Brahma Muhurta

Chennai · 2027-01-16

Pre-dawn auspicious window

05:00 – 05:48

Roughly the 48-minute window ending 48 minutes before sunrise.

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	09:27	10:52	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	06:36	08:01	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	06:36	08:01	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:55	12:41	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:00 – 05:48

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:31 – 06:36

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:12 – 14:58

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:48 – 18:12

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:00 – 19:05

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:54 – 24:42

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

19:41 – 21:16

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

19:41 – 21:16

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 1

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

06:36 – 07:21

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 2

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

07:21 – 08:07

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Makara#10

Surya Nakshatra

Uttara Ashadha उत्तराषाढा

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

11:46
17:40
23:34
05:27

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2084

Plavanga प्लवङ्ग

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Shaka Samvat

1949

Saumya सौम्य

Gujarati Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Mars
Mantri	Mars

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

West पश्चिम

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Swarga स्वर्ग

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Kailasha कैलाश

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Venus शुक्र

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
4	Rohini	Vadha वध	inauspicious
5	Mrigashira	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
6	Ardra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
8	Pushya	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
10	Magha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
13	Hasta	Vadha वध	inauspicious
14	Chitra	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
15	Swati	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
19	Mula	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
22	Shravana	Vadha वध	inauspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
27	Revati	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	1	yes
2	Vrishabha	12	no
3	Mithuna	11	yes
4	Karka	10	yes
5	Simha	9	no
6	Kanya	8	no
7	Tula	7	yes
8	Vrishchika	6	yes
9	Dhanu	5	no
10	Makara	4	no
11	Kumbha	3	yes
12	Meena	2	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
10	Makara मकर	06:36	08:31
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	08:31	10:11
12	Meena मीन	10:11	11:51
1	Mesha मेष	11:51	13:36
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	13:36	15:41
3	Mithuna मिथुन	15:41	17:51
4	Karka कर्क	17:51	20:01
5	Simha सिंह	20:01	22:06
6	Kanya कन्या	22:06	24:06
7	Tula तुला	24:06	02:11
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	02:11	04:26
9	Dhanu धनु	04:26	06:31
10	Makara मकर	06:31	06:36

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Raja राज	06:36	07:21	inauspicious
2	Chora चोर	07:21	08:07	inauspicious
3	Shubha शुभ	08:07	08:53	auspicious
4	Roga रोग	08:53	09:38	inauspicious
5	Mrityu मृत्यु	09:38	10:24	inauspicious
6	Agni अग्नि	10:24	11:10	inauspicious
7	Raja राज	11:10	11:55	inauspicious
8	Chora चोर	11:55	12:41	inauspicious
9	Shubha शुभ	12:41	13:27	auspicious
10	Roga रोग	13:27	14:12	inauspicious
11	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:12	14:58	inauspicious
12	Agni अग्नि	14:58	15:43	inauspicious
13	Raja राज	15:43	16:29	inauspicious
14	Chora चोर	16:29	17:15	inauspicious
15	Shubha शुभ	17:15	18:00	auspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ritu (Drik)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

11h 25m

Ratrimana

12h 35m

Madhyahna

12:18

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Brahma Muhurta - Chennai, 16 January 2027

On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Vedic calendar throughout Chennai carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 6:36 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:00 PM, bringing 11 hours 25 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Ashtami of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Ashwini. Siddha yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2027-01-16. Brahma Muhurta opens at 5:00 AM and closes at 5:48 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Chennai, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 9:27 AM through 10:52 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the East direction — classical guidance advises against new Saturday journeys toward the East. On the auspicious side, the Shubh choghadiya (8:01 AM–9:27 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Ashwini nakshatra is ruled by Ketu, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Chennai.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Chennai on 16 January 2027?

In Chennai on 16 January 2027, Rahu Kaal runs from 9:27 AM to 10:52 AM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Chennai on 16 January 2027 at 6:36 AM?

Sunrise at 6:36 AM in Chennai on 16 January 2027 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (13.08°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (6:00 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Chennai's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Chennai on 16 January 2027?

The yoga operative in Chennai on 16 January 2027 is Siddha, active from 4:18 PM to 2:38 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Siddha yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Sadhana Prescriptions

Kali Ashtami Puja

काली अष्टमी पूजा

- Kali Tantra, Mahanirvana Tantra

Bhairava Ashtami Puja

भैरव अष्टमी पूजा

- Shiva Purana, Bhairava Ashtakam

Ashtami Durga Puja

अष्टमी दुर्गा पूजा

- Devi Mahatmya, Durga Saptashati

Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

Bava Karana Auspicious Puja

बव करण शुभ पूजा

- Muhurta Chintamani

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चेन्नई — 16 जनवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:36
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:00
तिथि: अष्टमी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: अश्विनी (द्वितीय पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 09:27–प्रातः 10:52
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 08:01–प्रातः 09:27)