Panchang / Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Daily panchang

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Thursday, 23 Mar 2028

Phalguna, krishna · Tithi 13

Asia/Kolkata (+5.50h)

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The day in simple words

Tithi: Trayodashi · until 05:33 (24 Mar 2028)
Nakshatra: Dhanishta · until 11:22
Good time to start something: 12:01–12:50 · Abhijit
Avoid starting new work: 13:57–15:28 · Rahu kaal

All times are for Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. They change from place to place.

About this page

What this page tells you. The panchang is the Hindu calendar for one day and one place. It gives the tithi (lunar date), the nakshatra (the Moon's star), the yoga, the karana and the weekday, with sunrise and sunset.

How to read it. Look at the five parts at the top first, then the timings. Rahu kaal and Yamaganda are times the tradition avoids for starting something new. Abhijit is usually taken as the good time around midday. Choghadiya splits the day into eight parts, each marked 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.

New to these words? See the astrology words explained simply.

Sunrise

06:21

Sunset

18:30

Moonrise

04:21

Moonset

16:23

Moonrise and moonset are for this calendar day, midnight to midnight, at this place. The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, so on some days it does not rise or set at all. A dash means it happens on the day before or after.

The five parts of the day (panchang)

Each part lasts until the time shown.
Part	Value	Ends	What the old texts say
Tithi	Trayodashi then Chaturdashi	05:33 24 Mar 2028	Jaya (victorious) Associated with contest, litigation and anything to be won.
Nakshatra	Dhanishta then Shatabhisha	11:22	The drum: rhythm, music and wealth. Read as prosperity through timing and through performance.
Yoga	Sadhya then Shubha	01:59 24 Mar 2028	auspicious Counted among the favourable yogas in the muhurta literature.
Karana	Gara then Vanija · until 05:33 (24 Mar 2028) then Vishti	16:16	One of the seven movable karanas, which repeat through the month.
Vara	Thursday	—	Ruled by Jupiter. Classically the most favourable for beginnings.

These good and bad times come from the classical muhurat books, such as Muhurta Chintamani. They are traditional rules for choosing a time, not predictions.

Times to avoid, and the good midday time

Sunrise 06:21
Sunset 18:30

Traditionally avoided
Traditionally favoured

Sunrise, sunset and the good and bad times (muhurat)

Period	From	To	What the old texts say
Sunrise	06:21	—
Sunset	18:30	—
Rahu kaal	13:57	15:28	About an hour and a half that changes with the weekday. The tradition says not to start anything new in it.
Gulika	09:23	10:55	Saturn's part of the day. It is avoided for the same reasons as Rahu kaal.
Yamaganda	06:21	07:52	Another time to avoid, also set by the weekday.
Abhijit	12:01	12:50	The time around local midday. The tradition sees it as the best time of the day, and the one to use when no other good time is free. Not used on Wednesdays.
Brahma muhurta	04:46	05:34	Before dawn: traditionally the hour for waking, prayer, meditation and study.
Pratah sandhya	05:10	06:21	The dawn sandhya, ending at sunrise: the time for the morning prayers.
Vijaya muhurta	14:27	15:16	Favoured for setting out on journeys and for work where success is wanted.
Godhuli muhurta	18:30	18:54	Cow-dust hour at sunset: favoured for weddings in many regions.
Sayahna sandhya	18:30	19:41	The dusk sandhya, from sunset: the time for the evening prayers.
Nishita muhurta	00:02	00:49 24 Mar 2028	The midnight muhurta, counterpart of Abhijit: kept for Shiva and Kali worship, as on Shivaratri.
Dur muhurta	10:24	11:13	Avoided for auspicious beginnings.
Dur muhurta	15:16	16:04	Avoided for auspicious beginnings.
Amrit kalam	06:18 24 Mar 2028	08:06 24 Mar 2028	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	19:29	21:17	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.

Facts about the day

Day length (dinamana): 12 h 8 min
Night length (ratrimana): 11 h 50 min
Midday (madhyahna): 12:26
Direction to avoid for travel today (disha shool): South

Sunrise here is when the top edge of the Sun appears, as in the Drik panchang. Calendars that use the centre of the Sun can differ by two to four minutes.

Choghadiya

The night choghadiya starts at a different point from the day one, so the two are listed separately.

Day

Choghadiya	From	To	Quality
Shubh	06:21	07:52	good ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious
Rog	07:52	09:23	avoid confrontation and debt collection only
Udveg	09:23	10:55	avoid government work only
Chal	10:55	12:26	neutral travel and movement
Labh	12:26	13:57	good trade, starting a business, gain
Amrit	13:57	15:28	best anything at all
Kaal	15:28	16:59	avoid accumulation of wealth only, in some schools
Shubh	16:59	18:30	good ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious

Night

Choghadiya	From	To	Quality
Amrit	18:30	19:59	best anything at all
Chal	19:59	21:28	neutral travel and movement
Rog	21:28	22:57	avoid confrontation and debt collection only
Kaal	22:57	00:25	avoid accumulation of wealth only, in some schools
Labh	00:25	01:54	good trade, starting a business, gain
Udveg	01:54	03:23	avoid government work only
Shubh	03:23	04:52	good ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious
Amrit	04:52	06:21	best anything at all

Gowri panchangam

The Tamil way of dividing the day into eight parts, with different names. It is its own table, not a translation: the two systems do not always agree on which part of the day is good.

Gowri	From	To	Quality
Amirdham	06:21	07:52	best anything auspicious
Uthi	07:52	09:23	neutral ordinary work
Soram	09:23	10:55	avoid nothing new
Rogam	10:55	12:26	avoid medicine only
Visham	12:26	13:57	avoid nothing new
Labham	13:57	15:28	good gain, new work
Dhanam	15:28	16:59	good money, purchase, trade
Sugam	16:59	18:30	good travel, ease, hospitality

More details for the dayMoon and Sun signs through the day, the years (samvat), seasons, special yogas and windows, Chandrabalam and Tarabalam, the rising sign through the day, and the hora table.

More of the day

Moon sign: Aquarius
Sun sign: Pisces
Nakshatra pada: Dhanishta pada 4 · until 11:22
Shatabhisha pada 1 · until 18:09
Shatabhisha pada 2 · until 00:55 (24 Mar 2028)
Shatabhisha pada 3
Sun's nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada pada 2
Anandadi yoga: Shrivatsa · until 11:22
then Vajra
Shaka samvat: 1949 Plavanga
Vikram samvat: 2084 Raudra
Gujarati samvat: 2084 Siddharthi
Ritu (by lunar month): Shishira
Ritu (by the Sun's season): Vasanta
Ayana (sidereal): Uttarayana
Ayana (by the solstices): Uttarayana
Chandra vasa (Moon's direction): West
Rahu vasa (Rahu's direction): South
Jovian year (Brihaspati samvatsara): Durmati · until 17:02 (12 Apr 2028)

The Shaka year starts on Chaitra shukla pratipada, and the Gujarati year on Kartika shukla pratipada, the day after Diwali. There are two ritus (seasons) because one follows the lunar month and the other the Sun's real season.

Special yogas and times of the day
Period	From	To	What the old texts say
Ravi yoga	Not today		When 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.
Bhadra	05:33 24 Mar 2028	06:21 24 Mar 2028	The 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. on earth
Ganda moola	Not today		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.
Panchaka	Whole day		The 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)	06:21	14:28	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

These help you check the day against YOUR OWN Moon sign (rashi) and birth star (nakshatra). If yours is in the list, the day is favourable for you. Chandrabalam counts the Moon's sign from yours (1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th are good); Tarabalam counts the Moon's star from yours in groups of nine.

Chandrabalam for: Aries, Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, Aquarius
Ashtama Chandra (Moon 8th) for: Cancer
Tarabalam for · until 11:22: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
Tarabalam for · until the next sunrise: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada

Udaya lagna

Lagna	From	To
Pisces	05:56	07:36
Aries	07:36	09:24
Taurus	09:24	11:26
Gemini	11:26	13:38
Cancer	13:38	15:47
Leo	15:47	17:50
Virgo	17:50	19:51
Libra	19:51	21:58
Scorpio	21:58	00:10 24 Mar 2028
Sagittarius	00:10 24 Mar 2028	02:17 24 Mar 2028
Capricorn	02:17 24 Mar 2028	04:10 24 Mar 2028
Aquarius	04:10 24 Mar 2028	05:52 24 Mar 2028

Panchaka rahita muhurta

Period	From	To
Free of panchaka (good)	06:21	09:24
Raja (the state)	09:24	11:22
Free of panchaka (good)	11:22	11:26
Chora (theft)	11:26	13:38
Free of panchaka (good)	13:38	15:47
Roga (illness)	15:47	17:50
Free of panchaka (good)	17:50	19:51
Mrityu (danger)	19:51	21:58
Agni (fire)	21:58	00:10 24 Mar 2028
Free of panchaka (good)	00:10 24 Mar 2028	02:17 24 Mar 2028
Raja (the state)	02:17 24 Mar 2028	04:10 24 Mar 2028
Free of panchaka (good)	04:10 24 Mar 2028	05:33 24 Mar 2028
Chora (theft)	05:33 24 Mar 2028	05:52 24 Mar 2028
Free of panchaka (good)	05:52 24 Mar 2028	06:21 24 Mar 2028

The sign rising in the east changes through the day, starting with the one rising at sunrise. Panchaka rahita divides the day wherever the rising sign, the tithi or the nakshatra changes, and marks each part as free of panchaka (good) or not.

Hora (planetary hours)

The day and the night are each split into twelve horas, starting at sunrise, and each hora is ruled by a planet. Day horas share out the daylight and night horas the darkness, so in summer a day hora is longer than an hour. The first hora of each day belongs to that day's planet, which is where the weekday names come from.

#	Hora lord	From	To	Suited to
1	Jupiter	06:21	07:22	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
2	Mars	07:22	08:23	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting
3	Sun	08:23	09:23	authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience
4	Venus	09:23	10:24	marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining
5	Mercury	10:24	11:25	trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent
6	Moon	11:25	12:26	travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to
7	Saturn	12:26	13:26	labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly
8	Jupiter	13:26	14:27	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
9	Mars	14:27	15:28	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting
10	Sun	15:28	16:29	authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience
11	Venus	16:29	17:29	marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining
12	Mercury	17:29	18:30	trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent
13 night	Moon	18:30	19:29	travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to
14 night	Saturn	19:29	20:29	labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly
15 night	Jupiter	20:29	21:28	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
16 night	Mars	21:28	22:27	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting
17 night	Sun	22:27	23:26	authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience
18 night	Venus	23:26	00:25	marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining
19 night	Mercury	00:25	01:25	trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent
20 night	Moon	01:25	02:24	travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to
21 night	Saturn	02:24	03:23	labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly
22 night	Jupiter	03:23	04:22	teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora
23 night	Mars	04:22	05:21	surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting
24 night	Sun	05:21	06:21	authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience

Festivals and fasts

Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta)	Phalguna
Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta)	Chaitra
Paksha (bright or dark half)	krishna
Tithi	13

The two ways of counting give this month different names. It is the same day; both names are correct.

Pradosh — the evening of the thirteenth, for Shiva