Chennai panchang, 28 January 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:07 Moonrise 13:28 Magha 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 18:07- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:02 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam 10:55 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 11:58 – 12:44
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:44 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:48
- 09:27 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 16:36 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:07 to 06:36 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:07 – 20:36
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:54 Yoga becomes Indra
- 03:17 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 16:36
- Nakshatra Krittika until 09:27 · lord Sun
- Yoga Brahma until 23:54
- Karana Gara until 16:36, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:27 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 16:36 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:54 Yoga becomes Indra
- 03:17 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:02 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:55 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:58 – 12:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:48
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. 04:56 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:07 – 20:36
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:36 – 09:27
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 09:27
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:36 – 06:36 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 09:27 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:36 – 08:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:02 – 09:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:29 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:55 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:48 – 15:14 | Bad |
| Char | 15:14 – 16:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:40 – 18:07 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:07 – 19:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:40 – 21:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:14 – 22:48 | Good |
| Char | 22:48 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 01:55 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:55 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:29 – 05:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:02 – 06:36 next day | Bad |
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 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:31 NowSaturn
- 09:29 NowJupiter
- 10:26 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:19 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:14 NowSaturn
- 16:11 NowJupiter
- 17:09 NowMars
- 18:07 NowSun
- 19:09 NowVenus
- 20:11 NowMercury
- 21:14 NowMoon
- 22:16 NowSaturn
- 23:19 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:26 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:31 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:36 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:36 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:45 Sagittarius
- 05:45 – 07:38 Capricorn
- 07:38 – 09:20 Aquarius
- 09:20 – 10:59 Pisces
- 10:59 – 12:47 Aries
- 12:47 – 14:50 Taurus
- 14:50 – 17:01 Gemini
- 17:01 – 19:10 Cancer
- 19:10 – 21:13 Leo
- 21:13 – 23:15 Virgo
- 23:15 – 01:22 next day Libra
- 01:22 – 03:33 next day Scorpio
- 03:33 – 05:41 next day Sagittarius
- 05:41 – 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