Kochi panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:09 Moonrise 17:28 Margashirsha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 18:09- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam 10:57 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 12:00 – 12:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:46 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:23 – 13:50
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
18:09 to 06:39 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:09 – 20:39
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 10:47
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:56 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 17:15
- Karana Vanija until 10:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:00 – 12:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:23 – 13:50
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. 04:58 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:09 – 20:39
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:38 – 07:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:38 – 07:56
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:56 – 04:53 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:38 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:31 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:57 – 12:23 | Good |
| Rog | 12:23 – 13:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:50 – 15:16 | Bad |
| Char | 15:16 – 16:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:42 – 18:09 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:09 – 19:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:43 – 21:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:16 – 22:50 | Good |
| Char | 22:50 – 00:24 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:24 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:57 – 03:31 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:31 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:39 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
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:31 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:26 NowSun
- 12:23 NowVenus
- 13:21 NowMercury
- 14:19 NowMoon
- 15:16 NowSaturn
- 16:14 NowJupiter
- 17:11 NowMars
- 18:09 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:14 NowMercury
- 21:16 NowMoon
- 22:19 NowSaturn
- 23:21 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:26 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:31 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:10 Scorpio
- 06:10 – 08:18 Sagittarius
- 08:18 – 10:13 Capricorn
- 10:13 – 11:58 Aquarius
- 11:58 – 13:40 Pisces
- 13:40 – 15:30 Aries
- 15:30 – 17:34 Taurus
- 17:34 – 19:45 Gemini
- 19:45 – 21:52 Cancer
- 21:52 – 23:52 Leo
- 23:52 – 01:51 next day Virgo
- 01:51 – 03:56 next day Libra
- 03:56 – 06:06 next day Scorpio
- 06:06 – 06:39 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