Choghaḍiyā — Chennai, 18 August 2026

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

Śubh (auspicious) Choghaḍiyā today: 10:39–12:12, 12:12–13:46, 15:20–16:53, 19:53–21:20, 01:39–03:05, 03:05–04:31 (IST). Sunrise 05:57 · sunset 18:27, Chennai.

Day Choghaḍiyā (sunrise → sunset)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Roga05:57–07:31MarsAvoid new work
Udvega07:31–09:05SunAvoid new work
Chala09:05–10:39VenusNeutral · movable
Labha10:39–12:12MercuryAuspicious
Amrita12:12–13:46MoonAuspicious
Kala13:46–15:20SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha15:20–16:53JupiterAuspicious
Roga16:53–18:27MarsAvoid new work

Night Choghaḍiyā (sunset → next sunrise)

ChoghaḍiyāWindowLordQuality
Kala18:27–19:53SaturnAvoid new work
Shubha19:53–21:20JupiterAuspicious
Roga21:20–22:46MarsAvoid new work
Udvega22:46–00:12SunAvoid new work
Chala00:12–01:39VenusNeutral · movable
Labha01:39–03:05MercuryAuspicious
Amrita03:05–04:31MoonAuspicious
Kala04:31–05:57SaturnAvoid 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 18 August 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 2026-08-18)

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