Kochi panchang, 7 January 2024
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 18:17 Moonrise 02:31 Margashirsha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:44 to 18:17- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:54
- Yamaganda 12:30 – 13:57
- Gulika Kalam 15:24 – 16:50
- Durmuhurta 16:44 – 17:30
- Rahu Kalam 16:50 – 18:17
- 12:50 Karana becomes Balava
- 16:01 Moon enters Scorpio
Night
18:17 to 06:45 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:17 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:08 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 00:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 00:46 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 22:08 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 04:52 next day
- Karana Bava until 12:50, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:50 Karana becomes Balava
- 16:01 Moon enters Scorpio
- 22:08 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 00:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:09 – 08:09
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:30 – 13:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:24 – 16:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:44 – 17:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:50 – 18:17
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:52 – 07:16 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:44 – 22:08
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 21:12 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 20:09 – 22:15
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 22:08 – 06:45 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. 05:04 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:07 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:17 – 20:46
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:44 – 08:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:11 – 09:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:37 – 11:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:04 – 12:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:30 – 13:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:57 – 15:24 | Good |
| Rog | 15:24 – 16:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:50 – 18:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:17 – 19:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:50 – 21:24 | Good |
| Char | 21:24 – 22:57 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:57 – 00:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:31 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:04 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:38 – 05:11 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:11 – 06:45 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
- 06:44 NowSun
- 07:42 NowVenus
- 08:40 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:35 NowSaturn
- 11:33 NowJupiter
- 12:30 NowMars
- 13:28 NowSun
- 14:26 NowVenus
- 15:24 NowMercury
- 16:21 NowMoon
- 17:19 NowSaturn
- 18:17 NowJupiter
- 19:19 NowMars
- 20:21 NowSun
- 21:24 NowVenus
- 22:26 NowMercury
- 23:28 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:31 NowSaturn
- 01:33 NowJupiter
- 02:35 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:40 NowVenus
- 05:42 NowMercury
- 06:44 NowSun
- 07:44 NowVenus
- 08:44 NowMercury
- 09:44 NowMoon
- 10:44 NowSaturn
- 11:44 NowJupiter
- 12:44 NowMars
- 13:44 NowSun
- 14:44 NowVenus
- 15:44 NowMercury
- 16:44 NowMoon
- 17:44 NowSaturn
- 18:44 NowJupiter
- 19:44 NowMars
- 20:44 NowSun
- 21:44 NowVenus
- 22:44 NowMercury
- 23:44 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSaturn
- 01:44 NowJupiter
- 02:44 NowMars
- 03:44 NowSun
- 04:44 NowVenus
- 05:44 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 05:12 Scorpio
- 05:12 – 07:20 Sagittarius
- 07:20 – 09:15 Capricorn
- 09:15 – 11:00 Aquarius
- 11:00 – 12:42 Pisces
- 12:42 – 14:32 Aries
- 14:32 – 16:36 Taurus
- 16:36 – 18:47 Gemini
- 18:47 – 20:54 Cancer
- 20:54 – 22:54 Leo
- 22:54 – 00:53 next day Virgo
- 00:53 – 02:58 next day Libra
- 02:58 – 05:08 next day Scorpio
- 05:08 – 06:45 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