Surat panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 18:18 Moonrise 06:59 Pausha month
Surat, Gujarat, India · 21.20°, 72.83° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:19 to 18:18- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:11
- Yamaganda 12:49 – 14:11
- Gulika Kalam 15:33 – 16:56
- Durmuhurta 16:50 – 17:34
- Rahu Kalam 16:56 – 18:18
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:18 to 07:19 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:18 – 20:54
- Brahma Muhurta 05:35 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:21 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:14 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:11
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:46, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:49 – 14:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:33 – 16:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:50 – 17:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:56 – 18:18
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:11 – 22:23
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. 05:35 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:27 – 13:11
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:18 – 20:54
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 07:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:19 – 08:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:41 – 10:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:04 – 11:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:26 – 12:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:49 – 14:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:11 – 15:33 | Good |
| Rog | 15:33 – 16:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:56 – 18:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:18 – 19:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:56 – 21:33 | Good |
| Char | 21:33 – 23:11 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:11 – 00:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:49 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:26 – 04:04 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:04 – 05:41 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:41 – 07:19 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
- 07:19 NowSun
- 08:14 NowVenus
- 09:09 NowMercury
- 10:04 NowMoon
- 10:59 NowSaturn
- 11:54 NowJupiter
- 12:49 NowMars
- 13:44 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:33 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:23 NowSaturn
- 18:18 NowJupiter
- 19:23 NowMars
- 20:28 NowSun
- 21:33 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:44 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSaturn
- 01:54 NowJupiter
- 02:59 NowMars
- 04:04 NowSun
- 05:09 NowVenus
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowSun
- 08:19 NowVenus
- 09:19 NowMercury
- 10:19 NowMoon
- 11:19 NowSaturn
- 12:19 NowJupiter
- 13:19 NowMars
- 14:19 NowSun
- 15:19 NowVenus
- 16:19 NowMercury
- 17:19 NowMoon
- 18:19 NowSaturn
- 19:19 NowJupiter
- 20:19 NowMars
- 21:19 NowSun
- 22:19 NowVenus
- 23:19 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMoon
- 01:19 NowSaturn
- 02:19 NowJupiter
- 03:19 NowMars
- 04:19 NowSun
- 05:19 NowVenus
- 06:19 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:35 – 07:07 Sagittarius
- 07:07 – 08:55 Capricorn
- 08:55 – 10:30 Aquarius
- 10:30 – 12:02 Pisces
- 12:02 – 13:44 Aries
- 13:44 – 15:43 Taurus
- 15:43 – 17:56 Gemini
- 17:56 – 20:11 Cancer
- 20:11 – 22:21 Leo
- 22:21 – 00:30 next day Virgo
- 00:30 – 02:43 next day Libra
- 02:43 – 04:58 next day Scorpio
- 04:58 – 07:04 next day Sagittarius
- 07:04 – 07:19 next day Capricorn
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