Madurai panchang, 29 December 2024
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 04:57 Margashirsha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:05- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Yamaganda 12:19 – 13:46
- Gulika Kalam 15:12 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta 16:33 – 17:19
- Rahu Kalam 16:38 – 18:05
- 15:52 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:05 to 06:34 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:41 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 23:22 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:22 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 04:02 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 04:02 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 04:02 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 23:22 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Ganda until 21:41
- Karana Vishti until 15:52, then Shakuni
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:52 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 21:41 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 23:22 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:22 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 04:02 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 04:02 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:12 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:33 – 17:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:38 – 18:05
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:34 – 23:22
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. 04:54 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:35
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 23:22 – 06:34 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:22 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:34 – 08:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:00 – 09:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:26 – 10:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:53 – 12:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:19 – 13:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:46 – 15:12 | Good |
| Rog | 15:12 – 16:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:38 – 18:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:05 – 19:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:38 – 21:12 | Good |
| Char | 21:12 – 22:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:46 – 00:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:19 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:53 – 03:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:27 – 05:00 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:00 – 06:34 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
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:31 NowVenus
- 08:29 NowMercury
- 09:26 NowMoon
- 10:24 NowSaturn
- 11:22 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:14 NowVenus
- 15:12 NowMercury
- 16:10 NowMoon
- 17:07 NowSaturn
- 18:05 NowJupiter
- 19:07 NowMars
- 20:10 NowSun
- 21:12 NowVenus
- 22:15 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:22 NowJupiter
- 02:24 NowMars
- 03:27 NowSun
- 04:29 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:34 NowMars
- 13:34 NowSun
- 14:34 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:34 NowVenus
- 22:34 NowMercury
- 23:34 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 05:37 Scorpio
- 05:37 – 07:45 Sagittarius
- 07:45 – 09:40 Capricorn
- 09:40 – 11:25 Aquarius
- 11:25 – 13:07 Pisces
- 13:07 – 14:57 Aries
- 14:57 – 17:01 Taurus
- 17:01 – 19:12 Gemini
- 19:12 – 21:19 Cancer
- 21:19 – 23:19 Leo
- 23:19 – 01:18 next day Virgo
- 01:18 – 03:23 next day Libra
- 03:23 – 05:33 next day Scorpio
- 05:33 – 06:34 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