Kochi panchang, 15 December 2023
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 08:48 Margashirsha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:05- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:00 – 09:27
- Durmuhurta 08:52 – 09:38
- Rahu Kalam 10:53 – 12:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Durmuhurta 12:42 – 13:28
- Yamaganda 15:12 – 16:38
- 08:10 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 10:16 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 11:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:44 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:05 to 06:34 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:30 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 22:30 Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:24 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 22:30
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 08:10 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vriddhi until 10:16
- Karana Taitila until 11:44, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:10 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 10:16 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 11:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:44 Moon enters Capricorn
- 22:30 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 22:30 Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:24 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:52 – 09:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:42 – 13:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:12 – 16:38
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. 04:54 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:35
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 08:10 – 06:24 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:24 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:34 – 08:00 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:00 – 09:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:27 – 10:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:53 – 12:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:19 – 13:46 | Good |
| Rog | 13:46 – 15:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:12 – 16:38 | Bad |
| Char | 16:38 – 18:05 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:05 – 19:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:39 – 21:12 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:12 – 22:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:46 – 00:20 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:20 – 01:53 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:53 – 03:27 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:27 – 05:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:01 – 06:34 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
- 06:34 NowVenus
- 07:31 NowMercury
- 08:29 NowMoon
- 09:27 NowSaturn
- 10:24 NowJupiter
- 11:22 NowMars
- 12:19 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:10 NowSaturn
- 17:07 NowJupiter
- 18:05 NowMars
- 19:07 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:12 NowMercury
- 22:15 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:20 NowJupiter
- 01:22 NowMars
- 02:25 NowSun
- 03:27 NowVenus
- 04:29 NowMercury
- 05:32 NowMoon
- 06:34 NowVenus
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:34 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:34 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 06:43 Scorpio
- 06:43 – 08:50 Sagittarius
- 08:50 – 10:46 Capricorn
- 10:46 – 12:30 Aquarius
- 12:30 – 14:12 Pisces
- 14:12 – 16:03 Aries
- 16:03 – 18:06 Taurus
- 18:06 – 20:17 Gemini
- 20:17 – 22:24 Cancer
- 22:24 – 00:25 next day Leo
- 00:25 – 02:24 next day Virgo
- 02:24 – 04:28 next day Libra
- 04:28 – 06:34 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