Rajkot panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 18:06 Moonrise 14:34 Margashirsha month
Rajkot, Gujarat, India · 22.29°, 70.79° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:22 to 18:06- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:22 – 13:05
- Yamaganda 12:44 – 14:04
- Gulika Kalam 15:25 – 16:45
- Durmuhurta 16:40 – 17:23
- Rahu Kalam 16:45 – 18:06
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:06 to 07:22 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:06 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 05:36 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 07:00 next day Karana becomes Balava
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
- 07:00 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:44 – 14:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:25 – 16:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:40 – 17:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:45 – 18:06
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 07:22 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. 05:36 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:22 – 13:05
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:06 – 20:45
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:22 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:22 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:22 – 08:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:42 – 10:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:03 – 11:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:23 – 12:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:44 – 14:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:04 – 15:25 | Good |
| Rog | 15:25 – 16:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:45 – 18:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:06 – 19:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:45 – 21:25 | Good |
| Char | 21:25 – 23:05 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:05 – 00:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:44 – 02:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:24 – 04:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:03 – 05:43 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:43 – 07:22 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
- 07:22 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:09 NowMercury
- 10:03 NowMoon
- 10:56 NowSaturn
- 11:50 NowJupiter
- 12:44 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:25 NowMercury
- 16:19 NowMoon
- 17:12 NowSaturn
- 18:06 NowJupiter
- 19:12 NowMars
- 20:19 NowSun
- 21:25 NowVenus
- 22:31 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSaturn
- 01:50 NowJupiter
- 02:57 NowMars
- 04:03 NowSun
- 05:09 NowVenus
- 06:16 NowMercury
- 07:22 NowSun
- 08:22 NowVenus
- 09:22 NowMercury
- 10:22 NowMoon
- 11:22 NowSaturn
- 12:22 NowJupiter
- 13:22 NowMars
- 14:22 NowSun
- 15:22 NowVenus
- 16:22 NowMercury
- 17:22 NowMoon
- 18:22 NowSaturn
- 19:22 NowJupiter
- 20:22 NowMars
- 21:22 NowSun
- 22:22 NowVenus
- 23:22 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:22 NowMoon
- 01:22 NowSaturn
- 02:22 NowJupiter
- 03:22 NowMars
- 04:22 NowSun
- 05:22 NowVenus
- 06:22 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:36 – 07:07 Scorpio
- 07:07 – 09:13 Sagittarius
- 09:13 – 11:00 Capricorn
- 11:00 – 12:33 Aquarius
- 12:33 – 14:05 Pisces
- 14:05 – 15:46 Aries
- 15:46 – 17:44 Taurus
- 17:44 – 19:57 Gemini
- 19:57 – 22:13 Cancer
- 22:13 – 00:24 next day Leo
- 00:24 – 02:34 next day Virgo
- 02:34 – 04:48 next day Libra
- 04:48 – 07:03 next day Scorpio
- 07:03 – 07:22 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