Madurai

2025-08-16

Tithi

Ashtami अष्टमी

Nakshatra

Krittika कृत्तिका

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	06:09	07:42	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	07:42	09:15	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	09:15	10:48	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	10:48	12:21	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	12:21	13:54	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:54	15:27	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	15:27	17:00	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	17:00	18:33	bad
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	18:33	20:00	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	20:00	21:27	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	21:27	22:54	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	22:54	24:21	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	24:21	01:48	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	01:48	03:15	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	03:15	04:42	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	04:42	06:09	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	09:15	10:48	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	06:09	07:42	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	06:09	07:42	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:56	12:46	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:33 – 05:21

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:04 – 06:09

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:25 – 15:15

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

18:21 – 18:45

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:33 – 19:38

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:57 – 24:45

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

17:22 – 18:52

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

17:22 – 18:52

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 1

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

06:09 – 06:59

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 2

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

06:59 – 07:48

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

Karka#4

Surya Nakshatra

Ashlesha आश्लेषा

Pada 4 of 4 · ends 01:52

Moon Pada Transitions Today

11:44
17:22
23:00
04:39

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

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

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Shaka Samvat

1947

Plavanga प्लवङ्ग

Gujarati Samvat

2081

Krodhi क्रोधी

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

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

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Vrishabha वृषभ

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Rahu राहु

avoid

Source: Khala planet: offering inauspicious (खलग्रह के मुख में होमाहुति शुभ नहीं होती)

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	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
3	Krittika	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
6	Ardra	Vadha वध	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
8	Pushya	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
10	Magha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
14	Chitra	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
15	Swati	Vadha वध	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
19	Mula	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
27	Revati	Kshema क्षेम	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
4	Karka कर्क	06:09	06:19
5	Simha सिंह	06:19	08:19
6	Kanya कन्या	08:19	10:14
7	Tula तुला	10:14	12:19
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	12:19	14:34
9	Dhanu धनु	14:34	16:39
10	Makara मकर	16:39	18:34
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	18:34	20:19
12	Meena मीन	20:19	21:59
1	Mesha मेष	21:59	23:54
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	23:54	01:54
3	Mithuna मिथुन	01:54	04:04
4	Karka कर्क	04:04	06:09

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	Agni अग्नि	06:09	06:59	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	06:59	07:48	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	07:48	08:38	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	08:38	09:28	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	09:28	10:17	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:17	11:07	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	11:07	11:56	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	11:56	12:46	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	12:46	13:36	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	13:36	14:25	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	14:25	15:15	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	15:15	16:05	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	16:05	16:54	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	16:54	17:44	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	17:44	18:33	inauspicious

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)

Varshaवर्षा

Ritu (Drik)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

12h 24m

Ratrimana

11h 36m

Madhyahna

12:21

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

Choghadiya - Madurai, 16 August 2025

On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Vedic calendar across Madurai carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Dawn breaks at 6:09 AM in Madurai and dipping below the horizon at 6:33 PM, bringing 12 hours 24 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Ashtami of Krishna Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Krittika. The reigning yoga is Vriddhi, completing the core panchang signature for 2025-08-16. The Brahma Muhurta window for Madurai spans 4:33 AM to 5:21 AM — the hour the classics name as most favourable for study and sadhana.

Across Madurai, The Rahu Kala window falls between 9:15 AM and 10:48 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Disha Shool today points East — the direction to avoid for new travel on Saturday per classical muhurta convention. On the auspicious side, the first favourable choghadiya is Shubh (7:42 AM–9:15 AM). Krittika nakshatra is with Sun as its ruling planet, making this a day shaped by both celestial timing and local geography.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Madurai on 16 August 2025?

In Madurai on 16 August 2025, Rahu Kaal runs from 9:15 AM to 10:48 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 Madurai on 16 August 2025 at 6:09 AM?

Sunrise at 6:09 AM in Madurai on 16 August 2025 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (9.93°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (6:33 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Madurai's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Madurai on 16 August 2025?

The yoga operative in Madurai on 16 August 2025 is Vriddhi, active from 10:16 AM to 7:21 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. Vriddhi 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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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

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थसिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थ सिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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मदुरई — 16 अगस्त

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:09
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:33
तिथि: अष्टमी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: कृत्तिका (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 09:15–प्रातः 10:48
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 07:42–प्रातः 09:15)