMoon
  10. 14:25 NowSaturn
  11. 15:20 NowJupiter
  12. 16:14 NowMars
  1. 17:09 NowSun
  2. 18:14 NowVenus
  3. 19:20 NowMercury
  4. 20:25 NowMoon
  5. 21:31 NowSaturn
  6. 22:36 NowJupiter
  7. 23:42 NowMars
  8. Next day
  9. 00:47 NowSun
  10. 01:53 NowVenus
  11. 02:58 NowMercury
  12. 04:04 NowMoon
  13. 05:09 NowSaturn
  1. 06:14 NowMercury
  2. 07:14 NowMoon
  3. 08:14 NowSaturn
  4. 09:14 NowJupiter
  5. 10:14 NowMars
  6. 11:14 NowSun
  7. 12:14 NowVenus
  8. 13:14 NowMercury
  9. 14:14 NowMoon
  10. 15:14 NowSaturn
  11. 16:14 NowJupiter
  1. 17:14 NowMars
  2. 18:14 NowSun
  3. 19:14 NowVenus
  4. 20:14 NowMercury
  5. 21:14 NowMoon
  6. 22:14 NowSaturn
  7. 23:14 NowJupiter
  8. Next day
  9. 00:14 NowMars
  10. 01:14 NowSun
  11. 02:14 NowVenus
  12. 03:14 NowMercury
  13. 04:14 NowMoon
  14. 05:14 NowSaturn

Rising sign (lagna)

  1. 04:30 –⁠ 06:18 Scorpio
  2. 06:18 –⁠ 08:24 Sagittarius
  3. 08:24 –⁠ 10:13 Capricorn
  4. 10:13 –⁠ 11:49 Aquarius
  5. 11:49 –⁠ 13:22 Pisces
  6. 13:22 –⁠ 15:05 Aries
  7. 15:05 –⁠ 17:05 Taurus
  8. 17:05 –⁠ 19:18 Gemini
  9. 19:18 –⁠ 21:31 Cancer
  10. 21:31 –⁠ 23:40 Leo
  11. 23:40 –⁠ 01:48 next day Virgo
  12. 01:48 –⁠ 04:00 next day Libra
  13. 04:00 –⁠ 06:14 next day Scorpio
  14. 06:14 –⁠ 06:15 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