Vijayawada panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 14:02 Margashirsha month
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India · 16.51°, 80.65° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:31 to 17:38- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:27
- Yamaganda 12:04 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 14:51 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta 16:09 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam 16:14 – 17:38
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:38 to 06:31 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:13
- Brahma Muhurta 04:48 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:51 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:09 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:14 – 17:38
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 06:31 next day
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. 04:48 – 05:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:13
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:31 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:31 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:31 – 07:54 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:54 – 09:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:18 – 10:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:41 – 12:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:04 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:28 – 14:51 | Good |
| Rog | 14:51 – 16:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:14 – 17:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:38 – 19:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:14 – 20:51 | Good |
| Char | 20:51 – 22:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:28 – 00:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:05 – 01:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:41 – 03:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:18 – 04:55 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:55 – 06:31 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
- 06:31 NowSun
- 07:27 NowVenus
- 08:22 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:13 NowSaturn
- 11:09 NowJupiter
- 12:04 NowMars
- 13:00 NowSun
- 13:56 NowVenus
- 14:51 NowMercury
- 15:47 NowMoon
- 16:42 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:42 NowMars
- 19:47 NowSun
- 20:51 NowVenus
- 21:56 NowMercury
- 23:00 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:14 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:23 NowVenus
- 05:27 NowMercury
- 06:31 NowSun
- 07:31 NowVenus
- 08:31 NowMercury
- 09:31 NowMoon
- 10:31 NowSaturn
- 11:31 NowJupiter
- 12:31 NowMars
- 13:31 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:31 NowMercury
- 16:31 NowMoon
- 17:31 NowSaturn
- 18:31 NowJupiter
- 19:31 NowMars
- 20:31 NowSun
- 21:31 NowVenus
- 22:31 NowMercury
- 23:31 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:31 NowSaturn
- 01:31 NowJupiter
- 02:31 NowMars
- 03:31 NowSun
- 04:31 NowVenus
- 05:31 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:48 – 06:17 Scorpio
- 06:17 – 08:23 Sagittarius
- 08:23 – 10:14 Capricorn
- 10:14 – 11:53 Aquarius
- 11:53 – 13:30 Pisces
- 13:30 – 15:15 Aries
- 15:15 – 17:16 Taurus
- 17:16 – 19:28 Gemini
- 19:28 – 21:40 Cancer
- 21:40 – 23:46 Leo
- 23:46 – 01:50 next day Virgo
- 01:50 – 04:00 next day Libra
- 04:00 – 06:13 next day Scorpio
- 06:13 – 06:31 next day Sagittarius
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