Panchang · Chennai · Tamil Nadu
Panchang 18 September 2026, Chennai
In Chennai on 18 September 2026, a Shukravar, the tithi is Saptami and the Moon sits in Jyeshtha until 22:44. Sunrise is 05:58 and sunset 18:08, placing rahu kaal at 10:31–12:03. The Moon is 42% illuminated.
Every value on this page is computed from an ephemeris for this city and date. Nothing is read from a fixed table.
Rahu Kaal — Chennai
Rahu kaal is the inauspicious window of the day, traditionally avoided for starting anything new. It is one eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset, and its position in the sequence depends on the weekday.
10:31 – 12:03
Choghadiya — Chennai
Choghadiya divides daylight and night into eight parts each, every one ruled by a planet. The quality shown follows the classical attribution for the ruling graha.
| Period | From – To | Lord | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char | 05:58 – 07:29 | Venus | Neutral |
| Labh | 07:29 – 09:00 | Mercury | Auspicious |
| Amrit | 09:00 – 10:31 | Moon | Auspicious |
| Kaal | 10:31 – 12:03 | Saturn | Inauspicious |
| Shubh | 12:03 – 13:34 | Jupiter | Auspicious |
| Rog | 13:34 – 15:05 | Mars | Inauspicious |
| Udveg | 15:05 – 16:36 | Sun | Inauspicious |
| Char | 16:36 – 18:08 | Venus | Neutral |
Hora — Chennai
Each hora is ruled by a planet in the Chaldean order. Horas are unequal — a daytime hora runs longer than sixty minutes in summer, because it is one twelfth of actual daylight.
| Ruled by | From – To |
|---|---|
| Venus | 05:58 – 06:58 |
| Mercury | 06:58 – 07:59 |
| Moon | 07:59 – 09:00 |
| Saturn | 09:00 – 10:01 |
| Jupiter | 10:01 – 11:02 |
| Mars | 11:02 – 12:03 |
| Sun | 12:03 – 13:03 |
| Venus | 13:03 – 14:04 |
| Mercury | 14:04 – 15:05 |
| Moon | 15:05 – 16:06 |
| Saturn | 16:06 – 17:07 |
| Jupiter | 17:07 – 18:08 |
| Mars | 18:08 – 19:07 |
| Sun | 19:07 – 20:06 |
| Venus | 20:06 – 21:05 |
| Mercury | 21:05 – 22:04 |
| Moon | 22:04 – 23:03 |
| Saturn | 23:03 – 00:03 |
| Jupiter | 00:03 – 01:02 |
| Mars | 01:02 – 02:01 |
| Sun | 02:01 – 03:00 |
| Venus | 03:00 – 03:59 |
| Mercury | 03:59 – 04:58 |
| Moon | 04:58 – 05:58 |