Chennai panchang, 22 November 2028
Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 11:08 Margashirsha month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:11 to 17:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:37 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam 10:29 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta 11:32 – 12:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:17 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:55 – 13:20
- 14:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 14:46 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:38 to 06:12 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:08
- Brahma Muhurta 04:31 – 05:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 00:35 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 03:38 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 14:46
- Nakshatra Shravana until 00:35 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Vriddhi until 18:22
- Karana Taitila until 14:46, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 14:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 14:46 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 00:35 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 03:38 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:37 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:29 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:32 – 12:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:55 – 13:20
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 00:35 – 06:12 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. 04:31 – 05:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:08
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:11 – 00:35 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:46 – 06:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:11 – 07:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:37 – 09:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:03 – 10:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:29 – 11:55 | Good |
| Rog | 11:55 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:20 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Char | 14:46 – 16:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:12 – 17:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:38 – 19:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:12 – 20:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:46 – 22:21 | Good |
| Char | 22:21 – 23:55 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:55 – 01:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:29 – 03:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:03 – 04:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:38 – 06:12 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
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:09 NowMoon
- 08:06 NowSaturn
- 09:03 NowJupiter
- 10:00 NowMars
- 10:57 NowSun
- 11:55 NowVenus
- 12:52 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:46 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:40 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:40 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:46 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- 23:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSun
- 02:01 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:06 NowMoon
- 05:09 NowSaturn
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 08:11 NowSaturn
- 09:11 NowJupiter
- 10:11 NowMars
- 11:11 NowSun
- 12:11 NowVenus
- 13:11 NowMercury
- 14:11 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:11 NowJupiter
- 17:11 NowMars
- 18:11 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:11 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:11 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:11 NowVenus
- 03:11 NowMercury
- 04:11 NowMoon
- 05:11 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:31 – 05:48 Libra
- 05:48 – 08:00 Scorpio
- 08:00 – 10:07 Sagittarius
- 10:07 – 12:00 Capricorn
- 12:00 – 13:42 Aquarius
- 13:42 – 15:22 Pisces
- 15:22 – 17:10 Aries
- 17:10 – 19:12 Taurus
- 19:12 – 21:24 Gemini
- 21:24 – 23:33 Cancer
- 23:33 – 01:36 next day Leo
- 01:36 – 03:37 next day Virgo
- 03:37 – 05:44 next day Libra
- 05:44 – 06:12 next day Scorpio
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