Madurai panchang, 9 January 2028
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:10 Moonrise 15:21 Pausha 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 18:10- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:47
- Yamaganda 12:24 – 13:50
- Gulika Kalam 15:17 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta 16:38 – 17:24
- Rahu Kalam 16:44 – 18:10
- 06:51 Karana becomes Balava
- 07:49 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 17:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:56 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:10 to 06:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:10 – 20:40
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 04:51 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:56 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 17:56
- Nakshatra Rohini until 02:06 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 07:49
- Karana Bava until 06:51, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:51 Karana becomes Balava
- 07:49 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 17:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:56 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 04:51 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:56 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:24 – 13:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:17 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:38 – 17:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:44 – 18:10
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. 04:58 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:10 – 20:40
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 02:06 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:37 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:04 – 09:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:31 – 10:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:57 – 12:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:24 – 13:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:50 – 15:17 | Good |
| Rog | 15:17 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:44 – 18:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:10 – 19:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:44 – 21:17 | Good |
| Char | 21:17 – 22:51 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:51 – 00:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:24 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:57 – 03:31 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:31 – 05:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:04 – 06:38 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
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:35 NowVenus
- 08:33 NowMercury
- 09:31 NowMoon
- 10:28 NowSaturn
- 11:26 NowJupiter
- 12:24 NowMars
- 13:22 NowSun
- 14:19 NowVenus
- 15:17 NowMercury
- 16:15 NowMoon
- 17:13 NowSaturn
- 18:10 NowJupiter
- 19:13 NowMars
- 20:15 NowSun
- 21:17 NowVenus
- 22:19 NowMercury
- 23:22 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:24 NowSaturn
- 01:26 NowJupiter
- 02:29 NowMars
- 03:31 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:35 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:37 NowVenus
- 15:37 NowMercury
- 16:37 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:37 NowJupiter
- 19:37 NowMars
- 20:37 NowSun
- 21:37 NowVenus
- 22:37 NowMercury
- 23:37 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:37 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 07:05 Sagittarius
- 07:05 – 09:00 Capricorn
- 09:00 – 10:44 Aquarius
- 10:44 – 12:27 Pisces
- 12:27 – 14:17 Aries
- 14:17 – 16:21 Taurus
- 16:21 – 18:32 Gemini
- 18:32 – 20:39 Cancer
- 20:39 – 22:39 Leo
- 22:39 – 00:38 next day Virgo
- 00:38 – 02:42 next day Libra
- 02:42 – 04:53 next day Scorpio
- 04:53 – 06:38 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