Kochi panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 11:44 Margashirsha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:01 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam 10:54 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 11:57 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:20 – 13:46
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
18:05 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 22:46
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 14:02 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 13:46
- Karana Gara until 10:08, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:01 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:54 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:57 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:46
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:46 – 09:13 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:13 – 11:12 next day
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. 04:55 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:35
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:34 – 22:46
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:25 – 14:02
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:34 – 08:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:01 – 09:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:27 – 10:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:54 – 12:20 | Good |
| Rog | 12:20 – 13:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:46 – 15:13 | Bad |
| Char | 15:13 – 16:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:39 – 18:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:05 – 19:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:39 – 21:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:13 – 22:47 | Good |
| Char | 22:47 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:54 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:28 – 05:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:01 – 06:35 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
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:22 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:15 NowMoon
- 15:13 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:08 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:08 NowVenus
- 20:10 NowMercury
- 21:13 NowMoon
- 22:15 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:23 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:33 NowSaturn
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:34 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:34 NowMoon
- 22:34 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 06:38 Scorpio
- 06:38 – 08:45 Sagittarius
- 08:45 – 10:41 Capricorn
- 10:41 – 12:25 Aquarius
- 12:25 – 14:08 Pisces
- 14:08 – 15:58 Aries
- 15:58 – 18:01 Taurus
- 18:01 – 20:12 Gemini
- 20:12 – 22:20 Cancer
- 22:20 – 00:20 next day Leo
- 00:20 – 02:19 next day Virgo
- 02:19 – 04:23 next day Libra
- 04:23 – 06:34 next day Scorpio
- 06:34 – 06:35 next day Sagittarius
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