Chennai panchang, 15 December 2028
Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 17:44 Moonrise 05:28 Margashirsha month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:24 to 17:44- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:49 – 09:14
- Durmuhurta 08:40 – 09:25
- Rahu Kalam 10:39 – 12:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:26
- Durmuhurta 12:26 – 13:12
- Yamaganda 14:54 – 16:19
- 07:43 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 08:44 Yoga becomes Shula
- 09:01 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 09:01 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
17:44 to 06:24 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:44 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:34 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Karana becomes Naga
- 06:21 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 09:01
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 07:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 08:44
- Karana Shakuni until 09:01, then Chatushpada
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:43 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 08:44 Yoga becomes Shula
- 09:01 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 09:01 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 20:15 Karana becomes Naga
- 06:21 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:49 – 09:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:40 – 09:25
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:44 – 10:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:39 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:26 – 13:12
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:54 – 16:19
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:21 – 08:45 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:43 – 06:24 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. 04:42 – 05:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:44 – 20:16
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:24 – 07:49 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:49 – 09:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:14 – 10:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:39 – 12:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:04 – 13:29 | Good |
| Rog | 13:29 – 14:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:54 – 16:19 | Bad |
| Char | 16:19 – 17:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:44 – 19:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:19 – 20:54 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:54 – 22:29 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:29 – 00:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:04 – 01:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:39 – 03:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:14 – 04:49 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:49 – 06:24 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
- 06:24 NowVenus
- 07:20 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:14 NowSaturn
- 10:10 NowJupiter
- 11:07 NowMars
- 12:04 NowSun
- 13:00 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:54 NowMoon
- 15:50 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:44 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:50 NowVenus
- 20:54 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 23:01 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:04 NowJupiter
- 01:07 NowMars
- 02:11 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:21 NowMoon
- 06:24 NowVenus
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:24 NowMoon
- 09:24 NowSaturn
- 10:24 NowJupiter
- 11:24 NowMars
- 12:24 NowSun
- 13:24 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:24 NowJupiter
- 18:24 NowMars
- 19:24 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:24 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:24 NowSun
- 03:24 NowVenus
- 04:24 NowMercury
- 05:24 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 06:30 Scorpio
- 06:30 – 08:37 Sagittarius
- 08:37 – 10:30 Capricorn
- 10:30 – 12:12 Aquarius
- 12:12 – 13:51 Pisces
- 13:51 – 15:39 Aries
- 15:39 – 17:42 Taurus
- 17:42 – 19:53 Gemini
- 19:53 – 22:03 Cancer
- 22:03 – 00:05 next day Leo
- 00:05 – 02:07 next day Virgo
- 02:07 – 04:14 next day Libra
- 04:14 – 06:24 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