Thiruvananthapuram panchang, 21 December 2026
Today in Thiruvananthapuram, live
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 18:08 Moonrise 15:22 Margashirsha month
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India · 8.49°, 76.95° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 18:08- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:59 – 09:26
- Yamaganda 10:53 – 12:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam 13:47 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta 15:02 – 15:48
- 07:00 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:09 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:36 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:08 to 06:32 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:08 – 20:37
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:36 Moon enters Taurus
- 01:32 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 04:04 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 17:36
- Nakshatra Bharani until 13:09 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 01:32 next day
- Karana Bava until 07:00, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:00 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:09 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:36 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:36 Moon enters Taurus
- 01:32 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 04:04 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:26
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:47 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:02 – 15:48
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 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:08 – 20:37
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:32 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:59 – 09:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:26 – 10:53 | Good |
| Rog | 10:53 – 12:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:20 – 13:47 | Bad |
| Char | 13:47 – 15:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:14 – 16:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:41 – 18:08 | Good |
| Char | 18:08 – 19:41 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:41 – 21:14 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:14 – 22:47 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:47 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:20 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:53 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:26 – 04:59 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:59 – 06:32 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 07:30 NowSaturn
- 08:28 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:24 NowSun
- 11:22 NowVenus
- 12:20 NowMercury
- 13:18 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:14 NowJupiter
- 16:12 NowMars
- 17:10 NowSun
- 18:08 NowVenus
- 19:10 NowMercury
- 20:12 NowMoon
- 21:14 NowSaturn
- 22:16 NowJupiter
- 23:18 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSun
- 01:22 NowVenus
- 02:24 NowMercury
- 03:26 NowMoon
- 04:28 NowSaturn
- 05:30 NowJupiter
- 06:32 NowMoon
- 07:32 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:32 NowMars
- 10:32 NowSun
- 11:32 NowVenus
- 12:32 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:32 NowSaturn
- 15:32 NowJupiter
- 16:32 NowMars
- 17:32 NowSun
- 18:32 NowVenus
- 19:32 NowMercury
- 20:32 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:32 NowJupiter
- 23:32 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSun
- 01:32 NowVenus
- 02:32 NowMercury
- 03:32 NowMoon
- 04:32 NowSaturn
- 05:32 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 06:13 Scorpio
- 06:13 – 08:21 Sagittarius
- 08:21 – 10:17 Capricorn
- 10:17 – 12:03 Aquarius
- 12:03 – 13:46 Pisces
- 13:46 – 15:38 Aries
- 15:38 – 17:42 Taurus
- 17:42 – 19:52 Gemini
- 19:52 – 21:59 Cancer
- 21:59 – 23:58 Leo
- 23:58 – 01:55 next day Virgo
- 01:55 – 03:59 next day Libra
- 03:59 – 06:09 next day Scorpio
- 06:09 – 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