Madurai panchang, 2 January 2027
Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 18:07 Moonrise 01:51 Margashirsha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:35 to 18:07- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:35 – 08:01
- Durmuhurta 06:35 – 07:21
- Durmuhurta 07:21 – 08:07
- Rahu Kalam 09:28 – 10:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:44
- Yamaganda 13:47 – 15:14
- 11:28 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 14:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 14:24 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:07 to 06:35 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:07 – 20:36
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:19 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 03:13 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 14:24
- Nakshatra Swati until 19:19 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Sukarman until 11:28
- Karana Vishti until 14:24, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:28 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 14:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 14:24 Karana becomes Bava
- 19:19 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 03:13 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:35 – 08:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:35 – 07:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:21 – 08:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:28 – 10:54
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:47 – 15:14
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. 04:55 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:07 – 20:36
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:35 – 19:19
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:35 – 19:19
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:35 – 08:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:01 – 09:28 | Good |
| Rog | 09:28 – 10:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:54 – 12:21 | Bad |
| Char | 12:21 – 13:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:47 – 15:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:14 – 16:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:40 – 18:07 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:07 – 19:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:40 – 21:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:14 – 22:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:47 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:21 – 01:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:55 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:28 – 05:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:02 – 06:35 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
- 06:35 NowSaturn
- 07:33 NowJupiter
- 08:30 NowMars
- 09:28 NowSun
- 10:26 NowVenus
- 11:23 NowMercury
- 12:21 NowMoon
- 13:18 NowSaturn
- 14:16 NowJupiter
- 15:14 NowMars
- 16:11 NowSun
- 17:09 NowVenus
- 18:07 NowMercury
- 19:09 NowMoon
- 20:11 NowSaturn
- 21:14 NowJupiter
- 22:16 NowMars
- 23:19 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:21 NowVenus
- 01:23 NowMercury
- 02:26 NowMoon
- 03:28 NowSaturn
- 04:31 NowJupiter
- 05:33 NowMars
- 06:35 NowSaturn
- 07:35 NowJupiter
- 08:35 NowMars
- 09:35 NowSun
- 10:35 NowVenus
- 11:35 NowMercury
- 12:35 NowMoon
- 13:35 NowSaturn
- 14:35 NowJupiter
- 15:35 NowMars
- 16:35 NowSun
- 17:35 NowVenus
- 18:35 NowMercury
- 19:35 NowMoon
- 20:35 NowSaturn
- 21:35 NowJupiter
- 22:35 NowMars
- 23:35 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:35 NowVenus
- 01:35 NowMercury
- 02:35 NowMoon
- 03:35 NowSaturn
- 04:35 NowJupiter
- 05:35 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 05:24 Scorpio
- 05:24 – 07:31 Sagittarius
- 07:31 – 09:26 Capricorn
- 09:26 – 11:11 Aquarius
- 11:11 – 12:53 Pisces
- 12:53 – 14:44 Aries
- 14:44 – 16:47 Taurus
- 16:47 – 18:58 Gemini
- 18:58 – 21:05 Cancer
- 21:05 – 23:06 Leo
- 23:06 – 01:05 next day Virgo
- 01:05 – 03:09 next day Libra
- 03:09 – 05:20 next day Scorpio
- 05:20 – 06:35 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