Chennai panchang, 5 May 2027
Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 18:23 Moonrise 04:32 Chaitra 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 18:23- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:22 – 08:56
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:30 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:05 – 13:40
- 06:59 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 14:15 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 18:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
18:23 to 05:47 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:23 – 20:40
- Brahma Muhurta 04:16 – 05:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:32 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:26 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 18:17
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 02:32 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 14:15
- Karana Vishti until 06:59, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:59 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 14:15 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 18:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 02:32 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:26 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 19:31 – 03:15
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:22 – 08:56
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:40
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:47 – 02:32 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 02:32 – 05:47 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. 04:16 – 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) 11:40 – 12:30
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:23 – 20:40
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:47 – 07:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:22 – 08:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:56 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 12:05 | Good |
| Rog | 12:05 – 13:40 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:40 – 15:14 | Bad |
| Char | 15:14 – 16:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:49 – 18:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:23 – 19:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:49 – 21:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:14 – 22:40 | Good |
| Char | 22:40 – 00:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:05 – 01:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:30 – 02:56 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:56 – 04:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:21 – 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
- 06:50 NowMoon
- 07:53 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:59 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 13:08 NowMercury
- 14:11 NowMoon
- 15:14 NowSaturn
- 16:17 NowJupiter
- 17:20 NowMars
- 18:23 NowSun
- 19:20 NowVenus
- 20:17 NowMercury
- 21:14 NowMoon
- 22:11 NowSaturn
- 23:08 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMars
- 01:02 NowSun
- 01:59 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:53 NowMoon
- 04:50 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)
- 04:16 – 04:39 Pisces
- 04:39 – 06:27 Aries
- 06:27 – 08:29 Taurus
- 08:29 – 10:41 Gemini
- 10:41 – 12:50 Cancer
- 12:50 – 14:53 Leo
- 14:53 – 16:55 Virgo
- 16:55 – 19:01 Libra
- 19:01 – 21:13 Scorpio
- 21:13 – 23:20 Sagittarius
- 23:20 – 01:14 next day Capricorn
- 01:14 – 02:55 next day Aquarius
- 02:55 – 04:35 next day Pisces
- 04:35 – 05:47 next day Aries
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