Panchang for Chennai
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Chennai on Wednesday, 19 August 2026: Shukla Saptami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 6:29 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:14 PM–1:48 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 7:20 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 4
until 6:47 AM
Yoga
Brahma
until 3:44 AM
Karana
Gara
until 6:31 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
6:29 PM
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
11:07 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 – 5:58 AM
Vijaya
2:19 PM – 3:09 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:29 PM – 7:38 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:37 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:20 PM – 5:58 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:29 PM – 1:14 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:56 PM – 2:41 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:49 AM – 12:39 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
5:58 AM–2:30 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
2:30 AM–5:58 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
5:58 AM–6:47 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:47 AM–5:58 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
| 5:58 AM–7:00 AM | Mercury |
| 7:00 AM–8:03 AM | Moon |
| 8:03 AM–9:06 AM | Saturn |
| 9:06 AM–10:08 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:08 AM–11:11 AM | Mars |
| 11:11 AM–12:14 PM | Sun |
| 12:14 PM–1:16 PM | Venus |
| 1:16 PM–2:19 PM | Mercury |
| 2:19 PM–3:21 PM | Moon |
| 3:21 PM–4:24 PM | Saturn |
| 4:24 PM–5:27 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:27 PM–6:29 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:29 PM–7:27 PM | Sun |
| 7:27 PM–8:24 PM | Venus |
| 8:24 PM–9:21 PM | Mercury |
| 9:21 PM–10:19 PM | Moon |
| 10:19 PM–11:16 PM | Saturn |
| 11:16 PM–12:14 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:14 AM–1:11 AM | Mars |
| 1:11 AM–2:08 AM | Sun |
| 2:08 AM–3:06 AM | Venus |
| 3:06 AM–4:03 AM | Mercury |
| 4:03 AM–5:01 AM | Moon |
| 5:01 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.