Kochi panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 18:23 Moonrise 06:20 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 18:23- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 12:58
- Yamaganda 12:35 – 14:02
- Gulika Kalam 15:29 – 16:56
- Durmuhurta 16:50 – 17:36
- Rahu Kalam 16:56 – 18:23
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:23 to 06:47 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:23 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:21 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:14 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:11
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:46, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:35 – 14:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:29 – 16:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:50 – 17:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:56 – 18:23
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:11 – 22:23
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) 12:12 – 12:58
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:23 – 20:51
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 06:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:47 – 08:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:14 – 09:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:41 – 11:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:08 – 12:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:35 – 14:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:02 – 15:29 | Good |
| Rog | 15:29 – 16:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:56 – 18:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:23 – 19:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:56 – 21:29 | Good |
| Char | 21:29 – 23:02 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:02 – 00:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:35 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:08 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 05:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 07:45 NowVenus
- 08:43 NowMercury
- 09:41 NowMoon
- 10:39 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:35 NowMars
- 13:33 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:29 NowMercury
- 16:27 NowMoon
- 17:25 NowSaturn
- 18:23 NowJupiter
- 19:25 NowMars
- 20:27 NowSun
- 21:29 NowVenus
- 22:31 NowMercury
- 23:33 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:35 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:39 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:43 NowVenus
- 05:45 NowMercury
- 06:47 NowSun
- 07:47 NowVenus
- 08:47 NowMercury
- 09:47 NowMoon
- 10:47 NowSaturn
- 11:47 NowJupiter
- 12:47 NowMars
- 13:47 NowSun
- 14:47 NowVenus
- 15:47 NowMercury
- 16:47 NowMoon
- 17:47 NowSaturn
- 18:47 NowJupiter
- 19:47 NowMars
- 20:47 NowSun
- 21:47 NowVenus
- 22:47 NowMercury
- 23:47 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:47 NowSaturn
- 01:47 NowJupiter
- 02:47 NowMars
- 03:47 NowSun
- 04:47 NowVenus
- 05:47 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:35 Sagittarius
- 06:35 – 08:30 Capricorn
- 08:30 – 10:14 Aquarius
- 10:14 – 11:57 Pisces
- 11:57 – 13:47 Aries
- 13:47 – 15:51 Taurus
- 15:51 – 18:02 Gemini
- 18:02 – 20:09 Cancer
- 20:09 – 22:09 Leo
- 22:09 – 00:08 next day Virgo
- 00:08 – 02:13 next day Libra
- 02:13 – 04:23 next day Scorpio
- 04:23 – 06:31 next day Sagittarius
- 06:31 – 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