Visakhapatnam panchang, 18 October 2028
Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 17:32 Moonrise 05:48 Ashwin month
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India · 17.68°, 83.20° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:52 to 17:32- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:19 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam 10:14 – 11:42
- Durmuhurta 11:18 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 12:05 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:42 – 13:09
- 06:51 Moon enters Libra
- 08:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 08:26 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 17:28 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
17:32 to 05:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:32 – 20:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:13 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:26 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 05:01 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 05:01 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 08:26
- Nakshatra Chitra until 17:28 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vishkambha until 01:26 next day
- Karana Naga until 08:26, then Kimstughna
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 06:51 Moon enters Libra
- 08:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 08:26 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 17:28 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 18:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:26 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 05:01 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 05:01 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:38 – 05:27
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:27 – 06:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:19 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:14 – 11:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:18 – 12:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:09
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. 04:13 – 05:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:18 – 12:05
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:32 – 20:00
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:01 – 05:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:52 – 07:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:19 – 08:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:47 – 10:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:14 – 11:42 | Good |
| Rog | 11:42 – 13:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:09 – 14:37 | Bad |
| Char | 14:37 – 16:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:04 – 17:32 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:32 – 19:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:04 – 20:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:37 – 22:09 | Good |
| Char | 22:09 – 23:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:42 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:14 – 02:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:47 – 04:20 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:20 – 05:52 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
- 05:52 NowMercury
- 06:50 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:47 NowJupiter
- 09:45 NowMars
- 10:43 NowSun
- 11:42 NowVenus
- 12:40 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:35 NowJupiter
- 16:33 NowMars
- 17:32 NowSun
- 18:33 NowVenus
- 19:35 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:40 NowJupiter
- 23:42 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSun
- 01:45 NowVenus
- 02:47 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:50 NowSaturn
- 05:52 NowMercury
- 06:52 NowMoon
- 07:52 NowSaturn
- 08:52 NowJupiter
- 09:52 NowMars
- 10:52 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:52 NowMercury
- 13:52 NowMoon
- 14:52 NowSaturn
- 15:52 NowJupiter
- 16:52 NowMars
- 17:52 NowSun
- 18:52 NowVenus
- 19:52 NowMercury
- 20:52 NowMoon
- 21:52 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSun
- 01:52 NowVenus
- 02:52 NowMercury
- 03:52 NowMoon
- 04:52 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:13 – 05:51 Virgo
- 05:51 – 08:01 Libra
- 08:01 – 10:14 Scorpio
- 10:14 – 12:21 Sagittarius
- 12:21 – 14:11 Capricorn
- 14:11 – 15:49 Aquarius
- 15:49 – 17:24 Pisces
- 17:24 – 19:09 Aries
- 19:09 – 21:10 Taurus
- 21:10 – 23:22 Gemini
- 23:22 – 01:34 next day Cancer
- 01:34 – 03:41 next day Leo
- 03:41 – 05:47 next day Virgo
- 05:47 – 05:52 next day Libra
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