Surat panchang, 28 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 18:25 Moonrise 13:41 Magha month
Surat, Gujarat, India · 21.20°, 72.83° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 18:25- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:41 – 10:04
- Gulika Kalam 11:28 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta 12:29 – 13:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:29 – 13:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:51 – 14:15
- 09:27 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 16:36 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:25 to 07:17 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:25 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 05:34 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:54 Yoga becomes Indra
- 03:17 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 16:36
- Nakshatra Krittika until 09:27 · lord Sun
- Yoga Brahma until 23:54
- Karana Gara until 16:36, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:27 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 16:36 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:54 Yoga becomes Indra
- 03:17 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:41 – 10:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:29 – 13:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:51 – 14:15
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. 05:34 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:29 – 13:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:25 – 20:59
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 09:27
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 09:27
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:18 – 07:17 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 09:27 – 07:17 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:41 – 10:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:04 – 11:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:28 – 12:51 | Good |
| Rog | 12:51 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:15 – 15:38 | Bad |
| Char | 15:38 – 17:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:01 – 18:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:25 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:01 – 21:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:38 – 23:14 | Good |
| Char | 23:14 – 00:51 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:51 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:28 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:41 – 07:17 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:09 NowSaturn
- 10:04 NowJupiter
- 11:00 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:42 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:29 NowMars
- 18:25 NowSun
- 19:29 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:42 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:55 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 05:09 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:34 – 06:28 Sagittarius
- 06:28 – 08:16 Capricorn
- 08:16 – 09:51 Aquarius
- 09:51 – 11:23 Pisces
- 11:23 – 13:05 Aries
- 13:05 – 15:04 Taurus
- 15:04 – 17:17 Gemini
- 17:17 – 19:32 Cancer
- 19:32 – 21:42 Leo
- 21:42 – 23:51 Virgo
- 23:51 – 02:04 next day Libra
- 02:04 – 04:19 next day Scorpio
- 04:19 – 06:24 next day Sagittarius
- 06:24 – 07:17 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