Kochi panchang, 28 December 2026
Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:11 Moonrise 22:41 Margashirsha month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:40 to 18:11- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:07 – 09:33
- Yamaganda 11:00 – 12:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:03 – 12:49
- Durmuhurta 12:49 – 13:35
- Gulika Kalam 13:52 – 15:19
- Durmuhurta 15:07 – 15:53
- 14:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:58 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 17:55 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
18:11 to 06:41 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:11 – 20:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:06 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 14:58
- Nakshatra Magha until 16:33 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 17:55
- Karana Taitila until 14:58, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 14:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:58 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 17:55 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 02:06 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:33
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:00 – 12:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:49 – 13:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:52 – 15:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:07 – 15:53
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. 05:00 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:03 – 12:49
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:11 – 20:41
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:33 – 06:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:40 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:07 – 09:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:33 – 11:00 | Good |
| Rog | 11:00 – 12:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:26 – 13:52 | Bad |
| Char | 13:52 – 15:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:19 – 16:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:45 – 18:11 | Good |
| Char | 18:11 – 19:45 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:45 – 21:19 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:19 – 22:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:52 – 00:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:26 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:00 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:33 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:07 – 06:41 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
- 06:40 NowMoon
- 07:38 NowSaturn
- 08:36 NowJupiter
- 09:33 NowMars
- 10:31 NowSun
- 11:28 NowVenus
- 12:26 NowMercury
- 13:23 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:19 NowJupiter
- 16:16 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:11 NowVenus
- 19:14 NowMercury
- 20:16 NowMoon
- 21:19 NowSaturn
- 22:21 NowJupiter
- 23:24 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSun
- 01:29 NowVenus
- 02:31 NowMercury
- 03:33 NowMoon
- 04:36 NowSaturn
- 05:38 NowJupiter
- 06:40 NowMoon
- 07:40 NowSaturn
- 08:40 NowJupiter
- 09:40 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:40 NowMercury
- 13:40 NowMoon
- 14:40 NowSaturn
- 15:40 NowJupiter
- 16:40 NowMars
- 17:40 NowSun
- 18:40 NowVenus
- 19:40 NowMercury
- 20:40 NowMoon
- 21:40 NowSaturn
- 22:40 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:40 NowSun
- 01:40 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:40 NowMoon
- 04:40 NowSaturn
- 05:40 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 05:51 Scorpio
- 05:51 – 07:58 Sagittarius
- 07:58 – 09:54 Capricorn
- 09:54 – 11:38 Aquarius
- 11:38 – 13:20 Pisces
- 13:20 – 15:11 Aries
- 15:11 – 17:14 Taurus
- 17:14 – 19:25 Gemini
- 19:25 – 21:32 Cancer
- 21:32 – 23:33 Leo
- 23:33 – 01:32 next day Virgo
- 01:32 – 03:36 next day Libra
- 03:36 – 05:47 next day Scorpio
- 05:47 – 06:41 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