Thiruvananthapuram panchang, 18 January 2026
Today in Thiruvananthapuram, live
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:22 Moonrise 06:14 Pausha month
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India · 8.49°, 76.95° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:42 to 18:22- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:09 – 12:55
- Yamaganda 12:32 – 14:00
- Gulika Kalam 15:27 – 16:55
- Durmuhurta 16:49 – 17:35
- Rahu Kalam 16:55 – 18:22
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:22 to 06:42 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:22 – 20:50
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:21 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 10:14 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 21:11
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:46, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:46 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:41 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:21 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:32 – 14:00
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:27 – 16:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:49 – 17:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:55 – 18:22
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:11 – 22:23
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. 05:03 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:09 – 12:55
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:22 – 20:50
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:14 – 06:42 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:42 – 08:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:10 – 09:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:37 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:32 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:00 – 15:27 | Good |
| Rog | 15:27 – 16:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:55 – 18:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:22 – 19:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:55 – 21:27 | Good |
| Char | 21:27 – 23:00 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:00 – 00:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:32 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:05 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:37 – 05:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:10 – 06:42 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
- 06:42 NowSun
- 07:40 NowVenus
- 08:39 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:35 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:32 NowMars
- 13:30 NowSun
- 14:29 NowVenus
- 15:27 NowMercury
- 16:25 NowMoon
- 17:24 NowSaturn
- 18:22 NowJupiter
- 19:24 NowMars
- 20:25 NowSun
- 21:27 NowVenus
- 22:29 NowMercury
- 23:30 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:39 NowVenus
- 05:41 NowMercury
- 06:42 NowSun
- 07:42 NowVenus
- 08:42 NowMercury
- 09:42 NowMoon
- 10:42 NowSaturn
- 11:42 NowJupiter
- 12:42 NowMars
- 13:42 NowSun
- 14:42 NowVenus
- 15:42 NowMercury
- 16:42 NowMoon
- 17:42 NowSaturn
- 18:42 NowJupiter
- 19:42 NowMars
- 20:42 NowSun
- 21:42 NowVenus
- 22:42 NowMercury
- 23:42 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:42 NowSaturn
- 01:42 NowJupiter
- 02:42 NowMars
- 03:42 NowSun
- 04:42 NowVenus
- 05:42 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:30 Sagittarius
- 06:30 – 08:26 Capricorn
- 08:26 – 10:11 Aquarius
- 10:11 – 11:55 Pisces
- 11:55 – 13:46 Aries
- 13:46 – 15:50 Taurus
- 15:50 – 18:01 Gemini
- 18:01 – 20:08 Cancer
- 20:08 – 22:07 Leo
- 22:07 – 00:04 next day Virgo
- 00:04 – 02:08 next day Libra
- 02:08 – 04:18 next day Scorpio
- 04:18 – 06:26 next day Sagittarius
- 06:26 – 06:42 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