Kochi panchang, 4 March 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:34 Moonrise 19:24 Phalguna 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 18:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:08 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:36
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 13:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 13:00 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:36 – 14:06
- 07:39 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 08:52 Yoga becomes Shula
- 13:45 Moon enters Virgo
- 16:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 16:49 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:34 to 06:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:34 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:52 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 16:49
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 07:39 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhriti until 08:52
- Karana Kaulava until 16:49, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:39 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 08:52 Yoga becomes Shula
- 13:45 Moon enters Virgo
- 16:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 16:49 Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:52 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:08 – 09:37
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:52 – 10:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 13:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:36 – 14:06
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. 05:02 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:12 – 13:00
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:34 – 20:59
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 16:49 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:38 – 08:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:08 – 09:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:37 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:36 | Good |
| Rog | 12:36 – 14:06 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:06 – 15:35 | Bad |
| Char | 15:35 – 17:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:05 – 18:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:34 – 20:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:05 – 21:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:35 – 23:06 | Good |
| Char | 23:06 – 00:36 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:36 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:06 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:37 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:38 next day | Bad |
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 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:36 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:35 NowSaturn
- 16:35 NowJupiter
- 17:35 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:35 NowMercury
- 21:35 NowMoon
- 22:35 NowSaturn
- 23:36 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 05:33 Capricorn
- 05:33 – 07:17 Aquarius
- 07:17 – 09:00 Pisces
- 09:00 – 10:50 Aries
- 10:50 – 12:54 Taurus
- 12:54 – 15:05 Gemini
- 15:05 – 17:12 Cancer
- 17:12 – 19:12 Leo
- 19:12 – 21:11 Virgo
- 21:11 – 23:16 Libra
- 23:16 – 01:26 next day Scorpio
- 01:26 – 03:34 next day Sagittarius
- 03:34 – 05:29 next day Capricorn
- 05:29 – 06:38 next day Aquarius
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