Thiruvananthapuram panchang, 20 December 2026
Today in Thiruvananthapuram, live
Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 18:07 Moonrise 14:29 Margashirsha month
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India · 8.49°, 76.95° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:31 to 18:07- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Yamaganda 12:19 – 13:46
- Gulika Kalam 15:13 – 16:40
- Durmuhurta 16:34 – 17:21
- Rahu Kalam 16:40 – 18:07
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:07 to 06:32 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:07 – 20:36
- Brahma Muhurta 04:52 – 05:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 20:15
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 08:10
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:55 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 20:15 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:07 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:13 – 16:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:34 – 17:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:40 – 18:07
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:55 – 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. 04:52 – 05:42
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:07 – 20:36
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:31 – 14:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:31 – 14:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:31 – 07:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:58 – 09:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:25 – 10:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:52 – 12:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:19 – 13:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:46 – 15:13 | Good |
| Rog | 15:13 – 16:40 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:40 – 18:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:07 – 19:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:40 – 21:13 | Good |
| Char | 21:13 – 22:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:46 – 00:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:19 – 01:52 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:52 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:26 – 04:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:59 – 06:32 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
- 06:31 NowSun
- 07:29 NowVenus
- 08:27 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:23 NowSaturn
- 11:21 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:15 NowVenus
- 15:13 NowMercury
- 16:11 NowMoon
- 17:09 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:09 NowMars
- 20:11 NowSun
- 21:13 NowVenus
- 22:15 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:21 NowJupiter
- 02:24 NowMars
- 03:26 NowSun
- 04:28 NowVenus
- 05:30 NowMercury
- 06:31 NowSun
- 07:31 NowVenus
- 08:31 NowMercury
- 09:31 NowMoon
- 10:31 NowSaturn
- 11:31 NowJupiter
- 12:31 NowMars
- 13:31 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:31 NowMercury
- 16:31 NowMoon
- 17:31 NowSaturn
- 18:31 NowJupiter
- 19:31 NowMars
- 20:31 NowSun
- 21:31 NowVenus
- 22:31 NowMercury
- 23:31 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:31 NowSaturn
- 01:31 NowJupiter
- 02:31 NowMars
- 03:31 NowSun
- 04:31 NowVenus
- 05:31 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 06:17 Scorpio
- 06:17 – 08:25 Sagittarius
- 08:25 – 10:21 Capricorn
- 10:21 – 12:06 Aquarius
- 12:06 – 13:50 Pisces
- 13:50 – 15:41 Aries
- 15:41 – 17:45 Taurus
- 17:45 – 19:56 Gemini
- 19:56 – 22:03 Cancer
- 22:03 – 00:02 next day Leo
- 00:02 – 01:59 next day Virgo
- 01:59 – 04:03 next day Libra
- 04:03 – 06:13 next day Scorpio
- 06:13 – 06:32 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