Surat panchang, 1 November 2023
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:02 Moonrise 20:55 Ashwin month
Surat, Gujarat, India · 21.20°, 72.83° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:42 to 18:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam 10:57 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 11:59 – 12:44
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:44 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:22 – 13:47
- 09:19 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:06 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:11 Moon enters Gemini
Night
18:02 to 06:42 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:02 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:19 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 21:19 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:36 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 21:19
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 04:36 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Parigha until 14:06
- Karana Bava until 09:19, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Libra
- 09:19 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:06 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:11 Moon enters Gemini
- 21:19 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 21:19 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:36 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:59 – 12:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:47
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. 05:00 – 05:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:02 – 20:34
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:42 – 04:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:42 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:32 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:57 – 12:22 | Good |
| Rog | 12:22 – 13:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:47 – 15:12 | Bad |
| Char | 15:12 – 16:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:37 – 18:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:02 – 19:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:37 – 21:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:12 – 22:47 | Good |
| Char | 22:47 – 00:22 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:22 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:57 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:32 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:42 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
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:25 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:15 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 16:08 NowJupiter
- 17:05 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:08 NowMercury
- 21:12 NowMoon
- 22:15 NowSaturn
- 23:19 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:22 NowMars
- 01:25 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:42 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:42 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:42 NowMoon
- 22:42 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 05:42 Virgo
- 05:42 – 07:55 Libra
- 07:55 – 10:10 Scorpio
- 10:10 – 12:16 Sagittarius
- 12:16 – 14:04 Capricorn
- 14:04 – 15:39 Aquarius
- 15:39 – 17:11 Pisces
- 17:11 – 18:53 Aries
- 18:53 – 20:52 Taurus
- 20:52 – 23:05 Gemini
- 23:05 – 01:20 next day Cancer
- 01:20 – 03:30 next day Leo
- 03:30 – 05:38 next day Virgo
- 05:38 – 06:42 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