Chennai panchang, 29 January 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:07 Moonrise 14:30 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- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:36 – 08:02
- Gulika Kalam 09:29 – 10:55
- Durmuhurta 10:26 – 11:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:45
- Rahu Kalam 13:48 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta 15:03 – 15:49
- 07:31 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 13:55 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:07 to 06:36 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:07 – 20:37
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:31 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:27 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 00:32 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 13:55
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:31 · lord Moon
- Yoga Indra until 20:27
- Karana Vishti until 13:55, then Bava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:31 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 13:55 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:31 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:27 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 00:32 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:36 – 08:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:29 – 10:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:26 – 11:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:48 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:03 – 15:49
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:27 – 16:58 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 07:31
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:31 – 05:29 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:29 – 06:36 next day
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 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:07 – 20:37
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:36 – 07:31
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:36 – 08:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:02 – 09:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:29 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Char | 10:55 – 12:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:22 – 13:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:48 – 15:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:14 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:41 – 18:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:07 – 19:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:41 – 21:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:14 – 22:48 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:48 – 00:21 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:21 – 01:55 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:55 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:29 – 05:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 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 NowJupiter
- 07:34 NowMars
- 08:31 NowSun
- 09:29 NowVenus
- 10:26 NowMercury
- 11:24 NowMoon
- 12:22 NowSaturn
- 13:19 NowJupiter
- 14:17 NowMars
- 15:14 NowSun
- 16:12 NowVenus
- 17:09 NowMercury
- 18:07 NowMoon
- 19:09 NowSaturn
- 20:12 NowJupiter
- 21:14 NowMars
- 22:17 NowSun
- 23:19 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMercury
- 01:24 NowMoon
- 02:26 NowSaturn
- 03:29 NowJupiter
- 04:31 NowMars
- 05:34 NowSun
- 06:36 NowJupiter
- 07:36 NowMars
- 08:36 NowSun
- 09:36 NowVenus
- 10:36 NowMercury
- 11:36 NowMoon
- 12:36 NowSaturn
- 13:36 NowJupiter
- 14:36 NowMars
- 15:36 NowSun
- 16:36 NowVenus
- 17:36 NowMercury
- 18:36 NowMoon
- 19:36 NowSaturn
- 20:36 NowJupiter
- 21:36 NowMars
- 22:36 NowSun
- 23:36 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMercury
- 01:36 NowMoon
- 02:36 NowSaturn
- 03:36 NowJupiter
- 04:36 NowMars
- 05:36 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:41 Sagittarius
- 05:41 – 07:34 Capricorn
- 07:34 – 09:16 Aquarius
- 09:16 – 10:55 Pisces
- 10:55 – 12:43 Aries
- 12:43 – 14:46 Taurus
- 14:46 – 16:57 Gemini
- 16:57 – 19:06 Cancer
- 19:06 – 21:09 Leo
- 21:09 – 23:11 Virgo
- 23:11 – 01:18 next day Libra
- 01:18 – 03:30 next day Scorpio
- 03:30 – 05:37 next day Sagittarius
- 05:37 – 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