Chennai panchang, 13 December 2028
Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 17:43 Moonrise 03:25 Margashirsha month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:23 to 17:43- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:48 – 09:13
- Gulika Kalam 10:38 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:28
- 10:19 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 12:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:56 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:21 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Night
17:43 to 06:23 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:43 – 20:15
- Brahma Muhurta 04:42 – 05:33 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:13 next day Moon enters Scorpio
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 12:56
- Nakshatra Swati until 10:19 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Atiganda until 14:21
- Karana Taitila until 12:56, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:19 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 12:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:56 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:21 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 23:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:13 next day Moon enters Scorpio
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:48 – 09:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:38 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:28
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. 04:41 – 05:32
- 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 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:43 – 20:15
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:23 – 12:56
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:23 – 07:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:48 – 09:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:13 – 10:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:38 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:28 – 14:53 | Bad |
| Char | 14:53 – 16:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:18 – 17:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:43 – 19:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:18 – 20:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:53 – 22:28 | Good |
| Char | 22:28 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:38 – 03:13 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:13 – 04:48 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:23 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
- 06:23 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:13 NowJupiter
- 10:09 NowMars
- 11:06 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:53 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:46 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:46 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 23:00 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMars
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:10 NowVenus
- 03:13 NowMercury
- 04:16 NowMoon
- 05:20 NowSaturn
- 06:23 NowMercury
- 07:23 NowMoon
- 08:23 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:23 NowMars
- 11:23 NowSun
- 12:23 NowVenus
- 13:23 NowMercury
- 14:23 NowMoon
- 15:23 NowSaturn
- 16:23 NowJupiter
- 17:23 NowMars
- 18:23 NowSun
- 19:23 NowVenus
- 20:23 NowMercury
- 21:23 NowMoon
- 22:23 NowSaturn
- 23:23 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:23 NowMars
- 01:23 NowSun
- 02:23 NowVenus
- 03:23 NowMercury
- 04:23 NowMoon
- 05:23 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:41 – 06:37 Scorpio
- 06:37 – 08:44 Sagittarius
- 08:44 – 10:38 Capricorn
- 10:38 – 12:20 Aquarius
- 12:20 – 13:59 Pisces
- 13:59 – 15:47 Aries
- 15:47 – 17:50 Taurus
- 17:50 – 20:01 Gemini
- 20:01 – 22:10 Cancer
- 22:10 – 00:13 next day Leo
- 00:13 – 02:15 next day Virgo
- 02:15 – 04:22 next day Libra
- 04:22 – 06:23 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