Chennai panchang, 2 January 2030
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 17:53 Moonrise 04:30 Margashirsha month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · 13.09°, 80.28° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 17:53- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:57 – 09:22
- Gulika Kalam 10:47 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 11:50 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:50 – 12:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:12 – 13:37
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:34 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:36 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
17:53 to 06:32 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:53 – 20:25
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:58 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 00:11 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 13:34
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 23:58 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Ganda until 16:36
- Karana Vanija until 13:34, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:34 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:36 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:58 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 00:11 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:57 – 09:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:47 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:50 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:12 – 13:37
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. 04:51 – 05:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:50 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:53 – 20:25
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:32 – 07:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:57 – 09:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:22 – 10:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:47 – 12:12 | Good |
| Rog | 12:12 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Char | 15:03 – 16:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:28 – 17:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:53 – 19:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:28 – 21:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:03 – 22:38 | Good |
| Char | 22:38 – 00:13 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:13 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:48 – 03:22 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:22 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:57 – 06:32 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
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:22 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:12 NowVenus
- 13:09 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 15:03 NowSaturn
- 15:59 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:53 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:59 NowMercury
- 21:03 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 23:09 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMars
- 01:16 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:22 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:29 NowSaturn
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:32 NowVenus
- 13:32 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 05:20 Scorpio
- 05:20 – 07:27 Sagittarius
- 07:27 – 09:20 Capricorn
- 09:20 – 11:02 Aquarius
- 11:02 – 12:42 Pisces
- 12:42 – 14:30 Aries
- 14:30 – 16:32 Taurus
- 16:32 – 18:43 Gemini
- 18:43 – 20:53 Cancer
- 20:53 – 22:56 Leo
- 22:56 – 00:57 next day Virgo
- 00:57 – 03:04 next day Libra
- 03:04 – 05:16 next day Scorpio
- 05:16 – 06:32 next day Sagittarius
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