Madurai panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:00 Moonrise 14:22 Margashirsha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:29 to 18:00- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:51 – 12:38
- Yamaganda 12:14 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam 15:07 – 16:34
- Durmuhurta 16:28 – 17:14
- Rahu Kalam 16:34 – 18:00
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:00 to 06:30 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:00 – 20:30
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:14 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:07 – 16:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:28 – 17:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:34 – 18:00
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 06:30 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. 04:49 – 05:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:51 – 12:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:00 – 20:30
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:29 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:29 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:29 – 07:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:55 – 09:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:22 – 10:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:48 – 12:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:14 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:41 – 15:07 | Good |
| Rog | 15:07 – 16:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:34 – 18:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:00 – 19:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:34 – 21:07 | Good |
| Char | 21:07 – 22:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:41 – 00:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:15 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:48 – 03:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:22 – 04:56 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:56 – 06:30 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
- 06:29 NowSun
- 07:27 NowVenus
- 08:24 NowMercury
- 09:22 NowMoon
- 10:19 NowSaturn
- 11:17 NowJupiter
- 12:14 NowMars
- 13:12 NowSun
- 14:10 NowVenus
- 15:07 NowMercury
- 16:05 NowMoon
- 17:02 NowSaturn
- 18:00 NowJupiter
- 19:02 NowMars
- 20:05 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 22:10 NowMercury
- 23:12 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:15 NowSaturn
- 01:17 NowJupiter
- 02:20 NowMars
- 03:22 NowSun
- 04:25 NowVenus
- 05:27 NowMercury
- 06:29 NowSun
- 07:29 NowVenus
- 08:29 NowMercury
- 09:29 NowMoon
- 10:29 NowSaturn
- 11:29 NowJupiter
- 12:29 NowMars
- 13:29 NowSun
- 14:29 NowVenus
- 15:29 NowMercury
- 16:29 NowMoon
- 17:29 NowSaturn
- 18:29 NowJupiter
- 19:29 NowMars
- 20:29 NowSun
- 21:29 NowVenus
- 22:29 NowMercury
- 23:29 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:29 NowSaturn
- 01:29 NowJupiter
- 02:29 NowMars
- 03:29 NowSun
- 04:29 NowVenus
- 05:29 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 06:15 Scorpio
- 06:15 – 08:22 Sagittarius
- 08:22 – 10:18 Capricorn
- 10:18 – 12:02 Aquarius
- 12:02 – 13:44 Pisces
- 13:44 – 15:35 Aries
- 15:35 – 17:38 Taurus
- 17:38 – 19:49 Gemini
- 19:49 – 21:57 Cancer
- 21:57 – 23:57 Leo
- 23:57 – 01:56 next day Virgo
- 01:56 – 04:00 next day Libra
- 04:00 – 06:11 next day Scorpio
- 06:11 – 06:30 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