Madurai, Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Wednesday 4 November 2026 · Aippasi 18
The next day, Thursday 5 November · Aippasi 19
Sunrise 6:08 am, sunset 5:54 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dashami
until 11:04 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni
until 3:30 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Brahma
until 8:01 am
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Vishti
until 11:04 am; then Bava until 10:47 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:08 am to 11:04 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:01 pm – 1:29 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:37 am – 9:05 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:33 am – 12:01 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Wednesday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 am – 7:37 am | Labh | good |
| 7:37 am – 9:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:05 am – 10:33 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:33 am – 12:01 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:01 pm – 1:29 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:29 pm – 2:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:57 pm – 4:26 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:26 pm – 5:54 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:54 pm – 7:26 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:26 pm – 8:57 pm | Shubh | good |
| 8:57 pm – 10:29 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:29 pm – 12:01 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:01 am – 1:33 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:33 am – 3:05 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:05 am – 4:37 am | Labh | good |
| 4:37 am – 6:09 am | Udveg | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:38 am – 12:25 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:45 am Thursday, moonset 2:20 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:08 am – 7:07 am | Mercury |
| 7:07 am – 8:06 am | Moon |
| 8:06 am – 9:05 am | Saturn |
| 9:05 am – 10:03 am | Jupiter |
| 10:03 am – 11:02 am | Mars |
| 11:02 am – 12:01 pm | Sun |
| 12:01 pm – 1:00 pm | Venus |
| 1:00 pm – 1:59 pm | Mercury |
| 1:59 pm – 2:57 pm | Moon |
| 2:57 pm – 3:56 pm | Saturn |
| 3:56 pm – 4:55 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:55 pm – 5:54 pm | Mars |
| 5:54 pm – 6:55 pm | Sun |
| 6:55 pm – 7:56 pm | Venus |
| 7:56 pm – 8:57 pm | Mercury |
| 8:57 pm – 9:59 pm | Moon |
| 9:59 pm – 11:00 pm | Saturn |
| 11:00 pm – 12:01 am | Jupiter |
| 12:01 am – 1:02 am | Mars |
| 1:02 am – 2:04 am | Sun |
| 2:04 am – 3:05 am | Venus |
| 3:05 am – 4:06 am | Mercury |
| 4:06 am – 5:07 am | Moon |
| 5:07 am – 6:09 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 45 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 88 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 8:01 am, tithi and karana at 11:04 am, karana at 10:47 pm, nakshatra at 3:30 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:01 pm in Madurai.
Questions
What is the tithi in Madurai on 4 November 2026?
Krishna Dashami, until 11:04 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:08 am in Madurai).
When is Rahu Kalam in Madurai on 4 November 2026?
12:01 pm to 1:29 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:37 am to 9:05 am and Gulikai 10:33 am to 12:01 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Madurai on 4 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:08 am to 7:37 am, Amrit 7:37 am to 9:05 am, Shubh 10:33 am to 12:01 pm, Labh 4:26 pm to 5:54 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:38 am to 12:25 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Madurai on 4 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:45 am on Thursday 5 November.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Madurai (9.9252°N, 78.1198°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.