Kochi panchang, 16 August 2028
Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 01:51 Shravana month
Kochi, Kerala, India · 9.94°, 76.26° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:16 to 18:41- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:49 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam 10:56 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta 12:04 – 12:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:53 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:29 – 14:02
- 06:17 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:36 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:02 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
18:41 to 06:16 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:41 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 03:49 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 18:02 · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 18:12
- Karana Bava until 16:36, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:17 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:36 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:02 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 03:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:49 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:56 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:04 – 12:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:29 – 14:02
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:12 – 19:24
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. 04:44 – 05:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 21:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:16 – 18:02
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:49 – 06:16 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:16 – 07:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:49 – 09:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:23 – 10:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:56 – 12:29 | Good |
| Rog | 12:29 – 14:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:02 – 15:35 | Bad |
| Char | 15:35 – 17:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:08 – 18:41 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:41 – 20:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:08 – 21:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:35 – 23:02 | Good |
| Char | 23:02 – 00:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:29 – 01:56 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:56 – 03:23 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:23 – 04:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:50 – 06:16 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
- 06:16 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:21 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:27 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:31 NowMercury
- 14:33 NowMoon
- 15:35 NowSaturn
- 16:37 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:41 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:37 NowMercury
- 21:35 NowMoon
- 22:33 NowSaturn
- 23:31 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:23 NowMercury
- 04:21 NowMoon
- 05:19 NowSaturn
- 06:16 NowMercury
- 07:16 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:16 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:16 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:16 NowSaturn
- 16:16 NowJupiter
- 17:16 NowMars
- 18:16 NowSun
- 19:16 NowVenus
- 20:16 NowMercury
- 21:16 NowMoon
- 22:16 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMars
- 01:16 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:16 NowMoon
- 05:16 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:44 – 06:21 Cancer
- 06:21 – 08:22 Leo
- 08:22 – 10:21 Virgo
- 10:21 – 12:25 Libra
- 12:25 – 14:36 Scorpio
- 14:36 – 16:43 Sagittarius
- 16:43 – 18:39 Capricorn
- 18:39 – 20:23 Aquarius
- 20:23 – 22:05 Pisces
- 22:05 – 23:56 Aries
- 23:56 – 01:59 next day Taurus
- 01:59 – 04:10 next day Gemini
- 04:10 – 06:16 next day Cancer
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