Surat panchang, 23 October 2023
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:07 Moonrise 14:27 Ashwin month
Surat, Gujarat, India · 21.20°, 72.83° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 18:07- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:04 – 09:30
- Yamaganda 10:56 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam 13:49 – 15:15
- Durmuhurta 15:03 – 15:49
- 06:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:14 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 17:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 17:45 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:07 to 06:38 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:07 – 20:37
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:52 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 04:22 next day Moon enters Aquarius
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 17:45
- Nakshatra Shravana until 17:14 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shula until 18:52
- Karana Balava until 06:54, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Libra
- 06:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:14 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 17:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 17:45 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:52 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 04:22 next day Moon enters Aquarius
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:30
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:56 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:49 – 15:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:03 – 15:49
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:52 – 21:16
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 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:07 – 20:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:38 – 17:14
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:38 – 17:14
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:38 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:38 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:04 – 09:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:30 – 10:56 | Good |
| Rog | 10:56 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:22 – 13:49 | Bad |
| Char | 13:49 – 15:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:15 – 16:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:41 – 18:07 | Good |
| Char | 18:07 – 19:41 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:41 – 21:15 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:15 – 22:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:49 – 00:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:23 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:57 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:30 – 05:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:04 – 06:38 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:38 NowMoon
- 07:35 NowSaturn
- 08:33 NowJupiter
- 09:30 NowMars
- 10:28 NowSun
- 11:25 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:20 NowMoon
- 14:17 NowSaturn
- 15:15 NowJupiter
- 16:12 NowMars
- 17:10 NowSun
- 18:07 NowVenus
- 19:10 NowMercury
- 20:12 NowMoon
- 21:15 NowSaturn
- 22:18 NowJupiter
- 23:20 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:23 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:28 NowMercury
- 03:30 NowMoon
- 04:33 NowSaturn
- 05:35 NowJupiter
- 06:38 NowMoon
- 07:38 NowSaturn
- 08:38 NowJupiter
- 09:38 NowMars
- 10:38 NowSun
- 11:38 NowVenus
- 12:38 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:38 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:38 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:38 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:38 NowJupiter
- 23:38 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSun
- 01:38 NowVenus
- 02:38 NowMercury
- 03:38 NowMoon
- 04:38 NowSaturn
- 05:38 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:18 Virgo
- 06:18 – 08:31 Libra
- 08:31 – 10:46 Scorpio
- 10:46 – 12:51 Sagittarius
- 12:51 – 14:39 Capricorn
- 14:39 – 16:14 Aquarius
- 16:14 – 17:46 Pisces
- 17:46 – 19:28 Aries
- 19:28 – 21:27 Taurus
- 21:27 – 23:40 Gemini
- 23:40 – 01:55 next day Cancer
- 01:55 – 04:05 next day Leo
- 04:05 – 06:14 next day Virgo
- 06:14 – 06:38 next day Libra
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