Madurai panchang, 25 February 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:26 Moonrise 12:38 Phalguna 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 18:26- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:03 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam 11:01 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta 12:06 – 12:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:54 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:30 – 13:59
- 13:38 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 15:46 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:26 to 06:34 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:26 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:54 next day Moon enters Gemini
- 01:28 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 02:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 02:41 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 02:41 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 13:38 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vishkambha until 01:28 next day
- Karana Balava until 15:46, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 13:38 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 15:46 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:54 next day Moon enters Gemini
- 01:28 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 02:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 02:41 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:26 – 05:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:06 – 12:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:30 – 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. 04:57 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:26 – 20:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:34 – 13:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:38 – 06:34 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 13:38 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:34 – 08:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:03 – 09:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:32 – 11:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:01 – 12:30 | Good |
| Rog | 12:30 – 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 – 00:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:30 – 02:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:01 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:32 – 05:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:03 – 06:34 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
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:33 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:31 NowMars
- 11:31 NowSun
- 12:30 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:27 NowMars
- 18:26 NowSun
- 19:27 NowVenus
- 20:27 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:29 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:30 NowMars
- 01:31 NowSun
- 02:31 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:33 NowSaturn
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:34 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:34 NowMoon
- 22:34 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:53 Capricorn
- 05:53 – 07:38 Aquarius
- 07:38 – 09:20 Pisces
- 09:20 – 11:10 Aries
- 11:10 – 13:14 Taurus
- 13:14 – 15:25 Gemini
- 15:25 – 17:32 Cancer
- 17:32 – 19:32 Leo
- 19:32 – 21:31 Virgo
- 21:31 – 23:36 Libra
- 23:36 – 01:46 next day Scorpio
- 01:46 – 03:54 next day Sagittarius
- 03:54 – 05:49 next day Capricorn
- 05:49 – 06:34 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