Madurai panchang, 20 February 2028
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:26 Moonrise 02:42 Magha month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 18:26- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:54
- Yamaganda 12:31 – 14:00
- Gulika Kalam 15:28 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta 16:51 – 17:38
- Rahu Kalam 16:57 – 18:26
- 16:26 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 16:44 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:13 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:26 to 06:36 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:26 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 05:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 05:46 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 17:13 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vajra until 16:26
- Karana Bava until 16:44, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 16:26 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 16:44 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:13 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 05:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 05:46 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:31 – 14:00
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:28 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:51 – 17:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:57 – 18:26
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 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:07 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:26 – 20:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:36 – 17:13
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 17:13
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:36 – 08:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:05 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 11:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:02 – 12:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:31 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:00 – 15:28 | Good |
| Rog | 15:28 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:57 – 18:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:26 – 19:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:57 – 21:28 | Good |
| Char | 21:28 – 22:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:59 – 00:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:31 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:02 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:33 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:05 – 06:36 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
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:35 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:33 NowSaturn
- 11:32 NowJupiter
- 12:31 NowMars
- 13:30 NowSun
- 14:29 NowVenus
- 15:28 NowMercury
- 16:27 NowMoon
- 17:26 NowSaturn
- 18:26 NowJupiter
- 19:26 NowMars
- 20:27 NowSun
- 21:28 NowVenus
- 22:29 NowMercury
- 23:30 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:31 NowSaturn
- 01:32 NowJupiter
- 02:32 NowMars
- 03:33 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:35 NowMercury
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:36 NowMars
- 13:36 NowSun
- 14:36 NowVenus
- 15:36 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:36 NowMercury
- 23:36 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:36 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:15 Capricorn
- 06:15 – 07:59 Aquarius
- 07:59 – 09:42 Pisces
- 09:42 – 11:32 Aries
- 11:32 – 13:36 Taurus
- 13:36 – 15:46 Gemini
- 15:46 – 17:54 Cancer
- 17:54 – 19:54 Leo
- 19:54 – 21:53 Virgo
- 21:53 – 23:57 Libra
- 23:57 – 02:08 next day Scorpio
- 02:08 – 04:16 next day Sagittarius
- 04:16 – 06:11 next day Capricorn
- 06:11 – 06:36 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