Daily panchang
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wednesday, 18 Dec 2024
Asia/Kolkata (+5.50h)
The day in simple words
- Tithi
- Tritiya · until 10:06
- Nakshatra
- Pushya · until 00:58 (19 Dec 2024)
- Avoid starting new work
- 12:05–13:23 · Rahu kaal
On Wednesdays the tradition does not use the Abhijit time, so no good midday time is listed for today.
All times are for Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. They change from place to place.
Sunrise
06:50Sunset
17:19Moonrise
20:19Moonset
09:32Moonrise 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)
| Part | Value | Ends | What the old texts say |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Tritiya then Chaturthi |
10:06 | Jaya (victorious) Associated with contest, litigation and anything to be won. |
| Nakshatra | Pushya then Ashlesha |
00:58 19 Dec 2024 |
Traditionally the most auspicious of the 27. Associated with nourishment, teaching and steady support - the texts recommend it for beginnings of almost every kind except marriage. |
| Yoga | Indra then Vaidhriti |
19:33 | auspicious Counted among the favourable yogas in the muhurta literature. |
| Karana | Vishti then Bava · until 21:58 then Balava |
10:06 | This is Vishti (Bhadra), the karana the texts single out to avoid for auspicious beginnings. |
| Vara | Wednesday | — | Ruled by Mercury. Favoured for study, trade and communication. |
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 06:50
- Sunset 17:19
- Traditionally avoided
- Traditionally favoured
Sunrise, sunset and the good and bad times (muhurat)
| Period | From | To | What the old texts say |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 06:50 | — | |
| Sunset | 17:19 | — | |
| Rahu kaal | 12:05 | 13:23 | About an hour and a half that changes with the weekday. The tradition says not to start anything new in it. |
| Gulika | 10:46 | 12:05 | Saturn's part of the day. It is avoided for the same reasons as Rahu kaal. |
| Yamaganda | 08:09 | 09:28 | Another time to avoid, also set by the weekday. |
| Abhijit | 11:44 | 12:26 | 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 | 05:02 | 05:56 | Before dawn: traditionally the hour for waking, prayer, meditation and study. |
| Pratah sandhya | 05:29 | 06:50 | The dawn sandhya, ending at sunrise: the time for the morning prayers. |
| Vijaya muhurta | 13:50 | 14:32 | Favoured for setting out on journeys and for work where success is wanted. |
| Godhuli muhurta | 17:19 | 17:46 | Cow-dust hour at sunset: favoured for weddings in many regions. |
| Sayahna sandhya | 17:19 | 18:40 | The dusk sandhya, from sunset: the time for the evening prayers. |
| Nishita muhurta | 23:38 | 00:32 19 Dec 2024 |
The midnight muhurta, counterpart of Abhijit: kept for Shiva and Kali worship, as on Shivaratri. |
| Dur muhurta | 11:44 | 12:26 | Avoided for auspicious beginnings. |
| Amrit kalam | 18:30 | 20:07 | 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 | 08:48 | 10:25 | 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)
- 10 h 28 min
- Night length (ratrimana)
- 13 h 31 min
- Midday (madhyahna)
- 12:05
- Direction to avoid for travel today (disha shool)
- North
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:50 | 08:09 | good trade, starting a business, gain |
| Amrit | 08:09 | 09:28 | best anything at all |
| Kaal | 09:28 | 10:46 | avoid accumulation of wealth only, in some schools |
| Shubh | 10:46 | 12:05 | good ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious |
| Rog | 12:05 | 13:23 | avoid confrontation and debt collection only |
| Udveg | 13:23 | 14:42 | avoid government work only |
| Chal | 14:42 | 16:01 | neutral travel and movement |
| Labh | 16:01 | 17:19 | good trade, starting a business, gain |
Night
| Choghadiya | From | To | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 17:19 | 19:01 | avoid government work only |
| Shubh | 19:01 | 20:42 | good ceremony, marriage, anything auspicious |
| Amrit | 20:42 | 22:24 | best anything at all |
| Chal | 22:24 | 00:05 | neutral travel and movement |
| Rog | 00:05 | 01:47 | avoid confrontation and debt collection only |
| Kaal | 01:47 | 03:28 | avoid accumulation of wealth only, in some schools |
| Labh | 03:28 | 05:09 | good trade, starting a business, gain |
| Udveg | 05:09 | 06:51 | avoid government work only |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogam | 06:50 | 08:09 | avoid medicine only |
| Visham | 08:09 | 09:28 | avoid nothing new |
| Labham | 09:28 | 10:46 | good gain, new work |
| Dhanam | 10:46 | 12:05 | good money, purchase, trade |
| Sugam | 12:05 | 13:23 | good travel, ease, hospitality |
| Amirdham | 13:23 | 14:42 | best anything auspicious |
| Uthi | 14:42 | 16:01 | neutral ordinary work |
| Soram | 16:01 | 17:19 | avoid nothing new |
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
- Cancer
- Sun sign
- Sagittarius
- Nakshatra pada
- Pushya pada 2 · until 12:45
Pushya pada 3 · until 18:50
Pushya pada 4 · until 00:58 (19 Dec 2024)
Ashlesha pada 1 - Sun's nakshatra
- Mula pada 1 · until 04:49 (19 Dec 2024)
then Mula pada 2 - Anandadi yoga
- Matanga · until 00:58 (19 Dec 2024)
then Rakshasa - Shaka samvat
- 1946 Krodhi
- Vikram samvat
- 2081 Pingala
- Gujarati samvat
- 2081 Nala
- Ritu (by lunar month)
- Hemanta
- Ritu (by the Sun's season)
- Hemanta
- Ayana (sidereal)
- Dakshinayana
- Ayana (by the solstices)
- Dakshinayana
- Chandra vasa (Moon's direction)
- North
- Rahu vasa (Rahu's direction)
- South-west
- Jovian year (Brihaspati samvatsara)
- Kalayukta · until 14:42 (25 Apr 2025)
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.
| 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 | 06:50 | 10:06 | 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 | 00:58 19 Dec 2024 |
06:51 19 Dec 2024 |
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 | Not today | 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: Agni (fire) | 06:50 | 20:57 | 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
- Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius
Ashtama Chandra (Moon 8th) for: Sagittarius - Tarabalam for · until 00:58
- Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
- Tarabalam for · until the next sunrise
- Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
Udaya lagna
| Lagna | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sagittarius | 06:44 | 08:48 |
| Capricorn | 08:48 | 10:32 |
| Aquarius | 10:32 | 12:02 |
| Pisces | 12:02 | 13:29 |
| Aries | 13:29 | 15:06 |
| Taurus | 15:06 | 17:03 |
| Gemini | 17:03 | 19:17 |
| Cancer | 19:17 | 21:36 |
| Leo | 21:36 | 23:51 |
| Virgo | 23:51 | 02:05 19 Dec 2024 |
| Libra | 02:05 19 Dec 2024 | 04:22 19 Dec 2024 |
| Scorpio | 04:22 19 Dec 2024 | 06:40 19 Dec 2024 |
Panchaka rahita muhurta
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Free of panchaka (good) | 06:50 | 08:48 |
| Raja (the state) | 08:48 | 10:06 |
| Free of panchaka (good) | 10:06 | 10:32 |
| Chora (theft) | 10:32 | 12:02 |
| Free of panchaka (good) | 12:02 | 15:06 |
| Chora (theft) | 15:06 | 17:03 |
| Free of panchaka (good) | 17:03 | 19:17 |
| Roga (illness) | 19:17 | 21:36 |
| Free of panchaka (good) | 21:36 | 23:51 |
| Mrityu (danger) | 23:51 | 00:58 19 Dec 2024 |
| Agni (fire) | 00:58 19 Dec 2024 | 02:05 19 Dec 2024 |
| Free of panchaka (good) | 02:05 19 Dec 2024 | 04:22 19 Dec 2024 |
| Raja (the state) | 04:22 19 Dec 2024 | 06:40 19 Dec 2024 |
| Free of panchaka (good) | 06:40 19 Dec 2024 | 06:51 19 Dec 2024 |
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 | Mercury | 06:50 | 07:43 | trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent |
| 2 | Moon | 07:43 | 08:35 | travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to |
| 3 | Saturn | 08:35 | 09:28 | labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly |
| 4 | Jupiter | 09:28 | 10:20 | teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora |
| 5 | Mars | 10:20 | 11:12 | surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting |
| 6 | Sun | 11:12 | 12:05 | authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience |
| 7 | Venus | 12:05 | 12:57 | marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining |
| 8 | Mercury | 12:57 | 13:50 | trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent |
| 9 | Moon | 13:50 | 14:42 | travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to |
| 10 | Saturn | 14:42 | 15:34 | labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly |
| 11 | Jupiter | 15:34 | 16:27 | teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora |
| 12 | Mars | 16:27 | 17:19 | surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting |
| 13 night | Sun | 17:19 | 18:27 | authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience |
| 14 night | Venus | 18:27 | 19:35 | marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining |
| 15 night | Mercury | 19:35 | 20:42 | trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent |
| 16 night | Moon | 20:42 | 21:50 | travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to |
| 17 night | Saturn | 21:50 | 22:57 | labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly |
| 18 night | Jupiter | 22:57 | 00:05 | teaching, counsel, ceremony, anything you want to last the most generally favoured hora |
| 19 night | Mars | 00:05 | 01:13 | surgery, sport, land, confrontation you have chosen not for negotiation or a first meeting |
| 20 night | Sun | 01:13 | 02:20 | authority, government work, dealing with the father not for anything asking patience |
| 21 night | Venus | 02:20 | 03:28 | marriage, art, purchase of comfort, hospitality not for austerity or hard bargaining |
| 22 night | Mercury | 03:28 | 04:36 | trade, writing, accounts, study, negotiation not for anything that must be permanent |
| 23 night | Moon | 04:36 | 05:43 | travel, water, the mother, anything needing a soft answer not for a decision you must hold to |
| 24 night | Saturn | 05:43 | 06:51 | labour, repair, anything slow and structural not for a beginning you want to move quickly |
Festivals and fasts
Nothing marked on this date.