Kochi panchang, 17 January 2026
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 18:22 Moonrise 05:29 Pausha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:47 to 18:22- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:47 – 08:14
- Durmuhurta 06:47 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta 07:33 – 08:20
- Rahu Kalam 09:41 – 11:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:58
- Yamaganda 14:01 – 15:28
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 11:16 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:22 to 06:47 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:22 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:18 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 00:04 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:04 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 00:04 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 08:12 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vyaghata until 21:18
- Karana Vishti until 11:16, then Shakuni
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 11:16 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 21:18 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 00:04 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:04 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:47 – 08:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:47 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:33 – 08:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:41 – 11:08
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:01 – 15:28
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. 05:08 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 12:58
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:22 – 20:51
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:47 – 00:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:47 – 08:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:14 – 09:41 | Good |
| Rog | 09:41 – 11:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:08 – 12:35 | Bad |
| Char | 12:35 – 14:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:01 – 15:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:28 – 16:55 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:55 – 18:22 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:22 – 19:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:55 – 21:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:28 – 23:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:01 – 00:35 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:35 – 02:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:08 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:41 – 05:14 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:14 – 06:47 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
- 06:47 NowSaturn
- 07:45 NowJupiter
- 08:43 NowMars
- 09:41 NowSun
- 10:39 NowVenus
- 11:37 NowMercury
- 12:35 NowMoon
- 13:32 NowSaturn
- 14:30 NowJupiter
- 15:28 NowMars
- 16:26 NowSun
- 17:24 NowVenus
- 18:22 NowMercury
- 19:24 NowMoon
- 20:26 NowSaturn
- 21:28 NowJupiter
- 22:30 NowMars
- 23:33 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:35 NowVenus
- 01:37 NowMercury
- 02:39 NowMoon
- 03:41 NowSaturn
- 04:43 NowJupiter
- 05:45 NowMars
- 06:47 NowSaturn
- 07:47 NowJupiter
- 08:47 NowMars
- 09:47 NowSun
- 10:47 NowVenus
- 11:47 NowMercury
- 12:47 NowMoon
- 13:47 NowSaturn
- 14:47 NowJupiter
- 15:47 NowMars
- 16:47 NowSun
- 17:47 NowVenus
- 18:47 NowMercury
- 19:47 NowMoon
- 20:47 NowSaturn
- 21:47 NowJupiter
- 22:47 NowMars
- 23:47 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:47 NowVenus
- 01:47 NowMercury
- 02:47 NowMoon
- 03:47 NowSaturn
- 04:47 NowJupiter
- 05:47 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:39 Sagittarius
- 06:39 – 08:34 Capricorn
- 08:34 – 10:18 Aquarius
- 10:18 – 12:01 Pisces
- 12:01 – 13:51 Aries
- 13:51 – 15:55 Taurus
- 15:55 – 18:06 Gemini
- 18:06 – 20:13 Cancer
- 20:13 – 22:13 Leo
- 22:13 – 00:12 next day Virgo
- 00:12 – 02:16 next day Libra
- 02:16 – 04:27 next day Scorpio
- 04:27 – 06:35 next day Sagittarius
- 06:35 – 06:47 next day Capricorn
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