Chennai

2026-08-24

Tithi

Dwadashi द्वादशी

Nakshatra

Purva Ashadha पूर्वाषाढा

Hora schedule (text table)

#	Planet	Start	End
1	Moon	05:58	07:00
2	Saturn	07:00	08:02
3	Jupiter	08:02	09:04
4	Mars	09:04	10:06
5	Sun	10:06	11:09
6	Venus	11:09	12:11
7	Mercury	12:11	13:13
8	Moon	13:13	14:15
9	Saturn	14:15	15:17
10	Jupiter	15:17	16:19
11	Mars	16:19	17:22
12	Sun	17:22	18:24
13	Venus	18:24	19:22
14	Mercury	19:22	20:19
15	Moon	20:19	21:17
16	Saturn	21:17	22:15
17	Jupiter	22:15	23:13
18	Mars	23:13	00:11
19	Sun	00:11	01:09
20	Venus	01:09	02:06
21	Mercury	02:06	03:04
22	Moon	03:04	04:02
23	Saturn	04:02	05:00
24	Jupiter	05:00	05:58

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	07:31	09:04	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	10:38	12:11	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	13:44	15:17	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:46	12:36	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:22 – 05:10

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:53 – 05:58

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:15 – 15:05

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

18:12 – 18:36

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:24 – 19:29

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:47 – 24:35

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

16:01 – 17:48

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

04:26 – 06:13

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 12

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

15:05 – 15:55

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

15:55 – 16:44

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

Simha#5

Surya Nakshatra

Magha मघा

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

07:08
13:47
20:26
03:05

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	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

Northwest वायव्य

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Akasha आकाश

neutral

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Gauri-sannidhi गौरीसन्निधि

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Saturn शनि

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

Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

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

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
5	Simha सिंह	05:58	07:38
6	Kanya कन्या	07:38	09:38
7	Tula तुला	09:38	11:48
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	11:48	13:58
9	Dhanu धनु	13:58	16:03
10	Makara मकर	16:03	17:58
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	17:58	19:43
12	Meena मीन	19:43	21:18
1	Mesha मेष	21:18	23:08
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	23:08	01:13
3	Mithuna मिथुन	01:13	03:23
4	Karka कर्क	03:23	05:33
5	Simha सिंह	05:33	05:58

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	05:58	06:48	inauspicious
2	Chora चोर	06:48	07:37	inauspicious
3	Shubha शुभ	07:37	08:27	auspicious
4	Roga रोग	08:27	09:17	inauspicious
5	Mrityu मृत्यु	09:17	10:06	inauspicious
6	Agni अग्नि	10:06	10:56	inauspicious
7	Raja राज	10:56	11:46	inauspicious
8	Chora चोर	11:46	12:36	inauspicious
9	Shubha शुभ	12:36	13:25	auspicious
10	Roga रोग	13:25	14:15	inauspicious
11	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:15	15:05	inauspicious
12	Agni अग्नि	15:05	15:55	inauspicious
13	Raja राज	15:55	16:44	inauspicious
14	Chora चोर	16:44	17:34	inauspicious
15	Shubha शुभ	17:34	18:24	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)

Varshaवर्षा

Ritu (Drik)

Varshaवर्षा

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

12h 26m

Ratrimana

11h 34m

Madhyahna

12:11

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

Hora - Chennai, 24 August 2026

On Monday, the 24th of August 2026, the Vedic calendar in Chennai carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Sunrise arrives at 5:58 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:24 PM, bringing 12 hours 26 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dwadashi of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Ashadha. The day carries the Priti yoga, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-08-24. Brahma Muhurta, the pre-dawn meditation window, runs from 4:22 AM to 5:10 AM.

In Chennai, Rahu Kala runs from 7:31 AM to 9:04 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. The inauspicious direction (Disha Shool) for Monday is East; new ventures toward the East are traditionally deferred. On the auspicious side, Amrit choghadiya, running 5:58 AM to 7:31 AM, stands out as the best muhurta. Purva Ashadha nakshatra is under the lordship of Venus, bringing the ancient panchang frame into direct contact with Chennai's horizon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Chennai on 24 August 2026?

In Chennai on 24 August 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 7:31 AM to 9:04 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 24 August 2026 at 5:58 AM?

Sunrise at 5:58 AM in Chennai on 24 August 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 (6:24 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 24 August 2026?

The yoga operative in Chennai on 24 August 2026 is Priti, active from 6:14 AM to 7:04 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. Priti 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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द्वादशी विष्णु पूजा

- Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana

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बव करण शुभ पूजा

- Muhurta Chintamani

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थसिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थ सिद्धि योग साधना

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Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

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चेन्नई — 24 अगस्त

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:58
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:24
तिथि: द्वादशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वाषाढा (द्वितीय पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 07:31–प्रातः 09:04
शुभ चौघड़िया: अमृत (प्रातः 05:58–प्रातः 07:31)