Thiruvananthapuram panchang, 23 December 2026
Today in Thiruvananthapuram, live
Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:09 Moonrise 17:29 Margashirsha month
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India · 8.49°, 76.95° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:33 to 18:09- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:00 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam 10:54 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 11:57 – 12:44
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:44 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:48
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
18:09 to 06:33 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:09 – 20:38
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 10:47
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:56 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 17:15
- Karana Vanija until 10:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:56 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 10:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:26 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:54 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:57 – 12:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:48
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. 04:53 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:09 – 20:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:33 – 07:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:33 – 07:56
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:56 – 04:53 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:00 – 09:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:27 – 10:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:54 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:48 – 15:15 | Bad |
| Char | 15:15 – 16:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:42 – 18:09 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:09 – 19:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:42 – 21:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:15 – 22:48 | Good |
| Char | 22:48 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:54 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 05:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:00 – 06:33 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
- 06:33 NowMercury
- 07:31 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:23 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:19 NowMercury
- 14:17 NowMoon
- 15:15 NowSaturn
- 16:13 NowJupiter
- 17:11 NowMars
- 18:09 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:13 NowMercury
- 21:15 NowMoon
- 22:17 NowSaturn
- 23:19 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:23 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:31 NowSaturn
- 06:33 NowMercury
- 07:33 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:33 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:33 NowSun
- 12:33 NowVenus
- 13:33 NowMercury
- 14:33 NowMoon
- 15:33 NowSaturn
- 16:33 NowJupiter
- 17:33 NowMars
- 18:33 NowSun
- 19:33 NowVenus
- 20:33 NowMercury
- 21:33 NowMoon
- 22:33 NowSaturn
- 23:33 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:33 NowSun
- 02:33 NowVenus
- 03:33 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:33 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 06:05 Scorpio
- 06:05 – 08:13 Sagittarius
- 08:13 – 10:09 Capricorn
- 10:09 – 11:55 Aquarius
- 11:55 – 13:38 Pisces
- 13:38 – 15:30 Aries
- 15:30 – 17:34 Taurus
- 17:34 – 19:44 Gemini
- 19:44 – 21:51 Cancer
- 21:51 – 23:50 Leo
- 23:50 – 01:48 next day Virgo
- 01:48 – 03:51 next day Libra
- 03:51 – 06:01 next day Scorpio
- 06:01 – 06:33 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