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Choghaḍiyā — Chennai, 16 January 2026

Friday. The day and night time-quality windows for Chennai, computed from the local sunrise and sunset.

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 08:01–09:27, 09:27–10:53, 12:18–13:44, 22:44–00:18, 00:18–01:53, 03:27–05:01 (IST). Sunrise 06:36 · sunset 18:01, Chennai.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Chala06:36–08:01VenusNeutral · movable
Labha08:01–09:27MercuryAuspicious
Amrita09:27–10:53MoonAuspicious
Kala10:53–12:18SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha12:18–13:44JupiterAuspicious
Roga13:44–15:09MarsAvoid new work
Udvega15:09–16:35SunAvoid new work
Chala16:35–18:01VenusNeutral · movable

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Roga18:01–19:35MarsAvoid new work
Udvega19:35–21:09SunAvoid new work
Chala21:09–22:44VenusNeutral · movable
Labha22:44–00:18MercuryAuspicious
Amrita00:18–01:53MoonAuspicious
Kala01:53–03:27SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha03:27–05:01JupiterAuspicious
Roga05:01–06:36MarsAvoid new work

Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are the auspicious Choghaḍiyā; Chala is movable (favoured for travel); Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided for new undertakings. See the full Chennai panchāṅga for 16 January 2026 (tithi, nakṣatra, rāhu-kāla) and the Chennai horā (planetary hours).

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How this table was computed

Methodday (sunrise→sunset) and night (sunset→next sunrise) each divided into 8 equal Choghaḍiyā; the sequence starts from the weekday lord's segment (classical derivation) and steps through the fixed cycle; boundaries from Swiss Ephemeris sunrise/sunset
SourceSwiss Ephemeris sunrise/sunset (sidereal Lahiri chart context)
Engineastroamrit seo-tables choghaḍiyā (Chennai 2026-01-16)

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