Chennai panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:02 Moonrise 06:10 Pausha month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 18:02- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Yamaganda 12:19 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam 15:10 – 16:36
- Durmuhurta 16:30 – 17:16
- Rahu Kalam 16:36 – 18:02
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:02 to 06:36 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:02 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:21 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:14 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:11
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:46, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:10 – 16:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:30 – 17:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:36 – 18:02
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:11 – 22:23
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:55 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:02 – 20:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:36 – 08:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:02 – 09:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:27 – 10:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:53 – 12:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:19 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:44 – 15:10 | Good |
| Rog | 15:10 – 16:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:36 – 18:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:02 – 19:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:36 – 21:10 | Good |
| Char | 21:10 – 22:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:19 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:53 – 03:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:27 – 05:02 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:02 – 06:36 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:33 NowVenus
- 08:30 NowMercury
- 09:27 NowMoon
- 10:25 NowSaturn
- 11:22 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:16 NowSun
- 14:13 NowVenus
- 15:10 NowMercury
- 16:07 NowMoon
- 17:04 NowSaturn
- 18:02 NowJupiter
- 19:04 NowMars
- 20:07 NowSun
- 21:10 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:22 NowJupiter
- 02:25 NowMars
- 03:27 NowSun
- 04:30 NowVenus
- 05:33 NowMercury
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:36 NowMars
- 13:36 NowSun
- 14:36 NowVenus
- 15:36 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:36 NowMercury
- 23:36 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:36 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 06:24 Sagittarius
- 06:24 – 08:17 Capricorn
- 08:17 – 09:59 Aquarius
- 09:59 – 11:39 Pisces
- 11:39 – 13:27 Aries
- 13:27 – 15:29 Taurus
- 15:29 – 17:40 Gemini
- 17:40 – 19:50 Cancer
- 19:50 – 21:53 Leo
- 21:53 – 23:54 Virgo
- 23:54 – 02:01 next day Libra
- 02:01 – 04:13 next day Scorpio
- 04:13 – 06:20 next day Sagittarius
- 06:20 – 06:36 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method