Daily schedules for Buddhism, Catholicism, Coptic Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Orthodoxy, Protestantism, and Sikhism, calculated for your location.
Brahma Muhurta is a traditional pre-dawn period regarded as especially favorable for meditation, prayer, spiritual study, yoga, and other contemplative practices. It occurs before sunrise and is not itself one of the three Sandhya observances. The time shown here is calculated from local sunrise as a traditional reference. Practices during this period vary widely among Hindu traditions and individuals.
Pratah Sandhya is the morning observance of Sandhyavandanam, traditionally performed around dawn. The practice may include ritual purification, offerings of water, recitation of sacred mantras, and Gayatri mantra meditation. It is traditionally associated with Vedic practice following initiation through Upanayana and is not a universal daily requirement for all Hindus. The time shown here is based on local sunrise.
Madhyahna Sandhya is the midday observance of the traditional threefold Sandhyavandanam practice. Like the morning and evening observances, it centers on prayer, purification, mantra recitation, and contemplation, with practices varying according to Vedic tradition and lineage. It is traditionally observed around midday. The time shown here uses local solar noon as a practical reference.
Sayam Sandhya is the evening observance of Sandhyavandanam, traditionally performed around dusk as day transitions into night. Its practices may include ritual purification, offerings, sacred recitation, and meditation on the Gayatri mantra. Customs vary by Vedic tradition and lineage. The time shown here is based on local sunset and serves as a practical reference for the evening observance.
Hindu traditions recognize auspicious periods associated with the changing solar day. Brahma Muhurta, a pre-dawn period, is traditionally regarded as especially favorable for meditation, prayer, and spiritual discipline. Daily puja, mantra recitation, and other devotional practices vary widely by tradition, region, family custom, and individual practice.
In Kolkata, India (about 22.6°N, tropical zone), on August 28, 2026. It is summer and days are generally getting shorter. Daylight lasts about 12 hours 39 minutes.
