Panchang for Chennai
Saturday, 16 December 2028 · Shanivar (Saturday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Chennai on Saturday, 16 December 2028: Krishna Amavasya tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudra). Sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 5:46 PM. Rahu Kaal 9:15 AM–10:40 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
AmavasyaKrishna
until 7:36 AM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthapada 4
until 6:56 AM
Yoga
Ganda
until 4:23 AM
Karana
Naga
until 7:36 AM
Vara
Shanivar(Saturday)
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
5:46 PM
Moonrise
6:27 AM
Moonset
6:03 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal9:15 AM–10:40 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal1:31 PM–2:56 PM
- Gulika Kaal6:25 AM–7:50 AM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:43 AM – 12:28 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:43 AM – 5:34 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:09 AM – 6:25 AM
Vijaya
1:59 PM – 2:44 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:46 PM – 7:02 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:31 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
12:19 AM – 1:54 AM
Varjyam · avoid
2:50 PM – 4:25 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
6:25 AM – 7:10 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:25 AM–6:56 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
6:56 AM–6:25 AM: Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:25 AM–6:56 AM: Ashwini, Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:56 AM–6:25 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
| 6:25 AM–7:21 AM | Saturn |
| 7:21 AM–8:18 AM | Jupiter |
| 8:18 AM–9:15 AM | Mars |
| 9:15 AM–10:12 AM | Sun |
| 10:12 AM–11:09 AM | Venus |
| 11:09 AM–12:05 PM | Mercury |
| 12:05 PM–1:02 PM | Moon |
| 1:02 PM–1:59 PM | Saturn |
| 1:59 PM–2:56 PM | Jupiter |
| 2:56 PM–3:53 PM | Mars |
| 3:53 PM–4:49 PM | Sun |
| 4:49 PM–5:46 PM | Venus |
night horas
| 5:46 PM–6:49 PM | Mercury |
| 6:49 PM–7:53 PM | Moon |
| 7:53 PM–8:56 PM | Saturn |
| 8:56 PM–9:59 PM | Jupiter |
| 9:59 PM–11:02 PM | Mars |
| 11:02 PM–12:06 AM | Sun |
| 12:06 AM–1:09 AM | Venus |
| 1:09 AM–2:12 AM | Mercury |
| 2:12 AM–3:15 AM | Moon |
| 3:15 AM–4:19 AM | Saturn |
| 4:19 AM–5:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 5:22 AM–6:25 AM | Mars |
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.