Kochi panchang, 21 December 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:08 Moonrise 15:23 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 18:08- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:03 – 09:30
- Yamaganda 10:56 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:32
- Gulika Kalam 13:49 – 15:15
- Durmuhurta 15:04 – 15:50
- 07:00 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:09 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:36 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:08 to 06:38 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:08 – 20:38
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:36 Moon enters Taurus
- 01:32 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 04:04 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 17:36
- Nakshatra Bharani until 13:09 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 01:32 next day
- Karana Bava until 07:00, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:00 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:09 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:36 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:36 Moon enters Taurus
- 01:32 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 04:04 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:30
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:56 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:49 – 15:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:04 – 15:50
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 18:08 – 20:38
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:37 – 08:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:03 – 09:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:30 – 10:56 | Good |
| Rog | 10:56 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:22 – 13:49 | Bad |
| Char | 13:49 – 15:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:15 – 16:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:41 – 18:08 | Good |
| Char | 18:08 – 19:42 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:42 – 21:15 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:15 – 22:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:49 – 00:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:23 – 01:56 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:56 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:30 – 05:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:04 – 06:38 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 07:35 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:30 NowMars
- 10:27 NowSun
- 11:25 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:20 NowMoon
- 14:18 NowSaturn
- 15:15 NowJupiter
- 16:13 NowMars
- 17:10 NowSun
- 18:08 NowVenus
- 19:10 NowMercury
- 20:13 NowMoon
- 21:15 NowSaturn
- 22:18 NowJupiter
- 23:20 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:23 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:28 NowMercury
- 03:30 NowMoon
- 04:33 NowSaturn
- 05:35 NowJupiter
- 06:37 NowMoon
- 07:37 NowSaturn
- 08:37 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:37 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:37 NowMars
- 17:37 NowSun
- 18:37 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:37 NowJupiter
- 23:37 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:37 NowVenus
- 02:37 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:37 NowSaturn
- 05:37 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 06:18 Scorpio
- 06:18 – 08:26 Sagittarius
- 08:26 – 10:21 Capricorn
- 10:21 – 12:05 Aquarius
- 12:05 – 13:48 Pisces
- 13:48 – 15:38 Aries
- 15:38 – 17:42 Taurus
- 17:42 – 19:53 Gemini
- 19:53 – 22:00 Cancer
- 22:00 – 00:00 next day Leo
- 00:00 – 01:59 next day Virgo
- 01:59 – 04:04 next day Libra
- 04:04 – 06:14 next day Scorpio
- 06:14 – 06:38 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