Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Sunday
11:30 AM — 12:16 PM
Sunday's Guidance
What sunday asks of you.
There is an openness to today. Beginnings come easily; the work is to choose one worth beginning, rather than several.
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
5:38 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:30 AM — 12:16 PM
Rahu Kaal
4:12 PM — 5:38 PM
Avoid beginnings
Windows Explained
What these times mean, in plain words.
A Vedic day is divided into windows. Some are sought for beginnings, others are kept free of them. Here is each one — with its time sunday in Chennai.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Sunday it's 9:00 AM — 10:27 AM.
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Steer around Rahu Kaal
Shown in red. Don't start anything important inside it — work already under way can carry on. Sunday: 4:12 PM — 5:38 PM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Sunday the Moon is in Uttara Ashadha — a fixed day.
Seek these for beginnings
Amrit Choghadiya
"Nectar" — the most favourable of the eight daily periods.
Use it for · Ceremonies, puja and any new start.
Sunday
10:27 AM — 11:53 AM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Sunday
1:19 PM — 2:45 PM
✦ Sunday's pick
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Sunday
9:00 AM — 10:27 AM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Sunday
7:34 AM — 9:00 AM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Sunday
4:28 AM — 5:18 AM
Keep these free
Rahu Kaal
Rahu's eighth of the daylight — it moves with the weekday.
Avoid for · New beginnings, launches and setting out.
Sunday
4:12 PM — 5:38 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Sunday
11:53 AM — 1:19 PM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Sunday
2:45 PM — 4:12 PM
The Shape of the Day
Sunrise to sunset, hour by hour.
The day divides into eight choghadiya. Gold favours beginnings, rose asks for patience; the lower band marks the windows to seek and to avoid.
6:08 AM
7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM
5:38 PM
Udveg
6:08 AM — 7:34 AM
Char
7:34 AM — 9:00 AM
Labh
9:00 AM — 10:27 AM
Amrit
10:27 AM — 11:53 AM
Kaal
11:53 AM — 1:19 PM
Shubh
1:19 PM — 2:45 PM
Rog
2:45 PM — 4:12 PM
Udveg
4:12 PM — 5:38 PM
- Abhijit11:30 AM — 12:16 PM
- Rahu Kaal4:12 PM — 5:38 PM
- Yamaganda11:53 AM — 1:19 PM
- Gulika2:45 PM — 4:12 PM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
4:28 AM — 5:18 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
5:38 PM — 8:02 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Shukla Shashthi
- until 2:01 AM, 16 Nov
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha · pada 2
- until 11:28 PM
- Yoga
- Shula
- until 6:21 AM
- Karana
- Kaulava
- until 12:44 PM
- Vara
- Ravivara
- Moon sign
- Makara
- Sun sign
- Tula
- Lunar month
- Kartika
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 11:53 AM — 1:19 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 2:45 PM — 4:12 PM
- Disha Shool
- West
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning sunday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find sunday's most suitable window for it.
Sunday's Business Window
9:00 AM — 10:27 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 10:27 AM — 11:53 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 1:19 PM — 2:45 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Uttara Ashadha (fixed nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Sunday's Travel Window
7:34 AM — 9:00 AM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 9:00 AM — 10:27 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 10:27 AM — 11:53 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Uttara Ashadha is a fixed nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 16 November →
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the West sunday.
Sunday's Purchase Window
9:00 AM — 10:27 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 10:27 AM — 11:53 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 1:19 PM — 2:45 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Uttara Ashadha (fixed nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Sunday's Ceremony Window
10:27 AM — 11:53 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 1:19 PM — 2:45 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Uttara Ashadha (fixed nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Sunday's Puja Window
4:28 AM — 5:18 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 10:27 AM — 11:53 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 1:19 PM — 2:45 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A good window for personal puja and prayer at home.
Puja is welcome on any day; the window simply gives it a settled time.
Sunday's Decision Window
10:27 AM — 11:53 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 9:00 AM — 10:27 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 1:19 PM — 2:45 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Uttara Ashadha (fixed nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through sunday.
Sunday's Practice
Offer water to the Sun in the morning, and set one clear intention.
Sunday is ruled by the Sun.
Sunday's Reflection
Win slowly, and keep the victory.
On the Moon in Uttara Ashadha · उत्तराषाढ़ा
The Week Ahead
Seven days at a glance.
Each day's most considered window. Tap a day to open it — you'll stay right here.
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9:00 AM until 10:27 AM Shukla ShashthiSun 15
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2:45 PM until 4:12 PM Shukla SaptamiMon 16
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11:30 AM until 12:16 PM Shukla AshtamiTue 17
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6:09 AM until 7:35 AM Shukla Navami Better for preparationWed 18
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11:31 AM until 12:17 PM Shukla Navami Better for preparationThu 19
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7:36 AM until 9:02 AM Shukla DashamiFri 20
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11:31 AM until 12:17 PM Shukla EkadashiSat 21
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct in 3 daysBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 4 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 13 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 15 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 19 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 Oct in 22 daysKarwa Chauth A day-long fast for a partner's wellbeing, broken at moonrise. Timing & meaning →
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6 Nov in 30 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 32 daysDiwali · Lakshmi Puja Lakshmi is welcomed in — the year's brightest night. Timing & meaning →
BEYOND TODAY
Need something more personal?
Daily timing is the same for everyone in Chennai. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Chennai (Asia/Kolkata) using the Lahiri ayanamsa and the amanta calendar. Regional traditions may observe some dates differently — for a muhurta that matters, ask a practitioner to confirm it for you.