Madurai panchang, 10 January 2024
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:11 Moonrise 05:20 Margashirsha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 18:11- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam 10:58 – 12:24
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:47 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:24 – 13:51
- 09:22 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:11 to 06:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:11 – 20:40
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:40 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 20:11 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 20:11 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 21:17 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 20:11
- Nakshatra Mula until 19:40 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 21:17
- Karana Vishti until 09:22, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:22 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 19:40 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 20:11 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 20:11 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 21:17 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:58 – 12:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:24 – 13:51
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:17 – 00:53 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. 04:58 – 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) 12:01 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:11 – 20:40
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:38 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:31 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:58 – 12:24 | Good |
| Rog | 12:24 – 13:51 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:51 – 15:18 | Bad |
| Char | 15:18 – 16:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:44 – 18:11 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:11 – 19:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:44 – 21:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:18 – 22:51 | Good |
| Char | 22:51 – 00:24 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:24 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:58 – 03:31 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:31 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:38 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
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:31 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:27 NowSun
- 12:24 NowVenus
- 13:22 NowMercury
- 14:20 NowMoon
- 15:18 NowSaturn
- 16:15 NowJupiter
- 17:13 NowMars
- 18:11 NowSun
- 19:13 NowVenus
- 20:15 NowMercury
- 21:18 NowMoon
- 22:20 NowSaturn
- 23:22 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:31 NowMercury
- 04:33 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 – 07:01 Sagittarius
- 07:01 – 08:56 Capricorn
- 08:56 – 10:40 Aquarius
- 10:40 – 12:23 Pisces
- 12:23 – 14:13 Aries
- 14:13 – 16:17 Taurus
- 16:17 – 18:28 Gemini
- 18:28 – 20:35 Cancer
- 20:35 – 22:35 Leo
- 22:35 – 00:34 next day Virgo
- 00:34 – 02:38 next day Libra
- 02:38 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
- 04:49 – 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