Madurai panchang, 1 March 2026
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 18:27 Moonrise 16:43 Phalguna month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 18:27- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:53
- Yamaganda 12:29 – 13:59
- Gulika Kalam 15:28 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta 16:51 – 17:39
- Rahu Kalam 16:57 – 18:27
- 07:54 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:34 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 14:33 Yoga becomes Atiganda
Night
18:27 to 06:32 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:27 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:09 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:09 Karana becomes Gara
- 06:30 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 19:09
- Nakshatra Pushya until 08:34 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shobhana until 14:33
- Karana Kaulava until 07:54, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:54 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:34 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 14:33 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 19:09 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:09 Karana becomes Gara
- 06:30 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:29 – 13:59
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:33 – 16:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:28 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:51 – 17:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:57 – 18:27
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. 04:56 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:27 – 20:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:32 – 08:34
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 08:34 – 06:32 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:32 – 08:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:02 – 09:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:31 – 11:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:00 – 12:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:29 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:59 – 15:28 | Good |
| Rog | 15:28 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:57 – 18:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:27 – 19:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:57 – 21:28 | Good |
| Char | 21:28 – 22:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:59 – 00:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:29 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:00 – 03:31 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:31 – 05:01 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:01 – 06:32 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
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:31 NowMercury
- 09:31 NowMoon
- 10:30 NowSaturn
- 11:30 NowJupiter
- 12:29 NowMars
- 13:29 NowSun
- 14:28 NowVenus
- 15:28 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:27 NowSaturn
- 18:27 NowJupiter
- 19:27 NowMars
- 20:27 NowSun
- 21:28 NowVenus
- 22:28 NowMercury
- 23:29 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:29 NowSaturn
- 01:30 NowJupiter
- 02:30 NowMars
- 03:31 NowSun
- 04:31 NowVenus
- 05:31 NowMercury
- 06:32 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:32 NowMoon
- 10:32 NowSaturn
- 11:32 NowJupiter
- 12:32 NowMars
- 13:32 NowSun
- 14:32 NowVenus
- 15:32 NowMercury
- 16:32 NowMoon
- 17:32 NowSaturn
- 18:32 NowJupiter
- 19:32 NowMars
- 20:32 NowSun
- 21:32 NowVenus
- 22:32 NowMercury
- 23:32 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSaturn
- 01:32 NowJupiter
- 02:32 NowMars
- 03:32 NowSun
- 04:32 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:37 Capricorn
- 05:37 – 07:22 Aquarius
- 07:22 – 09:04 Pisces
- 09:04 – 10:55 Aries
- 10:55 – 12:58 Taurus
- 12:58 – 15:09 Gemini
- 15:09 – 17:16 Cancer
- 17:16 – 19:17 Leo
- 19:17 – 21:16 Virgo
- 21:16 – 23:20 Libra
- 23:20 – 01:31 next day Scorpio
- 01:31 – 03:38 next day Sagittarius
- 03:38 – 05:34 next day Capricorn
- 05:34 – 06:32 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