Madurai panchang, 1 March 2028
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 18:27 Moonrise 09:24 Phalguna month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 18:27- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:01 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam 11:00 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta 12:06 – 12:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:53 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:29 – 13:59
- 13:23 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:53 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:27 to 06:32 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:27 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:53 Yoga becomes Indra
- 01:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 01:56 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 01:56 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 17:53 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Brahma until 22:53
- Karana Bava until 13:23, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 13:23 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:53 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 22:53 Yoga becomes Indra
- 01:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 01:56 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:01 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:00 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:06 – 12:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:29 – 13:59
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:32 – 17:53
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:53 – 06:32 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. 04:55 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:27 – 20:52
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:53 – 06:32 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:32 – 08:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:01 – 09:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:31 – 11:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:00 – 12:29 | Good |
| Rog | 12:29 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:59 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Char | 15:28 – 16:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:57 – 18:27 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:27 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:57 – 21:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:28 – 22:58 | Good |
| Char | 22:58 – 00:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:29 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:00 – 03:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:30 – 05:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:01 – 06:32 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
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:31 NowSaturn
- 09:31 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:27 NowMars
- 18:27 NowSun
- 19:27 NowVenus
- 20:27 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:28 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:30 NowVenus
- 03:30 NowMercury
- 04:31 NowMoon
- 05:31 NowSaturn
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:32 NowVenus
- 13:32 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 05:36 Capricorn
- 05:36 – 07:20 Aquarius
- 07:20 – 09:02 Pisces
- 09:02 – 10:53 Aries
- 10:53 – 12:56 Taurus
- 12:56 – 15:07 Gemini
- 15:07 – 17:14 Cancer
- 17:14 – 19:15 Leo
- 19:15 – 21:14 Virgo
- 21:14 – 23:18 Libra
- 23:18 – 01:29 next day Scorpio
- 01:29 – 03:36 next day Sagittarius
- 03:36 – 05:32 next day Capricorn
- 05:32 – 06:32 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