Panchang for Chennai
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Chennai on Wednesday, 8 January 2025: Shukla Navami tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2081 (Pingala). Sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 5:58 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:16 PM–1:42 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
NavamiShukla
until 2:26 PM
Nakshatra
Ashwinipada 3
until 4:30 PM
Yoga
Siddha
until 8:23 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 2:26 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
5:58 PM
Moonrise
12:50 PM
Moonset
1:50 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:16 PM–1:42 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:00 AM–9:25 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:51 AM–12:16 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:53 AM–12:39 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:53 AM – 12:39 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:53 AM – 5:44 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:19 AM – 6:34 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 2:56 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:58 PM – 7:14 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:41 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:47 PM – 11:18 PM
Varjyam · avoid
12:43 PM – 2:14 PM
1:33 AM – 3:03 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:53 AM – 12:39 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:34 AM–4:30 PM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
4:30 PM–6:34 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
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
| 6:34 AM–7:31 AM | Mercury |
| 7:31 AM–8:28 AM | Moon |
| 8:28 AM–9:25 AM | Saturn |
| 9:25 AM–10:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:22 AM–11:19 AM | Mars |
| 11:19 AM–12:16 PM | Sun |
| 12:16 PM–1:13 PM | Venus |
| 1:13 PM–2:10 PM | Mercury |
| 2:10 PM–3:07 PM | Moon |
| 3:07 PM–4:04 PM | Saturn |
| 4:04 PM–5:01 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:01 PM–5:58 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:58 PM–7:01 PM | Sun |
| 7:01 PM–8:04 PM | Venus |
| 8:04 PM–9:07 PM | Mercury |
| 9:07 PM–10:10 PM | Moon |
| 10:10 PM–11:13 PM | Saturn |
| 11:13 PM–12:16 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:16 AM–1:19 AM | Mars |
| 1:19 AM–2:22 AM | Sun |
| 2:22 AM–3:25 AM | Venus |
| 3:25 AM–4:28 AM | Mercury |
| 4:28 AM–5:31 AM | Moon |
| 5:31 AM–6:34 AM | Saturn |
More for Chennai: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Chennai (13.09, 80.28, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.