Kochi panchang, 23 December 2023
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:09 Moonrise 15:02 Margashirsha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 18:09- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:38 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta 06:38 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta 07:24 – 08:10
- Rahu Kalam 09:31 – 10:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:46
- Yamaganda 13:50 – 15:16
- 07:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:12 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:07 Yoga becomes Siddha
Night
18:09 to 06:38 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:09 – 20:39
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:46 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:19 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 03:17 next day Moon enters Taurus
- 06:24 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 06:24 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 07:12
- Nakshatra Bharani until 21:19 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shiva until 09:07
- Karana Vishti until 07:12, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:12 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:07 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 18:46 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:19 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 03:17 next day Moon enters Taurus
- 06:24 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 06:24 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:38 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:38 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:24 – 08:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:31 – 10:57
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:50 – 15:16
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. 04:58 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:09 – 20:39
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:38 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:04 – 09:31 | Good |
| Rog | 09:31 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:57 – 12:23 | Bad |
| Char | 12:23 – 13:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:50 – 15:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:16 – 16:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:42 – 18:09 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:09 – 19:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:42 – 21:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:16 – 22:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:50 – 00:24 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:24 – 01:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:57 – 03:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:31 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:05 – 06:38 next day | Good |
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
- 06:38 NowSaturn
- 07:35 NowJupiter
- 08:33 NowMars
- 09:31 NowSun
- 10:28 NowVenus
- 11:26 NowMercury
- 12:23 NowMoon
- 13:21 NowSaturn
- 14:18 NowJupiter
- 15:16 NowMars
- 16:14 NowSun
- 17:11 NowVenus
- 18:09 NowMercury
- 19:11 NowMoon
- 20:14 NowSaturn
- 21:16 NowJupiter
- 22:19 NowMars
- 23:21 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:24 NowVenus
- 01:26 NowMercury
- 02:28 NowMoon
- 03:31 NowSaturn
- 04:33 NowJupiter
- 05:36 NowMars
- 06:38 NowSaturn
- 07:38 NowJupiter
- 08:38 NowMars
- 09:38 NowSun
- 10:38 NowVenus
- 11:38 NowMercury
- 12:38 NowMoon
- 13:38 NowSaturn
- 14:38 NowJupiter
- 15:38 NowMars
- 16:38 NowSun
- 17:38 NowVenus
- 18:38 NowMercury
- 19:38 NowMoon
- 20:38 NowSaturn
- 21:38 NowJupiter
- 22:38 NowMars
- 23:38 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:38 NowVenus
- 01:38 NowMercury
- 02:38 NowMoon
- 03:38 NowSaturn
- 04:38 NowJupiter
- 05:38 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:11 Scorpio
- 06:11 – 08:19 Sagittarius
- 08:19 – 10:14 Capricorn
- 10:14 – 11:59 Aquarius
- 11:59 – 13:41 Pisces
- 13:41 – 15:31 Aries
- 15:31 – 17:35 Taurus
- 17:35 – 19:46 Gemini
- 19:46 – 21:53 Cancer
- 21:53 – 23:53 Leo
- 23:53 – 01:52 next day Virgo
- 01:52 – 03:57 next day Libra
- 03:57 – 06:07 next day Scorpio
- 06:07 – 06:38 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