Thiruvananthapuram panchang, 16 December 2026
Today in Thiruvananthapuram, live
Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 11:41 Margashirsha month
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India · 8.49°, 76.95° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:29 to 18:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:56 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam 10:50 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta 11:54 – 12:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:17 – 13:44
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
18:05 to 06:30 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 22:46
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 14:02 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 13:46
- Karana Gara until 10:08, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:56 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:50 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:54 – 12:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:17 – 13:44
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:46 – 09:13 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:13 – 11:12 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. 04:50 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:54 – 12:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:34
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:29 – 22:46
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:25 – 14:02
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:29 – 07:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:56 – 09:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:23 – 10:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:50 – 12:17 | Good |
| Rog | 12:17 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:44 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Char | 15:11 – 16:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:38 – 18:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:05 – 19:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:38 – 21:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:11 – 22:44 | Good |
| Char | 22:44 – 00:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:17 – 01:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:51 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:57 – 06:30 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
- 06:29 NowMercury
- 07:27 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:21 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:15 NowMercury
- 14:13 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:09 NowJupiter
- 17:07 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:09 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:13 NowSaturn
- 23:15 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:22 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
- 06:29 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:29 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:29 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:29 NowSaturn
- 16:29 NowJupiter
- 17:29 NowMars
- 18:29 NowSun
- 19:29 NowVenus
- 20:29 NowMercury
- 21:29 NowMoon
- 22:29 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:29 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:50 – 06:33 Scorpio
- 06:33 – 08:40 Sagittarius
- 08:40 – 10:37 Capricorn
- 10:37 – 12:22 Aquarius
- 12:22 – 14:06 Pisces
- 14:06 – 15:57 Aries
- 15:57 – 18:01 Taurus
- 18:01 – 20:12 Gemini
- 20:12 – 22:18 Cancer
- 22:18 – 00:17 next day Leo
- 00:17 – 02:15 next day Virgo
- 02:15 – 04:18 next day Libra
- 04:18 – 06:29 next day Scorpio
- 06:29 – 06:30 next day Sagittarius
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