Madurai panchang, 12 January 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:12 Moonrise 01:08 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- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:05 – 09:32
- Yamaganda 10:59 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:02 – 12:48
- Durmuhurta 12:48 – 13:35
- Gulika Kalam 13:52 – 15:19
- Durmuhurta 15:07 – 15:53
- 12:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 12:43 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
18:12 to 06:39 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:12 – 20:41
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:05 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 02:00 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 12:43
- Nakshatra Swati until 21:05 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 18:12
- Karana Gara until 12:43, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 12:43 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:12 Yoga becomes Shula
- 21:05 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 02:00 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:32
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:48 – 13:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:52 – 15:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:07 – 15:53
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:12 – 20:12
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 03:20 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 02:11 – 04:29 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. 04:59 – 05:49
- 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
| Amrit | 06:38 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:05 – 09:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:32 – 10:59 | Good |
| Rog | 10:59 – 12:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:25 – 13:52 | Bad |
| Char | 13:52 – 15:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:19 – 16:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:45 – 18:12 | Good |
| Char | 18:12 – 19:45 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:45 – 21:19 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:19 – 22:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:52 – 00:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:25 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:59 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:32 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:05 – 06:39 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 07:36 NowSaturn
- 08:34 NowJupiter
- 09:32 NowMars
- 10:30 NowSun
- 11:27 NowVenus
- 12:25 NowMercury
- 13:23 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:19 NowJupiter
- 16:17 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:12 NowVenus
- 19:14 NowMercury
- 20:17 NowMoon
- 21:19 NowSaturn
- 22:21 NowJupiter
- 23:23 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSun
- 01:28 NowVenus
- 02:30 NowMercury
- 03:32 NowMoon
- 04:34 NowSaturn
- 05:36 NowJupiter
- 06:38 NowMoon
- 07:38 NowSaturn
- 08:38 NowJupiter
- 09:38 NowMars
- 10:38 NowSun
- 11:38 NowVenus
- 12:38 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:38 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:38 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:38 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:38 NowJupiter
- 23:38 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSun
- 01:38 NowVenus
- 02:38 NowMercury
- 03:38 NowMoon
- 04:38 NowSaturn
- 05:38 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:51 Sagittarius
- 06:51 – 08:46 Capricorn
- 08:46 – 10:31 Aquarius
- 10:31 – 12:13 Pisces
- 12:13 – 14:03 Aries
- 14:03 – 16:07 Taurus
- 16:07 – 18:18 Gemini
- 18:18 – 20:25 Cancer
- 20:25 – 22:25 Leo
- 22:25 – 00:24 next day Virgo
- 00:24 – 02:29 next day Libra
- 02:29 – 04:39 next day Scorpio
- 04:39 – 06:39 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