Kochi panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:07 Moonrise 14:30 Margashirsha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:37 to 18:07- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:45
- Yamaganda 12:22 – 13:48
- Gulika Kalam 15:15 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta 16:35 – 17:21
- Rahu Kalam 16:41 – 18:07
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:07 to 06:37 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:07 – 20:37
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:48
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:15 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:35 – 17:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:41 – 18:07
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 06:37 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. 04:57 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:07 – 20:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:37 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:37 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:37 – 08:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:03 – 09:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:29 – 10:56 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:56 – 12:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:22 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:48 – 15:15 | Good |
| Rog | 15:15 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:41 – 18:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:07 – 19:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:41 – 21:15 | Good |
| Char | 21:15 – 22:48 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:48 – 00:22 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:22 – 01:56 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:56 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:30 – 05:03 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:03 – 06:37 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
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:29 NowMoon
- 10:27 NowSaturn
- 11:24 NowJupiter
- 12:22 NowMars
- 13:19 NowSun
- 14:17 NowVenus
- 15:15 NowMercury
- 16:12 NowMoon
- 17:10 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:10 NowMars
- 20:12 NowSun
- 21:15 NowVenus
- 22:17 NowMercury
- 23:20 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:22 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:27 NowMars
- 03:30 NowSun
- 04:32 NowVenus
- 05:35 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:37 NowVenus
- 15:37 NowMercury
- 16:37 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:37 NowJupiter
- 19:37 NowMars
- 20:37 NowSun
- 21:37 NowVenus
- 22:37 NowMercury
- 23:37 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:37 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 06:22 Scorpio
- 06:22 – 08:30 Sagittarius
- 08:30 – 10:25 Capricorn
- 10:25 – 12:09 Aquarius
- 12:09 – 13:52 Pisces
- 13:52 – 15:42 Aries
- 15:42 – 17:46 Taurus
- 17:46 – 19:57 Gemini
- 19:57 – 22:04 Cancer
- 22:04 – 00:04 next day Leo
- 00:04 – 02:03 next day Virgo
- 02:03 – 04:08 next day Libra
- 04:08 – 06:18 next day Scorpio
- 06:18 – 06:37 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