Choghaḍiyā — Chennai, 16 May 2026

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

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 07:19–08:54, 13:40–15:15, 15:15–16:51, 18:26–19:51, 19:51–21:15, 22:40–00:05, 04:19–05:43 (IST). Sunrise 05:44 · sunset 18:26, Chennai.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Kala05:44–07:19SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha07:19–08:54JupiterAuspicious
Roga08:54–10:30MarsAvoid new work
Udvega10:30–12:05SunAvoid new work
Chala12:05–13:40VenusNeutral · movable
Labha13:40–15:15MercuryAuspicious
Amrita15:15–16:51MoonAuspicious
Kala16:51–18:26SaturnAvoid new work

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Labha18:26–19:51MercuryAuspicious
Amrita19:51–21:15MoonAuspicious
Kala21:15–22:40SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha22:40–00:05JupiterAuspicious
Roga00:05–01:29MarsAvoid new work
Udvega01:29–02:54SunAvoid new work
Chala02:54–04:19VenusNeutral · movable
Labha04:19–05:43MercuryAuspicious

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 May 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 2026-05-16)

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