Panchang for Bengaluru
Monday, 18 December 2023 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Bengaluru on Monday, 18 December 2023: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:58 PM. Rahu Kaal 8:01 AM–9:26 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 3:15 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 1
until 1:22 AM
Yoga
Vajra
until 9:32 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 3:15 PM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
5:58 PM
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
11:24 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal8:01 AM–9:26 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:52 AM–12:17 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:42 PM–3:07 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:54 AM – 12:39 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:55 AM – 5:45 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:20 AM – 6:36 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 2:56 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:58 PM – 7:13 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:42 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
6:38 PM – 8:08 PM
Varjyam · avoid
9:39 AM – 11:09 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:39 PM – 1:25 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:36 AM–1:22 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:22 AM–6:36 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 6:36 AM–7:33 AM | Moon |
| 7:33 AM–8:29 AM | Saturn |
| 8:29 AM–9:26 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:26 AM–10:23 AM | Mars |
| 10:23 AM–11:20 AM | Sun |
| 11:20 AM–12:17 PM | Venus |
| 12:17 PM–1:14 PM | Mercury |
| 1:14 PM–2:10 PM | Moon |
| 2:10 PM–3:07 PM | Saturn |
| 3:07 PM–4:04 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:04 PM–5:01 PM | Mars |
| 5:01 PM–5:58 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:58 PM–7:01 PM | Venus |
| 7:01 PM–8:04 PM | Mercury |
| 8:04 PM–9:07 PM | Moon |
| 9:07 PM–10:11 PM | Saturn |
| 10:11 PM–11:14 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:14 PM–12:17 AM | Mars |
| 12:17 AM–1:20 AM | Sun |
| 1:20 AM–2:23 AM | Venus |
| 2:23 AM–3:27 AM | Mercury |
| 3:27 AM–4:30 AM | Moon |
| 4:30 AM–5:33 AM | Saturn |
| 5:33 AM–6:36 AM | Jupiter |
More for Bengaluru: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Bengaluru (12.97, 77.59, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.