Madurai panchang, 6 January 2024
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:09 Moonrise 01:33 Margashirsha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 18:09- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:36 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta 06:36 – 07:23
- Durmuhurta 07:23 – 08:09
- Rahu Kalam 09:29 – 10:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:46
- Yamaganda 13:49 – 15:16
- 06:47 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 12:20 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
18:09 to 06:37 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:09 – 20:38
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 00:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:09 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 00:42 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 21:23 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Sukarman until 06:47
- Karana Vanija until 12:20, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:47 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 12:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 00:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:09 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:36 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:36 – 07:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:23 – 08:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:29 – 10:56
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:49 – 15:16
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:09 – 08:09 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 – 12:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:09 – 20:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:36 – 21:23
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 21:23
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:36 – 08:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:03 – 09:29 | Good |
| Rog | 09:29 – 10:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:56 – 12:23 | Bad |
| Char | 12:23 – 13:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:49 – 15:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:16 – 16:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:42 – 18:09 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:09 – 19:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:42 – 21:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:16 – 22:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:49 – 00:23 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:23 – 01:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:56 – 03:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:30 – 05:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 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
- 06:36 NowSaturn
- 07:34 NowJupiter
- 08:32 NowMars
- 09:29 NowSun
- 10:27 NowVenus
- 11:25 NowMercury
- 12:23 NowMoon
- 13:20 NowSaturn
- 14:18 NowJupiter
- 15:16 NowMars
- 16:13 NowSun
- 17:11 NowVenus
- 18:09 NowMercury
- 19:11 NowMoon
- 20:13 NowSaturn
- 21:16 NowJupiter
- 22:18 NowMars
- 23:20 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:23 NowVenus
- 01:25 NowMercury
- 02:27 NowMoon
- 03:30 NowSaturn
- 04:32 NowJupiter
- 05:34 NowMars
- 06:36 NowSaturn
- 07:36 NowJupiter
- 08:36 NowMars
- 09:36 NowSun
- 10:36 NowVenus
- 11:36 NowMercury
- 12:36 NowMoon
- 13:36 NowSaturn
- 14:36 NowJupiter
- 15:36 NowMars
- 16:36 NowSun
- 17:36 NowVenus
- 18:36 NowMercury
- 19:36 NowMoon
- 20:36 NowSaturn
- 21:36 NowJupiter
- 22:36 NowMars
- 23:36 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:36 NowVenus
- 01:36 NowMercury
- 02:36 NowMoon
- 03:36 NowSaturn
- 04:36 NowJupiter
- 05:36 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:09 Scorpio
- 05:09 – 07:16 Sagittarius
- 07:16 – 09:12 Capricorn
- 09:12 – 10:56 Aquarius
- 10:56 – 12:39 Pisces
- 12:39 – 14:29 Aries
- 14:29 – 16:32 Taurus
- 16:32 – 18:43 Gemini
- 18:43 – 20:51 Cancer
- 20:51 – 22:51 Leo
- 22:51 – 00:50 next day Virgo
- 00:50 – 02:54 next day Libra
- 02:54 – 05:05 next day Scorpio
- 05:05 – 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