Madurai panchang, 19 January 2028
Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:15 Moonrise 00:14 Pausha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:40 to 18:15- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam 11:01 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta 12:04 – 12:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:51 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:28 – 13:55
- 12:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 12:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:24 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
18:15 to 06:40 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:15 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:12 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:44 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 12:29
- Nakshatra Swati until 05:44 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 15:24
- Karana Kaulava until 12:29, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 12:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:24 Yoga becomes Shula
- 00:12 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:44 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:04 – 12:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:28 – 13:55
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:24 – 17:24
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 01:04 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 00:01 – 02:07 next day
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. 05:00 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:51
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:15 – 20:44
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:40 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:34 – 11:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:01 – 12:28 | Good |
| Rog | 12:28 – 13:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:55 – 15:21 | Bad |
| Char | 15:21 – 16:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:48 – 18:15 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:15 – 19:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:48 – 21:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:21 – 22:55 | Good |
| Char | 22:55 – 00:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:28 – 02:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:01 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:34 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:40 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
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:28 NowVenus
- 13:26 NowMercury
- 14:23 NowMoon
- 15:21 NowSaturn
- 16:19 NowJupiter
- 17:17 NowMars
- 18:15 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:19 NowMercury
- 21:21 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:26 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:40 NowMercury
- 14:40 NowMoon
- 15:40 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:40 NowMars
- 18:40 NowSun
- 19:40 NowVenus
- 20:40 NowMercury
- 21:40 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:40 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:25 Sagittarius
- 06:25 – 08:21 Capricorn
- 08:21 – 10:05 Aquarius
- 10:05 – 11:47 Pisces
- 11:47 – 13:38 Aries
- 13:38 – 15:41 Taurus
- 15:41 – 17:52 Gemini
- 17:52 – 20:00 Cancer
- 20:00 – 22:00 Leo
- 22:00 – 23:59 Virgo
- 23:59 – 02:03 next day Libra
- 02:03 – 04:14 next day Scorpio
- 04:14 – 06:21 next day Sagittarius
- 06:21 – 06:40 next day Capricorn
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