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Panchang / Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Daily panchang

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · Sunday, 26 Jul 2026

Asia/Kolkata (+5.50h)
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What this page tells you. The panchang is the Hindu almanac for one day and one place: the tithi (lunar day), nakshatra (the Moon’s star), yoga, karana and weekday, together with sunrise and sunset.

How to read it. Check the five parts at the top first, then the timings. Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda are periods the tradition avoids for starting new things; Abhijit is generally treated as the favourable midday window. Choghadiya splits the day into eight parts, each named good, neutral or poor.

Good to know: Times are worked out for the place you choose and change with it. Customs differ by region and family. If a ritual matters to you, confirm the timing with your priest or family tradition.

Sunrise

06:07

Sunset

19:24

Moonrise

17:10

Moonset

02:56

Moonrise and moonset are for the calendar day (midnight to midnight) at this place. The Moon comes up about 50 minutes later each day, so on some dates it does not rise, or does not set, within that day. A dash then means the event falls on the neighbouring day.

The five limbs

Each limb ends at the instant shown.
LimbValue Ends What the texts say
TithiDwadashi
then Trayodashi
13:58 Bhadra (auspicious)
Favoured for service, health matters and steady work.
NakshatraJyeshtha
then Mula
07:34 The eldest. Read as seniority, protection of dependants, and the burden that comes with rank.
YogaIndra
then Vaidhriti
22:05 auspicious
Counted among the favourable yogas in the muhurta literature.
KaranaBalava
then Kaulava · until 03:08 (27 Jul 2026)
then Taitila
13:58 One of the seven movable karanas, which repeat through the month.
VaraSunday — Ruled by the Sun. Favoured for matters of authority and health.

Muhurta classifications from the classical muhurta literature (Muhurta Chintamani and the Panchang tradition). These are selection rules, not predictions.

Day periods

Sun and muhurtas

PeriodFrom To What the texts say
Sunrise06:07 —
Sunset19:24 —
Rahu kaal 17:44 19:24 An inauspicious period of about 90 minutes, its position set by the weekday. The texts advise against starting anything new in it.
Gulika 16:05 17:44 Saturn's sub-period; avoided for the same reasons as Rahu kaal, and regarded as more persistent in effect.
Yamaganda 12:46 14:25 A third inauspicious window, again fixed by weekday.
Abhijit 12:19 13:12 The eighth muhurta of the day, straddling local noon. Classically the most auspicious window of the day and the standard fallback when no other muhurta is available - except on Wednesdays.
Brahma muhurta 04:42 05:24 Before dawn: traditionally the hour for waking, prayer, meditation and study.
Pratah sandhya 05:03 06:07 The dawn sandhya, ending at sunrise: the time for the morning prayers.
Vijaya muhurta 14:58 15:51 Favoured for setting out on journeys and for work where success is wanted.
Godhuli muhurta 19:24 19:45 Cow-dust hour at sunset: favoured for weddings in many regions.
Sayahna sandhya 19:24 20:28 The dusk sandhya, from sunset: the time for the evening prayers.
Nishita muhurta 00:24 01:07
27 Jul 2026
The midnight muhurta, counterpart of Abhijit: kept for Shiva and Kali worship, as on Shivaratri.
Dur muhurta 17:38 18:31 Avoided for auspicious beginnings.
Amrit kalam 03:18
27 Jul 2026
05:06
27 Jul 2026
About an hour and a half fixed by the Moon's nakshatra, not the Sun: favoured for starting good work, and in the south it outweighs a weak hour of the day.
Varjyam 16:32 18:20 About an hour and a half fixed by the Moon's nakshatra, also called tyajyam: new undertakings are avoided in it. Much observed in the south, alongside Rahu kalam.

The day at a glance

Day length (dinamana)
13 h 16 min
Night length (ratrimana)
10 h 43 min
Midday (madhyahna)
12:46
Disha shool — direction to avoid for travel
West

Sunrise is taken when the upper edge of the Sun clears the horizon, allowing for atmospheric refraction — the convention of the Drik panchang. Almanacs that use the centre of the Sun can differ by two to four minutes.

More of the day

Moon sign
Scorpio · until 07:34
then Sagittarius
Sun sign
Cancer
Nakshatra pada
Jyeshtha pada 4 · until 07:34
Mula pada 1 · until 14:19
Mula pada 2 · until 21:02
Mula pada 3 · until 03:46 (27 Jul 2026)
Mula pada 4
Sun's nakshatra
Pushya pada 2
Anandadi yoga
Kana · until 07:34
then Siddhi
Shaka samvat
1948 Parabhava
Vikram samvat
2083 Siddharthi
Gujarati samvat
2082 Pingala
Ritu (by lunar month)
Grishma
Ritu (by the Sun's season)
Varsha
Ayana (sidereal)
Dakshinayana
Ayana (by the solstices)
Dakshinayana
Chandra vasa (Moon's direction)
North · until 07:34
then East
Rahu vasa (Rahu's direction)
North
Jovian year (Brihaspati samvatsara)
Raudra · until 16:15 (17 Apr 2027)

The Shaka year changes at Chaitra shukla pratipada and the Gujarati year at Kartika shukla pratipada, the day after Diwali. The two ritus differ because one follows the lunar month and the other the Sun's actual season.

Yogas and windows of the day
PeriodFrom ToWhat the texts say
Ravi yogaNot todayWhen the Moon's nakshatra is the 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 13th or 20th from the Sun's: held to cancel many faults of the day, so it is sought for starting work.
BhadraNot todayThe Vishti karana. Auspicious work is avoided in it, most of all while Bhadra is said to stay on earth; in the heavens or the underworld it is held harmless here.
Ganda moola Whole day The Moon in Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Mula or Revati, the nakshatras at the joins of water and fire signs. A birth in it is traditionally followed by a shanti.
PanchakaNot todayThe Moon in Kumbha or Meena, from the second half of Dhanishtha to the end of Revati. Southward travel, roofing and gathering firewood are traditionally put off.
Baana: Roga (illness)06:0709:54 Set by the Sun's degree within its sign, so each lasts about a day. Muhurta texts avoid Roga for medicine, Agni for building, Raja for dealings with authority, Chora for travel and Mrityu for weddings.

Chandrabalam and Tarabalam

For your OWN birth rashi or nakshatra: the day favours you when it is listed. The Moon's sign is counted from your rashi (1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th are good) and its nakshatra from yours in groups of nine (Sampat, Kshema, Sadhana, Mitra, Parama mitra are good).

Chandrabalam for · until 07:34
Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Aquarius
Ashtama Chandra (Moon 8th) for: Aries
Chandrabalam for · until the next sunrise
Gemini, Cancer, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Pisces
Ashtama Chandra (Moon 8th) for: Taurus
Tarabalam for · until 07:34
Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
Tarabalam for · until the next sunrise
Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati

Udaya lagna

LagnaFromTo
Cancer05:3107:47
Leo07:4709:59
Virgo09:5912:09
Libra12:0914:24
Scorpio14:2416:40
Sagittarius16:4018:45
Capricorn18:4520:31
Aquarius20:3122:04
Pisces22:0423:35
Aries23:3501:15
27 Jul 2026
Taurus01:15
27 Jul 2026
03:13
27 Jul 2026
Gemini03:13
27 Jul 2026
05:27
27 Jul 2026

Panchaka rahita muhurta

PeriodFromTo
Roga (illness)06:0707:34
Free of panchaka (good)07:3407:47
Mrityu (danger)07:4709:59
Agni (fire)09:5912:09
Free of panchaka (good)12:0913:58
Raja (the state)13:5814:24
Free of panchaka (good)14:2416:40
Chora (theft)16:4018:45
Free of panchaka (good)18:4520:31
Roga (illness)20:3122:04
Free of panchaka (good)22:0401:15
27 Jul 2026
Roga (illness)01:15
27 Jul 2026
03:13
27 Jul 2026
Free of panchaka (good)03:13
27 Jul 2026
05:27
27 Jul 2026
Mrityu (danger)05:27
27 Jul 2026
06:08
27 Jul 2026

The sidereal sign rising in the east through the day, from the one rising at sunrise. Panchaka rahita cuts the day wherever the lagna, tithi or nakshatra changes and adds the four (with the weekday): remainders 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 mark the five panchakas, any other is free of them.

Choghadiya

The night sequence starts at a different point in the cycle from the day one, which is why the two are tabulated separately rather than one being derived from the other.

Day

Choghadiya FromTo Quality
Udveg 06:0707:47 avoid
government work only
Chal 07:4709:26 neutral
travel and movement
Labh 09:2611:06 good
trade, starting a business, gain
Amrit 11:0612:46 best
anything at all
Kaal 12:4614:25 avoid
accumulation of wealth only, in some schools
Shubh 14:2516:05 good
ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious
Rog 16:0517:44 avoid
confrontation and debt collection only
Udveg 17:4419:24 avoid
government work only

Night

Choghadiya FromTo Quality
Shubh 19:2420:44 good
ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious
Amrit 20:4422:05 best
anything at all
Chal 22:0523:25 neutral
travel and movement
Rog 23:2500:46 avoid
confrontation and debt collection only
Kaal 00:4602:06 avoid
accumulation of wealth only, in some schools
Labh 02:0603:27 good
trade, starting a business, gain
Udveg 03:2704:47 avoid
government work only
Shubh 04:4706:08 good
ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious

Gowri panchangam

The Tamil reckoning divides the same eight parts of the day and names them differently. It is a separate table, not a translation - the two disagree about which part of the day is favourable.

GowriFrom To Quality
Labham 06:0707:47 good
gain, new work
Dhanam 07:4709:26 good
money, purchase, trade
Sugam 09:2611:06 good
travel, ease, hospitality
Amirdham 11:0612:46 best
anything auspicious
Uthi 12:4614:25 neutral
ordinary work
Soram 14:2516:05 avoid
nothing new
Rogam 16:0517:44 avoid
medicine only
Visham 17:4419:24 avoid
nothing new

Hora

Twenty-four horas from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. They are UNEQUAL - the twelve day horas divide daylight and the twelve night horas divide darkness - so a summer day hora runs longer than an hour and its night hora shorter. The first hora of any day belongs to that day's own lord, which is where the weekday names come from.

#Hora lord FromTo Suited to
1 Sun 06:0707:14 authority, government work, dealing with the father
not for anything asking patience
2 Venus 07:1408:20 marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality
not for austerity or hard bargaining
3 Mercury 08:2009:26 trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation
not for anything that must be permanent
4 Moon 09:2610:33 travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer
not for a decision you must hold to
5 Saturn 10:3311:39 labour, repair, anything slow and structural
not for a beginning you want to move quickly
6 Jupiter 11:3912:46 teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last
the most generally favoured hora
7 Mars 12:4613:52 surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen
not for negotiation or a first meeting
8 Sun 13:5214:58 authority, government work, dealing with the father
not for anything asking patience
9 Venus 14:5816:05 marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality
not for austerity or hard bargaining
10 Mercury 16:0517:11 trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation
not for anything that must be permanent
11 Moon 17:1118:18 travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer
not for a decision you must hold to
12 Saturn 18:1819:24 labour, repair, anything slow and structural
not for a beginning you want to move quickly
13 night Jupiter 19:2420:18 teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last
the most generally favoured hora
14 night Mars 20:1821:11 surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen
not for negotiation or a first meeting
15 night Sun 21:1122:05 authority, government work, dealing with the father
not for anything asking patience
16 night Venus 22:0522:59 marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality
not for austerity or hard bargaining
17 night Mercury 22:5923:52 trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation
not for anything that must be permanent
18 night Moon 23:5200:46 travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer
not for a decision you must hold to
19 night Saturn 00:4601:39 labour, repair, anything slow and structural
not for a beginning you want to move quickly
20 night Jupiter 01:3902:33 teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last
the most generally favoured hora
21 night Mars 02:3303:27 surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen
not for negotiation or a first meeting
22 night Sun 03:2704:20 authority, government work, dealing with the father
not for anything asking patience
23 night Venus 04:2005:14 marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality
not for austerity or hard bargaining
24 night Mercury 05:1406:08 trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation
not for anything that must be permanent

Festivals and observances

Nothing marked on this date.