Sydney panchang, 12 August 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 17:22 Moonrise 06:14 Ashadha month
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · -33.87°, 151.21° · Australia/Sydney (UTC+10:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 17:22- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:59 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam 10:40 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta 11:39 – 12:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:00 – 13:20
- 12:30 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:57 Karana becomes Naga
Night
17:22 to 06:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:22 – 20:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:56 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 03:36 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 03:36 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 03:36 next day
- Nakshatra Pushya until 12:30 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vyatipata until 19:56
- Karana Chatushpada until 16:57, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Cancer
- 12:30 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:57 Karana becomes Naga
- 19:56 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 03:36 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 03:36 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 23:21 – 19:56
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:40 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:39 – 12:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:00 – 13:20
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. 04:52 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:22 – 20:01
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:38 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:59 – 09:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:19 – 10:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:40 – 12:00 | Good |
| Rog | 12:00 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:20 – 14:41 | Bad |
| Char | 14:41 – 16:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:01 – 17:22 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:22 – 19:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:01 – 20:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:41 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 23:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:59 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:39 – 03:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:18 – 04:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:58 – 06:37 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
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:06 NowSun
- 12:00 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:47 NowMoon
- 14:41 NowSaturn
- 15:34 NowJupiter
- 16:28 NowMars
- 17:22 NowSun
- 18:28 NowVenus
- 19:34 NowMercury
- 20:41 NowMoon
- 21:47 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:25 NowMoon
- 05:31 NowSaturn
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 05:19 Gemini
- 05:19 – 06:56 Cancer
- 06:56 – 08:18 Leo
- 08:18 – 09:37 Virgo
- 09:37 – 11:07 Libra
- 11:07 – 13:00 Scorpio
- 13:00 – 15:16 Sagittarius
- 15:16 – 17:41 Capricorn
- 17:41 – 20:04 Aquarius
- 20:04 – 22:26 Pisces
- 22:26 – 00:51 next day Aries
- 00:51 – 03:12 next day Taurus
- 03:12 – 05:15 next day Gemini
- 05:15 – 06:37 next day Cancer
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 AEST (UTC+10) · Method