Madurai panchang, 21 February 2024
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:26 Moonrise 16:03 Magha 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 18:26- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:05 – 09:33
- Gulika Kalam 11:02 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta 12:07 – 12:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:54 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:31 – 13:59
- 07:44 Moon enters Cancer
- 11:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 11:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:50 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
Night
18:26 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:26 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:22 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 11:28
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 14:17 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Ayushman until 11:50
- Karana Balava until 11:28, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:44 Moon enters Cancer
- 11:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 11:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:50 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 00:22 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:02 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:07 – 12:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:31 – 13:59
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 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:07 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:26 – 20:52
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:36 – 11:28
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:36 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:05 – 09:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:33 – 11:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:02 – 12:31 | Good |
| Rog | 12:31 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:59 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Char | 15:28 – 16:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:57 – 18:26 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:26 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:57 – 21:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:28 – 22:59 | Good |
| Char | 22:59 – 00:31 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:31 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:02 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:33 – 05:04 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:04 – 06:35 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
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:33 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:31 NowVenus
- 13:30 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:27 NowJupiter
- 17:27 NowMars
- 18:26 NowSun
- 19:26 NowVenus
- 20:27 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:29 NowSaturn
- 23:30 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMars
- 01:31 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:33 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:35 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:36 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:36 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 06:11 Capricorn
- 06:11 – 07:55 Aquarius
- 07:55 – 09:38 Pisces
- 09:38 – 11:28 Aries
- 11:28 – 13:31 Taurus
- 13:31 – 15:42 Gemini
- 15:42 – 17:50 Cancer
- 17:50 – 19:50 Leo
- 19:50 – 21:49 Virgo
- 21:49 – 23:53 Libra
- 23:53 – 02:04 next day Scorpio
- 02:04 – 04:12 next day Sagittarius
- 04:12 – 06:07 next day Capricorn
- 06:07 – 06:35 next day Aquarius
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