Chennai panchang, 17 September 2028
Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 18:07 Moonrise 04:15 Bhadrapada month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:58 to 18:07- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:27
- Yamaganda 12:03 – 13:34
- Gulika Kalam 15:05 – 16:36
- Durmuhurta 16:30 – 17:18
- Rahu Kalam 16:36 – 18:07
- 07:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 07:30 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:07 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 17:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:07 to 05:58 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:07 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 04:24 – 05:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:25 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 03:47 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 03:47 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 07:30
- Nakshatra Magha until 18:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Siddha until 12:07
- Karana Vanija until 07:30, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 07:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 07:30 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:07 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 17:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 18:25 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 03:47 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 03:47 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 07:30 – 17:40
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:05 – 16:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:30 – 17:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:36 – 18:07
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. 04:24 – 05:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:07 – 20:29
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:58 – 07:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:29 – 09:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:01 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:03 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:34 – 15:05 | Good |
| Rog | 15:05 – 16:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:36 – 18:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:07 – 19:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:36 – 21:05 | Good |
| Char | 21:05 – 22:34 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:34 – 00:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:03 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:32 – 03:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:01 – 04:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:29 – 05:58 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
- 05:58 NowSun
- 06:59 NowVenus
- 08:00 NowMercury
- 09:01 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 11:02 NowJupiter
- 12:03 NowMars
- 13:03 NowSun
- 14:04 NowVenus
- 15:05 NowMercury
- 16:06 NowMoon
- 17:06 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:06 NowSun
- 21:05 NowVenus
- 22:04 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSaturn
- 01:02 NowJupiter
- 02:01 NowMars
- 03:01 NowSun
- 04:00 NowVenus
- 04:59 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowSun
- 06:58 NowVenus
- 07:58 NowMercury
- 08:58 NowMoon
- 09:58 NowSaturn
- 10:58 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:58 NowSun
- 13:58 NowVenus
- 14:58 NowMercury
- 15:58 NowMoon
- 16:58 NowSaturn
- 17:58 NowJupiter
- 18:58 NowMars
- 19:58 NowSun
- 20:58 NowVenus
- 21:58 NowMercury
- 22:58 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:58 NowJupiter
- 01:58 NowMars
- 02:58 NowSun
- 03:58 NowVenus
- 04:58 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:24 – 05:59 Leo
- 05:59 – 08:01 Virgo
- 08:01 – 10:08 Libra
- 10:08 – 12:19 Scorpio
- 12:19 – 14:27 Sagittarius
- 14:27 – 16:20 Capricorn
- 16:20 – 18:02 Aquarius
- 18:02 – 19:41 Pisces
- 19:41 – 21:29 Aries
- 21:29 – 23:32 Taurus
- 23:32 – 01:43 next day Gemini
- 01:43 – 03:52 next day Cancer
- 03:52 – 05:55 next day Leo
- 05:55 – 05:58 next day Virgo
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