Madurai panchang, 17 February 2027
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:25 Moonrise 14:50 Magha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:37 to 18:25- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam 11:03 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta 12:07 – 12:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:55 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:31 – 14:00
- 06:58 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:32 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:32 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:25 to 06:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:25 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:29 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 02:38 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 17:32
- Nakshatra Ardra until 23:29 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Priti until 02:38 next day
- Karana Vanija until 06:58, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:58 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:32 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:32 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:29 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 02:38 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:03 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:07 – 12:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:31 – 14:00
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. 04:59 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:07 – 12:55
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:25 – 20:51
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:32 – 06:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:37 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:34 – 11:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:03 – 12:31 | Good |
| Rog | 12:31 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:00 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Char | 15:28 – 16:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:57 – 18:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:25 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:57 – 21:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:28 – 22:59 | Good |
| Char | 22:59 – 00:31 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:31 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:02 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:34 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:37 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
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:31 NowVenus
- 13:30 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:27 NowJupiter
- 17:26 NowMars
- 18:25 NowSun
- 19:26 NowVenus
- 20:27 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:29 NowSaturn
- 23:30 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:33 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:37 NowVenus
- 13:37 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:37 NowSaturn
- 16:37 NowJupiter
- 17:37 NowMars
- 18:37 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:37 NowMercury
- 21:37 NowMoon
- 22:37 NowSaturn
- 23:37 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:26 Capricorn
- 06:26 – 08:10 Aquarius
- 08:10 – 09:52 Pisces
- 09:52 – 11:43 Aries
- 11:43 – 13:46 Taurus
- 13:46 – 15:57 Gemini
- 15:57 – 18:05 Cancer
- 18:05 – 20:05 Leo
- 20:05 – 22:04 Virgo
- 22:04 – 00:08 next day Libra
- 00:08 – 02:19 next day Scorpio
- 02:19 – 04:26 next day Sagittarius
- 04:26 – 06:22 next day Capricorn
- 06:22 – 06:37 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