Chennai panchang, 3 January 2027
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 17:53 Moonrise 02:38 Margashirsha month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 17:53- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:50 – 12:35
- Yamaganda 12:13 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam 15:03 – 16:28
- Durmuhurta 16:22 – 17:08
- Rahu Kalam 16:28 – 17:53
- 11:37 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:00 Moon enters Scorpio
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:53 to 06:33 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:53 – 20:25
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:37 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 05:10 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 16:08
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 21:37 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhriti until 11:37
- Karana Balava until 16:08, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:37 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:00 Moon enters Scorpio
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 21:37 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 05:10 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhurta Chintamani 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirnaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhurta Martanda v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:37 – 13:37
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 12:13 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 15:03 – 16:28
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 16:22 – 17:08
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 16:28 – 17:53
- Utpata Muhurta Chintamani 1.30, p. 23 06:32 – 21:37
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhurta Chintamani 1.30, p. 23 21:37 – 06:33 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:51 – 05:42
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:50 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 17:53 – 20:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:32 – 07:57 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:57 – 09:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:23 – 10:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:48 – 12:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:13 – 13:38 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 13:38 – 15:03 | Good |
| Rog | 15:03 – 16:28 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 16:28 – 17:53 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 17:53 – 19:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:28 – 21:03 | Good |
| Char | 21:03 – 22:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:38 – 00:13 next day | Avoid |
| Kaal | 00:13 – 01:48 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 01:48 – 03:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:23 – 04:58 next day | Avoid |
| Shubh | 04:58 – 06:33 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:29 NowVenus
- 08:26 NowMercury
- 09:23 NowMoon
- 10:19 NowSaturn
- 11:16 NowJupiter
- 12:13 NowMars
- 13:09 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 15:03 NowMercury
- 16:00 NowMoon
- 16:56 NowSaturn
- 17:53 NowJupiter
- 18:56 NowMars
- 20:00 NowSun
- 21:03 NowVenus
- 22:06 NowMercury
- 23:10 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSaturn
- 01:16 NowJupiter
- 02:19 NowMars
- 03:23 NowSun
- 04:26 NowVenus
- 05:29 NowMercury
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:32 NowMoon
- 10:32 NowSaturn
- 11:32 NowJupiter
- 12:32 NowMars
- 13:32 NowSun
- 14:32 NowVenus
- 15:32 NowMercury
- 16:32 NowMoon
- 17:32 NowSaturn
- 18:32 NowJupiter
- 19:32 NowMars
- 20:32 NowSun
- 21:32 NowVenus
- 22:32 NowMercury
- 23:32 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSaturn
- 01:32 NowJupiter
- 02:32 NowMars
- 03:32 NowSun
- 04:32 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 05:17 Scorpio
- 05:17 – 07:24 Sagittarius
- 07:24 – 09:17 Capricorn
- 09:17 – 10:59 Aquarius
- 10:59 – 12:39 Pisces
- 12:39 – 14:27 Aries
- 14:27 – 16:29 Taurus
- 16:29 – 18:40 Gemini
- 18:40 – 20:50 Cancer
- 20:50 – 22:53 Leo
- 22:53 – 00:54 next day Virgo
- 00:54 – 03:01 next day Libra
- 03:01 – 05:13 next day Scorpio
- 05:13 – 06:33 next day Sagittarius
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