Madurai panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:15 Moonrise 06:12 Pausha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:40 to 18:15- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:51
- Yamaganda 12:27 – 13:54
- Gulika Kalam 15:21 – 16:48
- Durmuhurta 16:42 – 17:29
- Rahu Kalam 16:48 – 18:15
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:15 to 06:40 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:15 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:21 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:14 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:11
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:46, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:27 – 13:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:21 – 16:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:42 – 17:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:48 – 18:15
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:11 – 22:23
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. 05:00 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:51
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:15 – 20:44
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 06:40 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:40 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:07 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 11:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:00 – 12:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:27 – 13:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:54 – 15:21 | Good |
| Rog | 15:21 – 16:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:48 – 18:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:15 – 19:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:48 – 21:21 | Good |
| Char | 21:21 – 22:54 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:54 – 00:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:27 – 02:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:01 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 05:07 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:07 – 06:40 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
- 06:40 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:31 NowSaturn
- 11:29 NowJupiter
- 12:27 NowMars
- 13:25 NowSun
- 14:23 NowVenus
- 15:21 NowMercury
- 16:19 NowMoon
- 17:17 NowSaturn
- 18:15 NowJupiter
- 19:17 NowMars
- 20:19 NowSun
- 21:21 NowVenus
- 22:23 NowMercury
- 23:25 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSaturn
- 01:30 NowJupiter
- 02:32 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:36 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
- 06:40 NowSun
- 07:40 NowVenus
- 08:40 NowMercury
- 09:40 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:40 NowJupiter
- 12:40 NowMars
- 13:40 NowSun
- 14:40 NowVenus
- 15:40 NowMercury
- 16:40 NowMoon
- 17:40 NowSaturn
- 18:40 NowJupiter
- 19:40 NowMars
- 20:40 NowSun
- 21:40 NowVenus
- 22:40 NowMercury
- 23:40 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:40 NowSaturn
- 01:40 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 03:40 NowSun
- 04:40 NowVenus
- 05:40 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:27 Sagittarius
- 06:27 – 08:23 Capricorn
- 08:23 – 10:07 Aquarius
- 10:07 – 11:49 Pisces
- 11:49 – 13:40 Aries
- 13:40 – 15:43 Taurus
- 15:43 – 17:54 Gemini
- 17:54 – 20:01 Cancer
- 20:01 – 22:02 Leo
- 22:02 – 00:01 next day Virgo
- 00:01 – 02:05 next day Libra
- 02:05 – 04:16 next day Scorpio
- 04:16 – 06:23 next day Sagittarius
- 06:23 – 06:40 next day Capricorn
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