Madurai panchang, 3 March 2028
Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 18:27 Moonrise 10:58 Phalguna month
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · 9.92°, 78.12° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:31 to 18:27- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:01 – 09:30
- Durmuhurta 08:54 – 09:42
- Rahu Kalam 10:59 – 12:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:53
- Durmuhurta 12:53 – 13:40
- Yamaganda 15:28 – 16:57
- 14:46 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:27 to 06:31 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:27 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:11 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 21:23 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 02:44 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 02:44 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 02:44 next day
- Nakshatra Krittika until 20:11 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 21:23
- Karana Gara until 14:46, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 14:46 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:11 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 21:23 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 02:44 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 02:44 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:21 – 21:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:01 – 09:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:54 – 09:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:53 – 13:40
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:28 – 16:57
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:23 – 22:35
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 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:05 – 12:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:27 – 20:52
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:31 – 08:01 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:01 – 09:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:30 – 10:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:59 – 12:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:29 – 13:58 | Good |
| Rog | 13:58 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:28 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Char | 16:57 – 18:27 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:27 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:57 – 21:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:28 – 22:58 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:58 – 00:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:29 – 01:59 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:59 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:30 – 05:00 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:00 – 06:31 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
- 06:31 NowVenus
- 07:31 NowMercury
- 08:30 NowMoon
- 09:30 NowSaturn
- 10:30 NowJupiter
- 11:29 NowMars
- 12:29 NowSun
- 13:29 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:28 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:27 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:28 NowMercury
- 22:28 NowMoon
- 23:28 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:29 NowJupiter
- 01:29 NowMars
- 02:29 NowSun
- 03:30 NowVenus
- 04:30 NowMercury
- 05:30 NowMoon
- 06:31 NowVenus
- 07:31 NowMercury
- 08:31 NowMoon
- 09:31 NowSaturn
- 10:31 NowJupiter
- 11:31 NowMars
- 12:31 NowSun
- 13:31 NowVenus
- 14:31 NowMercury
- 15:31 NowMoon
- 16:31 NowSaturn
- 17:31 NowJupiter
- 18:31 NowMars
- 19:31 NowSun
- 20:31 NowVenus
- 21:31 NowMercury
- 22:31 NowMoon
- 23:31 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:31 NowJupiter
- 01:31 NowMars
- 02:31 NowSun
- 03:31 NowVenus
- 04:31 NowMercury
- 05:31 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 05:28 Capricorn
- 05:28 – 07:12 Aquarius
- 07:12 – 08:54 Pisces
- 08:54 – 10:45 Aries
- 10:45 – 12:48 Taurus
- 12:48 – 14:59 Gemini
- 14:59 – 17:07 Cancer
- 17:07 – 19:07 Leo
- 19:07 – 21:06 Virgo
- 21:06 – 23:10 Libra
- 23:10 – 01:21 next day Scorpio
- 01:21 – 03:28 next day Sagittarius
- 03:28 – 05:24 next day Capricorn
- 05:24 – 06:31 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