Madurai panchang, 11 January 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:12 Moonrise 00:21 Pausha 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 18:12- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:02 – 12:48
- Yamaganda 12:25 – 13:52
- Gulika Kalam 15:18 – 16:45
- Durmuhurta 16:39 – 17:25
- Rahu Kalam 16:45 – 18:12
- 10:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 10:20 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:27 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Night
18:12 to 06:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:12 – 20:41
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:12 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 23:29 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 10:20
- Nakshatra Chitra until 18:12 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sukarman until 17:27
- Karana Kaulava until 10:20, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 10:20 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:27 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 18:12 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 23:29 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:25 – 13:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:18 – 16:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:39 – 17:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:45 – 18:12
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. 04:59 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:02 – 12:48
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:12 – 20:41
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:38 – 08:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:05 – 09:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:32 – 10:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:58 – 12:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:25 – 13:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:52 – 15:18 | Good |
| Rog | 15:18 – 16:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:45 – 18:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:12 – 19:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:45 – 21:18 | Good |
| Char | 21:18 – 22:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:52 – 00:25 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:25 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:58 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:32 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:05 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:32 NowMoon
- 10:29 NowSaturn
- 11:27 NowJupiter
- 12:25 NowMars
- 13:23 NowSun
- 14:20 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:16 NowMoon
- 17:14 NowSaturn
- 18:12 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:16 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:21 NowMercury
- 23:23 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSaturn
- 01:27 NowJupiter
- 02:29 NowMars
- 03:32 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:38 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:38 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:38 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:55 Sagittarius
- 06:55 – 08:50 Capricorn
- 08:50 – 10:35 Aquarius
- 10:35 – 12:17 Pisces
- 12:17 – 14:07 Aries
- 14:07 – 16:11 Taurus
- 16:11 – 18:22 Gemini
- 18:22 – 20:29 Cancer
- 20:29 – 22:29 Leo
- 22:29 – 00:28 next day Virgo
- 00:28 – 02:33 next day Libra
- 02:33 – 04:43 next day Scorpio
- 04:43 – 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