Kochi panchang, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 15:08 Shravana month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:17 to 18:38- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:02 – 12:52
- Yamaganda 12:27 – 14:00
- Gulika Kalam 15:32 – 17:05
- Durmuhurta 16:59 – 17:48
- Rahu Kalam 17:05 – 18:38
- 15:11 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:38 to 06:17 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:38 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:19 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 04:19 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 17:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 07:04 next day
- Karana Vanija until 15:11, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 15:11 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:44 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:19 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:27 – 14:00
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:32 – 17:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:59 – 17:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:05 – 18:38
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. 04:43 – 05:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:02 – 12:52
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:38 – 20:57
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:17 – 17:44
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:17 – 17:44
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:17 – 17:44
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:17 – 07:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:49 – 09:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:22 – 10:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:54 – 12:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:27 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:00 – 15:32 | Good |
| Rog | 15:32 – 17:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:05 – 18:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:38 – 20:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:05 – 21:32 | Good |
| Char | 21:32 – 23:00 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:00 – 00:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:27 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:54 – 03:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:22 – 04:49 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:49 – 06:17 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
- 06:17 NowSun
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:20 NowMercury
- 09:22 NowMoon
- 10:24 NowSaturn
- 11:25 NowJupiter
- 12:27 NowMars
- 13:29 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:32 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:38 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:32 NowVenus
- 22:31 NowMercury
- 23:29 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:24 NowMars
- 03:22 NowSun
- 04:20 NowVenus
- 05:18 NowMercury
- 06:17 NowSun
- 07:17 NowVenus
- 08:17 NowMercury
- 09:17 NowMoon
- 10:17 NowSaturn
- 11:17 NowJupiter
- 12:17 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:17 NowVenus
- 15:17 NowMercury
- 16:17 NowMoon
- 17:17 NowSaturn
- 18:17 NowJupiter
- 19:17 NowMars
- 20:17 NowSun
- 21:17 NowVenus
- 22:17 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:17 NowSaturn
- 01:17 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:17 NowSun
- 04:17 NowVenus
- 05:17 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:56 Cancer
- 05:56 – 07:56 Leo
- 07:56 – 09:55 Virgo
- 09:55 – 11:59 Libra
- 11:59 – 14:10 Scorpio
- 14:10 – 16:18 Sagittarius
- 16:18 – 18:13 Capricorn
- 18:13 – 19:57 Aquarius
- 19:57 – 21:40 Pisces
- 21:40 – 23:30 Aries
- 23:30 – 01:33 next day Taurus
- 01:33 – 03:44 next day Gemini
- 03:44 – 05:52 next day Cancer
- 05:52 – 06:17 next day Leo
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