Kochi panchang, 12 January 2026
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 18:20 Moonrise 01:15 Pausha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 18:20- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:13 – 09:39
- Yamaganda 11:06 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:10 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:56 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam 13:59 – 15:26
- Durmuhurta 15:15 – 16:01
- 12:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 12:43 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
18:20 to 06:46 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:20 – 20:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:05 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 02:00 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 12:43
- Nakshatra Swati until 21:05 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 18:12
- Karana Gara until 12:43, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 12:43 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Shula
- 21:05 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 02:00 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:13 – 09:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:56 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:59 – 15:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:15 – 16:01
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:12 – 20:12
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 03:20 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 02:11 – 04:29 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. 05:06 – 05:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:10 – 12:56
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:20 – 20:49
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:46 – 08:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:13 – 09:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:39 – 11:06 | Good |
| Rog | 11:06 – 12:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:33 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Char | 13:59 – 15:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:26 – 16:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:53 – 18:20 | Good |
| Char | 18:20 – 19:53 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:53 – 21:26 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:26 – 23:00 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:00 – 00:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:33 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:06 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:39 – 05:13 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:13 – 06:46 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:46 NowMoon
- 07:44 NowSaturn
- 08:41 NowJupiter
- 09:39 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:35 NowVenus
- 12:33 NowMercury
- 13:31 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:26 NowJupiter
- 16:24 NowMars
- 17:22 NowSun
- 18:20 NowVenus
- 19:22 NowMercury
- 20:24 NowMoon
- 21:26 NowSaturn
- 22:28 NowJupiter
- 23:31 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSun
- 01:35 NowVenus
- 02:37 NowMercury
- 03:39 NowMoon
- 04:42 NowSaturn
- 05:44 NowJupiter
- 06:46 NowMoon
- 07:46 NowSaturn
- 08:46 NowJupiter
- 09:46 NowMars
- 10:46 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:46 NowSaturn
- 15:46 NowJupiter
- 16:46 NowMars
- 17:46 NowSun
- 18:46 NowVenus
- 19:46 NowMercury
- 20:46 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:46 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:46 NowVenus
- 02:46 NowMercury
- 03:46 NowMoon
- 04:46 NowSaturn
- 05:46 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 06:58 Sagittarius
- 06:58 – 08:54 Capricorn
- 08:54 – 10:38 Aquarius
- 10:38 – 12:20 Pisces
- 12:20 – 14:11 Aries
- 14:11 – 16:14 Taurus
- 16:14 – 18:25 Gemini
- 18:25 – 20:32 Cancer
- 20:32 – 22:33 Leo
- 22:33 – 00:32 next day Virgo
- 00:32 – 02:36 next day Libra
- 02:36 – 04:47 next day Scorpio
- 04:47 – 06:46 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