Panchang for Chennai
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Chennai on Wednesday, 16 August 2023: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra, Adhik Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa). Sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 6:31 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:14 PM–1:48 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 3:08 PM
Nakshatra
Ashleshapada 3
until 4:58 PM
Yoga
Variyana
until 6:31 PM
Karana
Naga
until 3:08 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM
Moonrise
5:44 AM
Moonset
6:42 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:14 PM–1:48 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:32 AM–9:06 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:40 AM–12:14 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:49 AM–12:39 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:49 AM – 12:39 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:26 AM – 5:12 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:49 AM – 5:57 AM
Vijaya
2:20 PM – 3:10 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:31 PM – 7:40 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:37 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
3:10 PM – 4:58 PM
Varjyam · avoid
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Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:49 AM – 12:39 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:57 AM–4:58 PM: Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha
4:58 PM–5:57 AM: Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:57 AM–4:58 PM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
4:58 PM–5:57 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 5:57 AM–7:00 AM | Mercury |
| 7:00 AM–8:03 AM | Moon |
| 8:03 AM–9:06 AM | Saturn |
| 9:06 AM–10:09 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:09 AM–11:11 AM | Mars |
| 11:11 AM–12:14 PM | Sun |
| 12:14 PM–1:17 PM | Venus |
| 1:17 PM–2:20 PM | Mercury |
| 2:20 PM–3:23 PM | Moon |
| 3:23 PM–4:25 PM | Saturn |
| 4:25 PM–5:28 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:28 PM–6:31 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:31 PM–7:28 PM | Sun |
| 7:28 PM–8:25 PM | Venus |
| 8:25 PM–9:23 PM | Mercury |
| 9:23 PM–10:20 PM | Moon |
| 10:20 PM–11:17 PM | Saturn |
| 11:17 PM–12:14 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:14 AM–1:12 AM | Mars |
| 1:12 AM–2:09 AM | Sun |
| 2:09 AM–3:06 AM | Venus |
| 3:06 AM–4:03 AM | Mercury |
| 4:03 AM–5:00 AM | Moon |
| 5:00 AM–5:58 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Chennai (13.09, 80.28, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.