Chennai

2026-03-18

Tithi

Chaturdashi चतुर्दशी

Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	06:15	07:45	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	07:45	09:16	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	09:16	10:46	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	10:46	12:17	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	12:17	13:47	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	13:47	15:17	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	15:17	16:48	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	16:48	18:18	good
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	18:18	19:48	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	19:48	21:17	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	21:17	22:47	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	22:47	24:17	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	24:17	01:46	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	01:46	03:16	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	03:16	04:45	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	04:45	06:15	bad

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	12:17	13:47	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	13:47	15:17	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	10:46	12:17	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:52	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

04:39 – 05:27

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:10 – 06:15

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:17 – 15:05

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

18:06 – 18:30

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:18 – 19:23

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:53 – 24:41

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

01:29 – 03:02

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

12:20 – 13:53

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 8

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

11:52 – 12:41

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

Meena#12

Surya Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Pada 4 of 4 · ends 09:21

Moon Pada Transitions Today

11:57
17:45
23:32
05:20

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

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

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

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Southeast आग्नेय

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Akasha आकाश

neutral

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Kailasha कैलाश

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Sun सूर्य

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, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	11	yes
2	Vrishabha	10	yes
3	Mithuna	9	no
4	Karka	8	no
5	Simha	7	yes
6	Kanya	6	yes
7	Tula	5	no
8	Vrishchika	4	no
9	Dhanu	3	yes
10	Makara	2	no
11	Kumbha	1	yes
12	Meena	12	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
12	Meena मीन	06:15	07:50
1	Mesha मेष	07:50	09:35
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	09:35	11:40
3	Mithuna मिथुन	11:40	13:50
4	Karka कर्क	13:50	16:00
5	Simha सिंह	16:00	18:05
6	Kanya कन्या	18:05	20:05
7	Tula तुला	20:05	22:10
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	22:10	24:25
9	Dhanu धनु	24:25	02:30
10	Makara मकर	02:30	04:25
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	04:25	06:05
12	Meena मीन	06:05	06:15

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	06:15	07:03	inauspicious
2	Chora चोर	07:03	07:51	inauspicious
3	Shubha शुभ	07:51	08:40	auspicious
4	Roga रोग	08:40	09:28	inauspicious
5	Mrityu मृत्यु	09:28	10:16	inauspicious
6	Agni अग्नि	10:16	11:04	inauspicious
7	Raja राज	11:04	11:52	inauspicious
8	Chora चोर	11:52	12:41	inauspicious
9	Shubha शुभ	12:41	13:29	auspicious
10	Roga रोग	13:29	14:17	inauspicious
11	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:17	15:05	inauspicious
12	Agni अग्नि	15:05	15:54	inauspicious
13	Raja राज	15:54	16:42	inauspicious
14	Chora चोर	16:42	17:30	inauspicious
15	Shubha शुभ	17:30	18:18	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)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

12h 3m

Ratrimana

11h 57m

Madhyahna

12:17

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

Choghadiya - Chennai, 18 March 2026

On Wednesday, the 18th of March 2026, the Vedic calendar for those in Chennai carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 6:15 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:18 PM, bringing 12 hours 3 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Chaturdashi of the Krishna fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Bhadrapada. Yoga for the day is Sadhya, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-03-18. Pre-dawn, from 4:39 AM to 5:27 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in Chennai, From 12:17 PM to 1:47 PM Rahu Kala is in force — the period to avoid for new endeavours. On Wednesday the Disha Shool (directional affliction) is North; the classical recommendation is to delay North-facing departures. On the auspicious side, Labh (6:15 AM–7:45 AM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is governed by Jupiter, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Chennai on 18 March 2026?

In Chennai on 18 March 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 12:17 PM to 1:47 PM. 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 18 March 2026 at 6:15 AM?

Sunrise at 6:15 AM in Chennai on 18 March 2026 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 (6:18 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 18 March 2026?

The yoga operative in Chennai on 18 March 2026 is Sadhya, active from 8:15 AM to 6:22 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Sadhya 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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चेन्नई — 18 मार्च

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:15
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:18
तिथि: चतुर्दशी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वभाद्रपदा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: दोपहर 12:17–अपराह्ण 13:47
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 06:15–प्रातः 07:45)