Daily almanac

Tamil Panchangam Today — Madurai

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vara for Madurai, with sunrise, sunset, Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Gowri nalla neram and every planetary hour — computed for Madurai’s own sky and clock.

All times are local to Madurai (Asia/Kolkata)

The five limbs

Tithi
SaptamiShukla (waxing)Lunar day — the Moon’s angular distance from the Sun in 12° steps; 30 per lunar month.
Nakshatra
MulaThe lunar mansion (1 of 27) the Moon occupies — used for naming, muhurta and daily rasi palan.
Yoga
AtigandaSum of Sun and Moon longitudes in 27 parts — a quality of the day, from Vishkambha to Vaidhriti.
Karana
GaraHalf a tithi. Eleven karanas rotate through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is avoided for new beginnings.
Vara (weekday)
SaturdayThe weekday, ruled by its planet — it fixes where Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai fall.
Tamil month
PurattasiTamil year: Parabhava

Sun

Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
17:59

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam & Kuligai

Rahu Kalam
09:04 – 10:3390 minutes (one-eighth of daylight) ruled by Rahu. New ventures, travel and purchases are traditionally postponed; routine work continues.
Yamagandam
13:32 – 15:01Yama’s window — avoided for auspicious starts, especially in Tamil practice.
Kuligai
06:05 – 07:35Saturn’s son Gulika. Whatever is begun now is said to repeat — good for things you want to recur, avoided for the rest.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:38 – 12:26The 48 minutes around local noon — a universal good window that overrides most day-level doshas.

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Nalla Neram (Gowri Panchangam)

Daytime Gowri periods

  1. Dhanam06:05 – 07:35good
  2. Sugam07:35 – 09:04good
  3. Kantagam09:04 – 10:33avoid
  4. Soram10:33 – 12:02avoid
  5. Udhayam12:02 – 13:32good
  6. Amirtham13:32 – 15:01good
  7. Rogam15:01 – 16:30avoid
  8. Laabam16:30 – 17:59good

Nalla Neram (Gowri Panchangam) →

Horai (planetary hours)

Day

  1. 1Saturn06:05 – 07:05
  2. 2Jupiter07:05 – 08:04
  3. 3Mars08:04 – 09:04
  4. 4Sun09:04 – 10:03
  5. 5Venus10:03 – 11:03
  6. 6Mercury11:03 – 12:02now
  7. 7Moon12:02 – 13:02
  8. 8Saturn13:02 – 14:01
  9. 9Jupiter14:01 – 15:01
  10. 10Mars15:01 – 16:00
  11. 11Sun16:00 – 17:00
  12. 12Venus17:00 – 17:59

Night

  1. 1Mercury17:59 – 19:00
  2. 2Moon19:00 – 20:00
  3. 3Saturn20:00 – 21:01
  4. 4Jupiter21:01 – 22:01
  5. 5Mars22:01 – 23:02
  6. 6Sun23:02 – 00:02
  7. 7Venus00:02 – 01:03
  8. 8Mercury01:03 – 02:03
  9. 9Moon02:03 – 03:04
  10. 10Saturn03:04 – 04:04
  11. 11Jupiter04:04 – 05:05
  12. 12Mars05:05 – 06:05

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What a panchangam is, and how to read this page

A panchangam (Sanskrit pañcāṅga, “five limbs”) is the traditional Indian almanac. For any date and place it records five quantities that together describe the day: the tithi (lunar day), the nakshatra (the Moon’s star), the yoga (a Sun–Moon combination), the karana (half a tithi) and the vara (weekday). Tamil families consult it for the timing of everything from a house-warming to a journey, and it is the backbone of the daily rasi palan and of every muhurta.

All five limbs change at precise moments, and those moments depend on where you are. The tithi and nakshatra shown here are the ones in force at sunrise in Madurai, which is the classical convention: the limb ruling at sunrise is the limb of the day. Sunrise and sunset themselves are computed for Madurai’s latitude and longitude, so a panchangam printed for Chennai is not the right one for London or Toronto — the daylight windows can differ by hours.

How to use each element: the tithi tells you the lunar phase (Purnima, Amavasya, Ekadashi and the fourth and eighth tithis carry observances of their own). The nakshatra is what pandits match against your birth star for muhurta and what the day’s rasi palan is written from. The yoga and karana refine the quality of the day — Vishti (Bhadra) karana and the yogas Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are conventionally avoided for beginnings. The vara fixes the ruling planet and, through it, the three windows below.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai are each one-eighth of the sunrise-to-sunset span, always in the same slot for a given weekday. They are windows to avoid for starting something new; routine work, meals and travel already under way are unaffected. Gowri nalla neram divides the same day into eight named periods, of which Amirtham, Laabam, Dhanam, Sugam and Udhayam are the good ones. Finally the horai table lists the twelve planetary hours of day and night — Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and Moon hours are the ones to prefer.

Zodian computes these figures fresh for each city and date from the actual positions of the Sun and Moon, rather than copying a printed table, which is why the times here agree with a good Tamil daily calendar to the minute and stay correct for cities outside India.

Frequently asked questions

What is the tithi today in Madurai?

Today (17 October 2026) the tithi at sunrise in Madurai is Saptami (Shukla (waxing)).

What is the nakshatra today in Madurai?

The Moon is in Mula at sunrise in Madurai on 17 October 2026.

What is Rahu Kalam today in Madurai?

Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 17 October 2026 (Saturday) runs 09:04 – 10:33 local time. Yamagandam is 13:32 – 15:01 and Kuligai is 06:05 – 07:35.

When is sunrise and sunset in Madurai today?

Sunrise is at 06:05 and sunset at 17:59 in Madurai on 17 October 2026.

Why does this panchangam differ from a printed one?

Printed panchangams are fixed to one city (usually Chennai). This page recomputes sunrise, sunset and the daylight windows for Madurai’s own coordinates and timezone, so the times are local.