Chennai panchang, 1 July 2026
Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 19:55 Jyeshtha month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:47 to 18:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:23 – 08:59
- Gulika Kalam 10:36 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 11:47 – 12:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:38 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:12 – 13:49
- 06:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 07:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 07:38 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:31 Moon enters Capricorn
- 16:04 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
18:38 to 05:47 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:38 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:18 – 05:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:40 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 07:38
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 06:51 · lord Venus
- Yoga Indra until 16:04
- Karana Kaulava until 07:38, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Gemini
- 06:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 07:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 07:38 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:31 Moon enters Capricorn
- 16:04 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 20:40 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:23 – 08:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:36 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:47 – 12:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:12 – 13:49
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 16:04 – 16:39 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. 04:17 – 05:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:38 – 20:52
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:38 – 05:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:47 – 07:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:23 – 08:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:59 – 10:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:36 – 12:12 | Good |
| Rog | 12:12 – 13:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:49 – 15:25 | Bad |
| Char | 15:25 – 17:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:01 – 18:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:38 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:01 – 21:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:25 – 22:49 | Good |
| Char | 22:49 – 00:12 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:12 – 01:36 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:36 – 03:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:00 – 04:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:23 – 05:47 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
- 05:47 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:55 NowSaturn
- 08:59 NowJupiter
- 10:04 NowMars
- 11:08 NowSun
- 12:12 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:21 NowMoon
- 15:25 NowSaturn
- 16:29 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:29 NowMercury
- 21:25 NowMoon
- 22:21 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMars
- 01:08 NowSun
- 02:04 NowVenus
- 03:00 NowMercury
- 03:55 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
- 05:47 NowMercury
- 06:47 NowMoon
- 07:47 NowSaturn
- 08:47 NowJupiter
- 09:47 NowMars
- 10:47 NowSun
- 11:47 NowVenus
- 12:47 NowMercury
- 13:47 NowMoon
- 14:47 NowSaturn
- 15:47 NowJupiter
- 16:47 NowMars
- 17:47 NowSun
- 18:47 NowVenus
- 19:47 NowMercury
- 20:47 NowMoon
- 21:47 NowSaturn
- 22:47 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:47 NowSun
- 01:47 NowVenus
- 02:47 NowMercury
- 03:47 NowMoon
- 04:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:17 – 04:44 Taurus
- 04:44 – 06:56 Gemini
- 06:56 – 09:05 Cancer
- 09:05 – 11:08 Leo
- 11:08 – 13:09 Virgo
- 13:09 – 15:16 Libra
- 15:16 – 17:28 Scorpio
- 17:28 – 19:35 Sagittarius
- 19:35 – 21:28 Capricorn
- 21:28 – 23:10 Aquarius
- 23:10 – 00:50 next day Pisces
- 00:50 – 02:38 next day Aries
- 02:38 – 04:40 next day Taurus
- 04:40 – 05:47 next day Gemini
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