Visakhapatnam panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 17:43 Moonrise 06:08 Pausha month
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India · 17.68°, 83.20° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 17:43- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:45 – 12:29
- Yamaganda 12:07 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam 14:55 – 16:19
- Durmuhurta 16:13 – 16:58
- Rahu Kalam 16:19 – 17:43
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:43 to 06:32 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:43 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 04:49 – 05:40 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 12:07 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:55 – 16:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:13 – 16:58
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:19 – 17:43
- 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. 04:49 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:45 – 12:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:43 – 20:16
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 06:32 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:32 – 07:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:56 – 09:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:19 – 10:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:43 – 12:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:07 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:31 – 14:55 | Good |
| Rog | 14:55 – 16:19 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:19 – 17:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:43 – 19:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:19 – 20:55 | Good |
| Char | 20:55 – 22:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:31 – 00:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:07 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:19 – 04:56 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:56 – 06:32 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
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:28 NowVenus
- 08:23 NowMercury
- 09:19 NowMoon
- 10:15 NowSaturn
- 11:11 NowJupiter
- 12:07 NowMars
- 13:03 NowSun
- 13:59 NowVenus
- 14:55 NowMercury
- 15:51 NowMoon
- 16:47 NowSaturn
- 17:43 NowJupiter
- 18:47 NowMars
- 19:51 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 21:59 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:07 NowSaturn
- 01:11 NowJupiter
- 02:15 NowMars
- 03:19 NowSun
- 04:24 NowVenus
- 05:28 NowMercury
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:32 NowMoon
- 10:32 NowSaturn
- 11:32 NowJupiter
- 12:32 NowMars
- 13:32 NowSun
- 14:32 NowVenus
- 15:32 NowMercury
- 16:32 NowMoon
- 17:32 NowSaturn
- 18:32 NowJupiter
- 19:32 NowMars
- 20:32 NowSun
- 21:32 NowVenus
- 22:32 NowMercury
- 23:32 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSaturn
- 01:32 NowJupiter
- 02:32 NowMars
- 03:32 NowSun
- 04:32 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 06:20 Sagittarius
- 06:20 – 08:10 Capricorn
- 08:10 – 09:48 Aquarius
- 09:48 – 11:24 Pisces
- 11:24 – 13:08 Aries
- 13:08 – 15:09 Taurus
- 15:09 – 17:21 Gemini
- 17:21 – 19:33 Cancer
- 19:33 – 21:40 Leo
- 21:40 – 23:46 Virgo
- 23:46 – 01:56 next day Libra
- 01:56 – 04:10 next day Scorpio
- 04:10 – 06:16 next day Sagittarius
- 06:16 – 06:32 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