Kochi panchang, 18 October 2026
Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 12:29 Ashwin month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- Past
- A limb changes
Day
06:14 to 18:05- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:46 – 12:33
- Yamaganda 12:10 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam 15:07 – 16:36
- Durmuhurta 16:30 – 17:18
- Rahu Kalam 16:36 – 18:05
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:05 to 06:14 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 04:37 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 08:28
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 12:49 · lord Venus
- Yoga Sukarman until 23:56
- Karana Vanija until 08:28, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 19:33 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:42 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:10 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:07 – 16:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:30 – 17:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:36 – 18:05
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. 04:37 – 05:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:46 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:31
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 12:49 – 06:14 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:14 – 07:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:43 – 09:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:12 – 10:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:41 – 12:10 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:10 – 13:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:39 – 15:07 | Good |
| Rog | 15:07 – 16:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:36 – 18:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:05 – 19:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:36 – 21:07 | Good |
| Char | 21:07 – 22:39 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:39 – 00:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:10 – 01:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:41 – 03:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:12 – 04:43 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:43 – 06:14 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:14 NowSun
- 07:13 NowVenus
- 08:13 NowMercury
- 09:12 NowMoon
- 10:11 NowSaturn
- 11:10 NowJupiter
- 12:10 NowMars
- 13:09 NowSun
- 14:08 NowVenus
- 15:07 NowMercury
- 16:07 NowMoon
- 17:06 NowSaturn
- 18:05 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:07 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 22:08 NowMercury
- 23:09 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:10 NowSaturn
- 01:10 NowJupiter
- 02:11 NowMars
- 03:12 NowSun
- 04:13 NowVenus
- 05:13 NowMercury
- 06:14 NowSun
- 07:14 NowVenus
- 08:14 NowMercury
- 09:14 NowMoon
- 10:14 NowSaturn
- 11:14 NowJupiter
- 12:14 NowMars
- 13:14 NowSun
- 14:14 NowVenus
- 15:14 NowMercury
- 16:14 NowMoon
- 17:14 NowSaturn
- 18:14 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:14 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:14 NowMercury
- 23:14 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSaturn
- 01:14 NowJupiter
- 02:14 NowMars
- 03:14 NowSun
- 04:14 NowVenus
- 05:14 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:37 – 06:15 Virgo
- 06:15 – 08:19 Libra
- 08:19 – 10:30 Scorpio
- 10:30 – 12:37 Sagittarius
- 12:37 – 14:33 Capricorn
- 14:33 – 16:17 Aquarius
- 16:17 – 18:00 Pisces
- 18:00 – 19:50 Aries
- 19:50 – 21:53 Taurus
- 21:53 – 00:04 next day Gemini
- 00:04 – 02:12 next day Cancer
- 02:12 – 04:12 next day Leo
- 04:12 – 06:11 next day Virgo
- 06:11 – 06:14 next day Libra
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