Panchang for Chennai
Wednesday, 18 February 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Chennai on Wednesday, 18 February 2026: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 6:16 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:24 PM–1:52 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 4:58 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 2
until 9:16 PM
Yoga
Shiva
until 10:45 PM
Karana
Bava
until 4:58 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
6:16 PM
Moonrise
6:58 AM
Moonset
7:05 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:24 PM–1:52 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:00 AM–9:28 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:56 AM–12:24 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat12:00 PM–12:47 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
12:00 PM – 12:47 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:53 AM – 5:42 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:18 AM – 6:31 AM
Vijaya
2:21 PM – 3:08 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:16 PM – 7:30 PM
Nishita
11:59 PM – 12:48 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:04 PM – 3:40 PM
Varjyam · avoid
3:34 AM – 5:08 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:00 PM – 12:47 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:31 AM–9:16 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
9:16 PM–6:31 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara 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
| 6:31 AM–7:30 AM | Mercury |
| 7:30 AM–8:29 AM | Moon |
| 8:29 AM–9:28 AM | Saturn |
| 9:28 AM–10:26 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:26 AM–11:25 AM | Mars |
| 11:25 AM–12:24 PM | Sun |
| 12:24 PM–1:23 PM | Venus |
| 1:23 PM–2:21 PM | Mercury |
| 2:21 PM–3:20 PM | Moon |
| 3:20 PM–4:19 PM | Saturn |
| 4:19 PM–5:17 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:17 PM–6:16 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:16 PM–7:17 PM | Sun |
| 7:17 PM–8:19 PM | Venus |
| 8:19 PM–9:20 PM | Mercury |
| 9:20 PM–10:21 PM | Moon |
| 10:21 PM–11:22 PM | Saturn |
| 11:22 PM–12:24 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:24 AM–1:25 AM | Mars |
| 1:25 AM–2:26 AM | Sun |
| 2:26 AM–3:27 AM | Venus |
| 3:27 AM–4:29 AM | Mercury |
| 4:29 AM–5:30 AM | Moon |
| 5:30 AM–6:31 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.