Samayraag — the Hindustani classical raag for the hour you are in
The day in eight prahars
Each stretch of the day has its own raag. Samayraag divides the day into eight prahars measured from your own sunrise and sunset, and plays the raag that belongs to the one you are in. Times shown are for a day with sunrise and sunset at six. See the full raag time chart, or read why the prahars are not clock hours.
- Dawn · 6 am – 9 amBhairavA grave, devotional morning raag. Its flat second and flat sixth settle like first light on still water.भैरव
- Morning · 9 am – 12 noonAhir BhairavBhairav's calm with a lighter, more tender turn. Made for the hours when the day is still warming up.अहीर भैरव
- Midday · 12 noon – 3 pmBrindavani SarangBright and unhurried, with no fuss in its notes. The raag of a high sun and long, clear afternoons.बृंदावनी सारंग
- Afternoon · 3 pm – 6 pmMultaniA raag of longing, sung as the light turns gold and the shadows begin to lengthen.मुलतानी
- Dusk · 6 pm – 9 pmYamanThe first raag of evening. Its sharp fourth lifts the mood as lamps are lit and the day lets go.यमन
- Evening · 9 pm – midnightKedarDevotional and steady, a raag for the early night, when the house goes quiet and attention turns inward.केदार
- Midnight · midnight – 3 amDarbari KanadaDeep and slow, with notes that sway and sink like a heavy curtain. The raag of the small hours.दरबारी कानड़ा
- Pre-dawn · 3 am – 6 amLalitRestless yet tender, without the fifth to rest on. It belongs to the last dark hour before dawn.ललित