Madurai panchang, 28 December 2026
Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:04 Moonrise 22:33 Margashirsha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:33 to 18:04- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:59 – 09:26
- Yamaganda 10:52 – 12:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:55 – 12:41
- Durmuhurta 12:41 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:45 – 15:11
- Durmuhurta 15:00 – 15:46
- 14:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:58 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 17:55 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
18:04 to 06:33 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:04 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:06 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 14:58
- Nakshatra Magha until 16:33 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 17:55
- Karana Taitila until 14:58, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 14:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 14:58 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 17:55 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 02:06 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:26
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:52 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:41 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:00 – 15:46
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. 04:53 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:55 – 12:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:04 – 20:34
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:33 – 06:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:33 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:59 – 09:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:26 – 10:52 | Good |
| Rog | 10:52 – 12:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:18 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Char | 13:45 – 15:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:11 – 16:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:38 – 18:04 | Good |
| Char | 18:04 – 19:38 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:38 – 21:11 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:11 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:19 – 01:52 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:52 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:26 – 05:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:00 – 06:33 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
- 06:33 NowMoon
- 07:30 NowSaturn
- 08:28 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:23 NowSun
- 11:21 NowVenus
- 12:18 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:14 NowSaturn
- 15:11 NowJupiter
- 16:09 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:04 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:09 NowMoon
- 21:11 NowSaturn
- 22:14 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSun
- 01:21 NowVenus
- 02:24 NowMercury
- 03:26 NowMoon
- 04:28 NowSaturn
- 05:31 NowJupiter
- 06:33 NowMoon
- 07:33 NowSaturn
- 08:33 NowJupiter
- 09:33 NowMars
- 10:33 NowSun
- 11:33 NowVenus
- 12:33 NowMercury
- 13:33 NowMoon
- 14:33 NowSaturn
- 15:33 NowJupiter
- 16:33 NowMars
- 17:33 NowSun
- 18:33 NowVenus
- 19:33 NowMercury
- 20:33 NowMoon
- 21:33 NowSaturn
- 22:33 NowJupiter
- 23:33 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSun
- 01:33 NowVenus
- 02:33 NowMercury
- 03:33 NowMoon
- 04:33 NowSaturn
- 05:33 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:43 Scorpio
- 05:43 – 07:51 Sagittarius
- 07:51 – 09:46 Capricorn
- 09:46 – 11:31 Aquarius
- 11:31 – 13:13 Pisces
- 13:13 – 15:03 Aries
- 15:03 – 17:07 Taurus
- 17:07 – 19:18 Gemini
- 19:18 – 21:25 Cancer
- 21:25 – 23:25 Leo
- 23:25 – 01:24 next day Virgo
- 01:24 – 03:29 next day Libra
- 03:29 – 05:39 next day Scorpio
- 05:39 – 06:33 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