Madurai panchang, 30 December 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:05 Margashirsha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:00 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam 10:53 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:19 – 13:46
- 12:36 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 12:36 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:41 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
Night
18:05 to 06:34 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:29 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 12:36
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 15:37 · lord Sun
- Yoga Saubhagya until 13:41
- Karana Bava until 12:36, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:36 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 12:36 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:41 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 00:29 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:56 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:46
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. 04:54 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:35
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:34 – 15:37
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:34 – 12:36
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:37 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:34 – 08:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:00 – 09:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:27 – 10:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:53 – 12:19 | Good |
| Rog | 12:19 – 13:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:46 – 15:12 | Bad |
| Char | 15:12 – 16:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:39 – 18:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:05 – 19:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:39 – 21:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:12 – 22:46 | Good |
| Char | 22:46 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:53 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 05:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:01 – 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
- 07:31 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:24 NowMars
- 11:22 NowSun
- 12:19 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:15 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:07 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:08 NowVenus
- 20:10 NowMercury
- 21:12 NowMoon
- 22:15 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:22 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:32 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)
- 04:54 – 05:35 Scorpio
- 05:35 – 07:43 Sagittarius
- 07:43 – 09:38 Capricorn
- 09:38 – 11:23 Aquarius
- 11:23 – 13:05 Pisces
- 13:05 – 14:55 Aries
- 14:55 – 16:59 Taurus
- 16:59 – 19:10 Gemini
- 19:10 – 21:17 Cancer
- 21:17 – 23:18 Leo
- 23:18 – 01:16 next day Virgo
- 01:16 – 03:21 next day Libra
- 03:21 – 05:31 next day Scorpio
- 05:31 – 06:34 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