Planetary hour
Jupiter Hora
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Often matched with teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work.
Today's Panchang for Madurai
Shukla Purnima
Next: Krishna Pratipada from Tue 27 Oct, 6:07 AM
In Madurai today the tithi is Purnima, the nakshatra is Ashwini, the yoga is Vajra, the karana is Bava and the vara is Monday.
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- until 5:41 PM, then Bharani
- Yoga
- Vajra
- until 2:17 PM, then Siddhi
- Karana
- Bava
- until 9:42 AM, then Balava
- Sunrise
- Sunset
Hora suggests the kind of activity that fits the hour. Choghadiya gives a broader day-planning signal.
Right now
In Madurai
Next good window
Labh
Choghadiya
Kaal
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Traditionally avoided for auspicious or high-stakes beginnings.
Important timing check
No major caution period is active
Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika are not active at this moment. Check the next windows before beginning something important.
The live Hora and Choghadiya follow the sunrise-to-sunrise Vedic day.
Every row follows the same sunrise-to-sunrise scale. Alignments show which periods are active at the same time.
Running nowSupportiveUse care
Vedic day
Sunrise
Noon
Sunset
Midnight
Next Sunrise
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Choghadiya
Amrit6:07 AM - 7:35 AM Kaal7:35 AM - 9:04 AM Shubh9:04 AM - 10:33 AM Rog10:33 AM - 12:01 PM Udveg12:01 PM - 1:30 PM Chara1:30 PM - 2:59 PM Labh2:59 PM - 4:28 PM Amrit4:28 PM - 5:56 PM Chara5:56 PM - 7:28 PM Rog7:28 PM - 8:59 PM Kaal8:59 PM - 10:30 PM Labh10:30 PM - 12:02 AM Udveg12:02 AM - 1:33 AM Shubh1:33 AM - 3:04 AM Amrit3:04 AM - 4:36 AM Chara4:36 AM - 6:07 AM
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Hora
Moon6:07 AM - 7:06 AM Saturn7:06 AM - 8:05 AM Jupiter8:05 AM - 9:04 AM Mars9:04 AM - 10:03 AM Sun10:03 AM - 11:02 AM Venus11:02 AM - 12:01 PM Mercury12:01 PM - 1:01 PM Moon1:01 PM - 2:00 PM Saturn2:00 PM - 2:59 PM Jupiter2:59 PM - 3:58 PM Mars3:58 PM - 4:57 PM Sun4:57 PM - 5:56 PM Venus5:56 PM - 6:57 PM Mercury6:57 PM - 7:58 PM Moon7:58 PM - 8:59 PM Saturn8:59 PM - 10:00 PM Jupiter10:00 PM - 11:01 PM Mars11:01 PM - 12:02 AM Sun12:02 AM - 1:02 AM Venus1:02 AM - 2:03 AM Mercury2:03 AM - 3:04 AM Moon3:04 AM - 4:05 AM Saturn4:05 AM - 5:06 AM Jupiter5:06 AM - 6:07 AM
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Kaala / Muhurat
Rahu Kaal7:35 AM - 9:04 AM Yamaganda Kaal10:33 AM - 12:01 PM Gulika Kaal1:30 PM - 2:59 PM Abhijit Muhurat11:38 AM - 12:25 PM Durmuhurta First12:25 PM - 1:12 PM Durmuhurta Second2:47 PM - 3:34 PM Varjyam1:58 PM - 3:28 PM Varjyam (Second)2:29 AM - 3:57 AM Amrit Kaal11:00 AM - 12:29 PM Nisheeth Kaal11:37 PM - 12:26 AM
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Gowri Panchangam
Amirdha6:07 AM - 7:35 AM Visham7:35 AM - 9:04 AM Rogam9:04 AM - 10:33 AM Laabam10:33 AM - 12:01 PM Dhanam12:01 PM - 1:30 PM Sugam1:30 PM - 2:59 PM Soram2:59 PM - 4:28 PM Uthi4:28 PM - 5:56 PM Sugam5:56 PM - 7:28 PM Soram7:28 PM - 8:59 PM Uthi8:59 PM - 10:30 PM Amirdha10:30 PM - 12:02 AM Visham12:02 AM - 1:33 AM Rogam1:33 AM - 3:04 AM Laabam3:04 AM - 4:36 AM Dhanam4:36 AM - 6:07 AM
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Tithi
Purnima, Shukla6:07 AM - 9:42 AM Pratipada, Krishna9:42 AM - 6:07 AM
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Nakshatra
Ashwini6:07 AM - 5:41 PM Bharani5:41 PM - 6:07 AM
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Yoga
Vajra6:07 AM - 2:17 PM Siddhi2:17 PM - 6:07 AM
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Karana
Bava6:07 AM - 9:42 AM Balava9:42 AM - 8:24 PM Kaulava8:24 PM - 6:07 AM
Why some Hora blocks are wider: daylight and night are divided separately, so their hours are not equal lengths.
A muhurta score is a sum of named rules, not an opinion. Every rule that fired is listed below with the weight it carried, so a low score can be read rather than merely accepted.
Overall day strength
7/10
Auspicious
Special panchang yogas
None today
No Sarvartha Siddhi, Amrit Siddhi, Ravi, Dwipushkar, Tripushkar, Vish, Yamghanta or Mrityu yoga is formed by today's weekday, tithi and nakshatra combination.
Disha Shool
East
Setting out toward the East is what a Monday traditionally avoids. It is fixed by the weekday alone, not computed from planetary positions, so it is the same in every city.
Parihara Look in a mirror, or take milk, before setting out.
| Rule | Value on this day | Weight | Why it counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaara | Monday | +1 | Moon rules the day — supports new beginnings |
| Tithi | Purnima · Shukla | +2 | Purna (fullness) tithi — favours completion and celebration |
| Nakshatra | Ashwini | +2 | Swift nakshatra — favours quick, light and commercial work |
| Nitya Yoga | Vajra | -2 | One of the nine rejected yogas |
| Karana | Bava | +1 | Workable karana |
The weights are summed and halved onto a 0-10 scale, so no single rule can saturate it. This is the same verdict the app's month calendar shows for this date.
These are general Panchang signals. A personal muhurta also considers the activity and the person's birth chart.
Supportive windows
Night Choghadiya
Labh
Monday –
Often used for business, earnings and practical progress.
Night Choghadiya
Shubh
Tuesday –
A supportive period for considered starts, agreements and ceremonies.
Night Choghadiya
Amrit
Tuesday –
A strong general-purpose period for important work and new beginnings.
Favourable window
Brahma Muhurat
Tuesday –
The fourteenth of the night's fifteen muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Traditionally the best window of the day for study, meditation and japa rather than for worldly beginnings.
Use caution
Night Choghadiya
Kaal
Monday –
Traditionally avoided for auspicious or high-stakes beginnings.
Night Choghadiya
Udveg
Tuesday –
Traditionally avoided for important beginnings; routine work may continue.
Caution period
Varjyam (Second)
Tuesday –
A window traditionally left out of auspicious starts. Derived from the ruling nakshatra, so it moves every day.
Day Choghadiya
Rog
Tuesday –
Traditionally avoided for health-sensitive work and important new starts.
See the character of the day, what is active now, and which general timing windows are supportive or better avoided. Every time below is calculated for Madurai, not copied from a fixed national timetable.
"Panchang" means five limbs. Together they describe the lunar and planetary character of the day at local sunrise.
Tithi · Lunar day
Purnima - Shukla Paksha
The Moon is in its waxing half, growing brighter toward the full Moon.
Vara · Weekday
Monday
The weekday is traditionally associated with Moon.
Nakshatra · Moon's constellation
Ashwini
The section of the sidereal sky occupied by the Moon at local sunrise. This is a Gandmool nakshatra — one of the six ruled by Mercury or Ketu that sit on a sign junction, for which a birth traditionally calls for a shanti.
Yoga · Sun-Moon combination
Vajra
A relationship derived from the combined solar and lunar longitudes; classified here as bad.
Karana · Half of a lunar day
Bava
The half-tithi active at sunrise; classified here as good.
Hindu month · Purnimanta - ends at the full Moon
Ashwin
The North Indian reckoning, standard in Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab, and the one Vikrama Samvata belongs to.
Hindu month · Amanta - ends at the new Moon
Ashwin
The South and West Indian reckoning, standard in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra and Tamil Nadu.
Vikrama Samvata · Lunar year
2083 Siddharthi
Shukla paksha, so both reckonings name the month identically. They diverge once the Moon starts waning.
Ayana · The Sun's half-year
Dakshinayana
The Sun's southward half-year, from Karka Sankranti in mid-July to the end of Dhanu. Traditionally the half for inner work, vows and ancestral observance.
Ritu · Vedic season, by lunar month
Sharad
The Autumn season. This is the Vedic ritu: two lunar months long, read from the month above rather than from the calendar date. Some almanacs also print a tropical ritu that follows the Sun's position, which can run up to a month ahead of it.
Shaka Samvata · The national era
1948
India's civil lunisolar era, 135 years behind Vikrama Samvata and aligned to the amanta reckoning. The two can disagree for a fortnight each spring, which is why this is computed rather than subtracted.
Surya & Chandra Rashi · Where the two luminaries sit
Libra · Aries
The Sun's sidereal sign and the Moon's, at local sunrise. The Moon's sign is the one Vedic astrology means by "your rashi".
Dinamana & Ratrimana · Measured day and night
11h 49m 32s · 12h 10m 37s
Every proportional window on this page is a fraction of one of these two spans, not of a twelve-hour assumption. That is why a daytime Hora and a night Hora are different lengths today.
Anandadi Yoga · Weekday × nakshatra
Rakshasa · Ashubha
- Rakshasa 6:07 AM - 5:41 PM · Ashwini
- Chara 5:41 PM - 6:07 AM · Bharani
One of twenty-eight yogas fixed by the weekday and the Moon's nakshatra, so it changes exactly when the nakshatra does — never at sunrise.
Tamil Yoga · Siddha, Amrita or Marana
Marana · Ashubha
- Marana 6:07 AM - 5:41 PM · Ashwini
- Siddha 5:41 PM - 6:07 AM · Bharani
The Tamil almanac's verdict on the weekday and nakshatra pair. Every pair resolves to one of the three — there is no neutral state and no blank day.
- Today
- · Asia/Kolkata
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day ruler
- Monday
- Next sunrise
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- No moonset before the next sunrise
- Moon phase at sunrise
- Full Moon
- Moon at sunrise
- 100.0% lit · 14.6 days old
- Direction of change
- Waxing - filling toward the full Moon
The cards above name what was running at local sunrise, which is the convention that names the day. None of the four limbs actually lasts exactly one day, so here is every span each of them takes between this sunrise and the next, with the one running now marked.
Tithi through the day
- Purnima Shukla Paksha until 9:42 AM Started before this sunrise
- Pratipada Krishna Paksha until 6:07 AM next morning Still running at the next sunrise Running now
This day is called Purnima because that tithi was running at sunrise, which is what names a Vedic day. Right now Pratipada is running. Both are correct — they answer different questions.
Nakshatra through the day
- Ashwini until 5:41 PM Started before this sunrise
- Bharani until 6:07 AM next morning Still running at the next sunrise Running now
The day's Nakshatra is published as Ashwini because that is what was running at local sunrise. Bharani is running right now. The Moon crosses one nakshatra in about 19 to 27 hours, so the segment rarely lines up with the day.
Yoga through the day
- Vajra until 2:17 PM Started before this sunrise
- Siddhi until 6:07 AM next morning Still running at the next sunrise Running now
The day's Yoga is published as Vajra because that is what was running at local sunrise. Siddhi is running right now. A nitya yoga runs a little under a day, so it changes at a different hour every day.
Karana through the day
- Bava until 9:42 AM Started before this sunrise
- Balava until 8:24 PM
- Kaulava until 6:07 AM next morning Still running at the next sunrise Running now
The day's Karana is published as Bava because that is what was running at local sunrise. Kaulava is running right now. A karana is half a tithi, so a Vedic day always carries at least two.
The cards above show what is active at local sunrise. This table shows the first change after sunrise; Vara changes when the next Vedic day begins at sunrise.
| Part | Active at sunrise | First change |
|---|---|---|
| Tithi Lunar day | Purnima (Shukla Paksha) | Purnima (Shukla Paksha) → Pratipada (Krishna Paksha) |
| Vara Weekday | Monday | Monday → Tuesday at the next sunrise |
| Nakshatra Moon's constellation | Ashwini | Ashwini → Bharani |
| Yoga Sun-Moon combination | Vajra | Vajra → Siddhi |
| Karana Half of a lunar day | Bava | Bava → Balava |
Transition times are calculated from sidereal Sun and Moon positions for Madurai, resolved to the second and displayed to the nearest minute.
These periods move with local sunrise and sunset. They are not fixed clock times for all cities.
Favourable window
Abhijit Muhurat
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A broadly favourable midday window for important work when a detailed muhurta is unavailable.
Favourable window
Amrit Kaal
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Traditionally the most favourable window of the day, derived from the Moon's nakshatra rather than from sunrise alone.
Favourable window
Brahma Muhurat
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The fourteenth of the night's fifteen muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Traditionally the best window of the day for study, meditation and japa rather than for worldly beginnings.
Caution period
Rahu Kaal
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Avoid beginning important work. Work already under way can continue.
Caution period
Yamaganda Kaal
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Usually avoided for journeys, ceremonies and important new starts.
Caution period
Gulika Kaal
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Use extra care with new commitments; traditions treat this as a caution period.
Caution period
Varjyam
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A window traditionally left out of auspicious starts. Derived from the ruling nakshatra, so it moves every day.
Caution period
Varjyam (Second)
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A window traditionally left out of auspicious starts. Derived from the ruling nakshatra, so it moves every day.
Caution period
Durmuhurta First
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A short inauspicious span fixed by weekday. Usually avoided for beginnings; ordinary work continues.
Caution period
Durmuhurta Second
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A short inauspicious span fixed by weekday. Usually avoided for beginnings; ordinary work continues.
Caution period
Nisheeth Kaal
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The middle of the night, used for night observances such as Maha Shivratri rather than for daily planning.
Sidereal positions using the Lahiri ayanamsa — the same longitudes the tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana above are calculated from, read at the same instant.
| Graha | Rashi | Degree | Nakshatra | Pada | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra ruled by Venus | 8° 22' 45" | Swati | 1 | Direct |
| Moon | Aries ruled by Mars | 6° 22' 59" | Ashwini | 2 | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer ruled by Moon | 21° 19' 24" | Ashlesha | 2 | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra ruled by Venus | 26° 32' 27" | Vishakha | 2 | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer ruled by Moon | 29° 19' 23" | Ashlesha | 4 | Direct |
| Venus | Libra ruled by Venus | 5° 22' 27" | Chitra | 4 | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces ruled by Jupiter | 15° 26' 48" | Uttara Bhadrapada | 4 | Retrograde |
| Rahu | Aquarius ruled by Saturn | 2° 09' 21" | Dhanishta | 3 | Retrograde |
| Ketu | Leo ruled by Sun | 2° 09' 21" | Magha | 1 | Retrograde |
Rahu and Ketu are the lunar nodes, not bodies, and move backwards by definition — their retrogression is what they are rather than a phase they are passing through.
Use Choghadiya as a quick general timing guide when a detailed personal muhurta is not available.
| Period | Time | What it is commonly used for |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | – | A strong general-purpose period for important work and new beginnings. |
| Kaal | – | Traditionally avoided for auspicious or high-stakes beginnings. |
| Shubh | – | A supportive period for considered starts, agreements and ceremonies. |
| Rog | – | Traditionally avoided for health-sensitive work and important new starts. |
| Udveg | – | Traditionally avoided for important beginnings; routine work may continue. |
| Chara | – | A flexible period commonly used for travel, movement and routine tasks. |
| Labh | – | Often used for business, earnings and practical progress. |
| Amrit | – | A strong general-purpose period for important work and new beginnings. |
| Period | Time | What it is commonly used for |
|---|---|---|
| Chara | – | A flexible period commonly used for travel, movement and routine tasks. |
| Rog | – | Traditionally avoided for health-sensitive work and important new starts. |
| Kaal | – | Traditionally avoided for auspicious or high-stakes beginnings. |
| Labh | – | Often used for business, earnings and practical progress. |
| Udveg | – | Traditionally avoided for important beginnings; routine work may continue. |
| Shubh | – | A supportive period for considered starts, agreements and ceremonies. |
| Amrit | – | A strong general-purpose period for important work and new beginnings. |
| Chara | – | A flexible period commonly used for travel, movement and routine tasks. |
The South Indian scheme, read on the same eight day parts and eight night parts as the Choghadiya above. Five of its eight periods are the Nalla Neram — the "good time" a Tamil almanac prints — and three are avoided.
| Period | Time | What it is commonly used for |
|---|---|---|
| Amirdha | – | The strongest part of the Tamil scheme, used for anything meant to last. |
| Visham | – | Poison — the Rahu part. Avoided for anything important. |
| Rogam | – | Illness. Traditionally avoided for health-sensitive work and for new starts. |
| Laabam | – | Gain. Commonly used for trade, collections and practical dealings. |
| Dhanam | – | Wealth. Used for money matters, purchases and anything you want to hold. |
| Sugam | – | Ease. Suits travel, rest, visits and errands you want to go smoothly. |
| Soram | – | Sorrow. Traditionally avoided for beginnings, ceremonies and celebrations. |
| Uthi | – | Effort and enterprise. Suits work you mean to push forward rather than begin gently. |
| Period | Time | What it is commonly used for |
|---|---|---|
| Sugam | – | Ease. Suits travel, rest, visits and errands you want to go smoothly. |
| Soram | – | Sorrow. Traditionally avoided for beginnings, ceremonies and celebrations. |
| Uthi | – | Effort and enterprise. Suits work you mean to push forward rather than begin gently. |
| Amirdha | – | The strongest part of the Tamil scheme, used for anything meant to last. |
| Visham | – | Poison — the Rahu part. Avoided for anything important. |
| Rogam | – | Illness. Traditionally avoided for health-sensitive work and for new starts. |
| Laabam | – | Gain. Commonly used for trade, collections and practical dealings. |
| Dhanam | – | Wealth. Used for money matters, purchases and anything you want to hold. |
Gowri Panchangam and Choghadiya divide the day identically and name the parts differently, so a period can be favourable in one scheme and not the other. That is a real disagreement between two traditions, not a calculation error — both are shown rather than blended.
Each daylight and night span is divided into twelve equal planetary hours, so a Hora is not always sixty minutes.
| Hora | # | Day / night | Time | Often used for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Hora | 1 | Day | – | home, family, emotional reset |
| Saturn Hora | 2 | Day | – | discipline, repairs, long-term duties |
| Jupiter Hora | 3 | Day | – | teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work |
| Mars Hora | 4 | Day | – | exercise, physical work, decisive action |
| Sun Hora | 5 | Day | – | authority, visibility, government work |
| Venus Hora | 6 | Day | – | relationships, beauty, comfort, art |
| Mercury Hora | 7 | Day | – | study, writing, contracts, business |
| Moon Hora | 8 | Day | – | home, family, emotional reset |
| Saturn Hora | 9 | Day | – | discipline, repairs, long-term duties |
| Jupiter Hora | 10 | Day | – | teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work |
| Mars Hora | 11 | Day | – | exercise, physical work, decisive action |
| Sun Hora | 12 | Day | – | authority, visibility, government work |
| Venus Hora | 13 | Night | – | relationships, beauty, comfort, art |
| Mercury Hora | 14 | Night | – | study, writing, contracts, business |
| Moon Hora | 15 | Night | – | home, family, emotional reset |
| Saturn Hora | 16 | Night | – | discipline, repairs, long-term duties |
| Jupiter Hora | 17 | Night | – | teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work |
| Mars Hora | 18 | Night | – | exercise, physical work, decisive action |
| Sun Hora | 19 | Night | – | authority, visibility, government work |
| Venus Hora | 20 | Night | – | relationships, beauty, comfort, art |
| Mercury Hora | 21 | Night | – | study, writing, contracts, business |
| Moon Hora | 22 | Night | – | home, family, emotional reset |
| Saturn Hora | 23 | Night | – | discipline, repairs, long-term duties |
| Jupiter Hora | 24 | Night | – | teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work |
About today's Panchang
What is today's tithi in Madurai?
Purnima was running at sunrise, which is what names the Vedic day. Pratipada is running now.
What time is sunrise in Madurai today?
Sunrise is 6:07 AM and sunset is 5:56 PM in Madurai today. Every window on this page is measured from that sunrise, not from midnight.
Which nakshatra is the Moon in today?
The Moon is in Ashwini nakshatra at sunrise in Madurai, with Vajra yoga and Bava karana.
Why does this Panchang differ from one printed elsewhere?
Panchang timings are computed from local sunrise, so they differ by city, and a printed almanac may use a different reckoning for the lunar month. This page states which reckoning it uses and shows both.
Location first
Sunrise and sunset are calculated from Swiss Ephemeris for Madurai at 9.9252, 78.1198, using Asia/Kolkata.
Sunrise snapshot
The five limbs begin with the values active at local sunrise. The first Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana changes are calculated above; Vara changes at the next sunrise.
Proportional day divisions
Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika use the traditional weekday segment of eight equal daylight parts. Abhijit uses the middle one-fifteenth of measured daylight. Choghadiya uses eight parts and Hora uses twelve.
Calendar convention matters
The Hindu month is a lunation, not the Sun's sign renamed. Both conventions are published above because they name the same day differently through the waning half: a Purnimanta month ends at the full Moon, an Amanta month at the new Moon. A lunation with no Sankranti is an Adhika (intercalary) month and is labelled as one. Festival and fasting dates are not published here yet.
Panchang is a traditional planning framework, not a guarantee of outcomes. For weddings, surgery, legal filings or major financial decisions, use an activity-specific personal muhurta and qualified professional advice.
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