Madurai panchang, 18 February 2028
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:25 Moonrise 00:54 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- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:05 – 09:34
- Durmuhurta 08:59 – 09:46
- Rahu Kalam 11:02 – 12:31
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:55
- Durmuhurta 12:55 – 13:42
- Yamaganda 15:28 – 16:57
- 13:25 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:57 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:29 Yoga becomes Harshana
Night
18:25 to 06:37 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:25 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:24 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 02:24 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 02:24 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 13:25 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vyaghata until 16:29
- Karana Taitila until 13:57, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 13:25 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:57 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:29 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 02:24 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 02:24 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:59 – 09:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:02 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:55 – 13:42
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:28 – 16:57
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 13:25 – 06:37 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. 04:59 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 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
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:37 – 08:05 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:05 – 09:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:34 – 11:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:02 – 12:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:31 – 14:00 | Good |
| Rog | 14:00 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:28 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Char | 16:57 – 18:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:25 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:57 – 21:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:28 – 22:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:59 – 00:31 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:31 – 02:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:02 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:34 – 05:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 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 NowVenus
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:35 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:32 NowMars
- 12:31 NowSun
- 13:30 NowVenus
- 14:29 NowMercury
- 15:28 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:26 NowJupiter
- 18:25 NowMars
- 19:26 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:28 NowMercury
- 22:29 NowMoon
- 23:30 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:31 NowJupiter
- 01:32 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:35 NowMercury
- 05:36 NowMoon
- 06:37 NowVenus
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:37 NowMoon
- 09:37 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:37 NowMars
- 12:37 NowSun
- 13:37 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:37 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:37 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:37 NowMars
- 02:37 NowSun
- 03:37 NowVenus
- 04:37 NowMercury
- 05:37 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:23 Capricorn
- 06:23 – 08:07 Aquarius
- 08:07 – 09:50 Pisces
- 09:50 – 11:40 Aries
- 11:40 – 13:43 Taurus
- 13:43 – 15:54 Gemini
- 15:54 – 18:02 Cancer
- 18:02 – 20:02 Leo
- 20:02 – 22:01 Virgo
- 22:01 – 00:05 next day Libra
- 00:05 – 02:16 next day Scorpio
- 02:16 – 04:23 next day Sagittarius
- 04:23 – 06:19 next day Capricorn
- 06:19 – 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