Panchang in Chennai, 28 November 2026
मार्गशीर्ष कृष्ण चतुर्थी · विक्रम संवत् २०८३ · शक १९४८
In Chennai today the tithi at sunrise is Chaturthi and the nakshatra is Punarvasu. The Sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets at 5:40 PM. Rahu Kaal is 9:05 AM to 10:31 AM.
The whole day
TomorrowTithiChaturthi until 6:40 AMthen Panchami until 3:58 AM, 29 Nov
At sunrise the Moon is 227.7° ahead of the Sun. 227.7 ÷ 12° = 18.98, which puts it in lunar day 19 of 30. Why tithis repeat or vanish
NakshatraPunarvasu until 12:50 PMthen Pushya until 11:00 AM, 29 Nov
At sunrise the Moon is at 89.3° in the sidereal zodiac. 89.3 ÷ 13°20′ = 6.70, which puts it in nakshatra 7 of 27.
SunRises 6:14 AM, sets 5:40 PM
Daylight today is 11h 26m. Sunrise and sunset are when the Sun’s upper edge crosses the horizon, allowing for the way the atmosphere bends light.
Abhijit11:34 AM – 12:20 PM
Daylight is split into 15 muhurtas of 46 minutes each today. Abhijit is the 8th, around midday, and is traditionally considered a good time.
Rahu Kaal9:05 AM – 10:31 AM
Daylight today is 686 minutes. Split it into 8 parts of 86 minutes. On Saturday, Rahu Kaal is part 3. It’s a traditional rule, not an astronomical event. Why people avoid it
Full panchang
YogaShukla until 8:18 PMthen Brahma until 5:09 PM, 29 Nov
At sunrise the Sun and Moon’s longitudes add up to 310.8°. 310.8 ÷ 13°20′ = 23.31, which makes this yoga 24 of 27.
KaranaBalava until 6:40 AMthen Kaulava until 5:15 PM
A karana is half a tithi: each 6° the Moon gains on the Sun.
PakshaKrishna · waning
Shukla is the bright half, from new moon to full moon. Krishna is the dark half, from full moon to new moon.
MonthMargashirsha · Kartika in the south and west
North India usually ends a month at full moon, and much of the south and west at new moon. In the dark fortnight, the two count different months. Why there are two names
Moon · SunMithuna · Vrishchika
Sidereal positions at sunrise: Moon 89.3°, Sun 221.5°. Sidereal means 24.23° (the Lahiri ayanamsa) behind the zodiac used in Western astrology.
SamvatVikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
Vikram Samvat runs about 57 years ahead of the Gregorian year, and Shaka Samvat about 78 years behind it.
MoonRises 9:45 PM, Sets 9:52 AM, 84% lit
A Hindu day runs from sunrise to sunrise, so a moonrise just before dawn belongs to the day before.
Yamaganda1:22 PM – 2:48 PM
This is part 6 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 86 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.
Gulika6:14 AM – 7:39 AM
This is part 1 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 86 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.
Coming up in Chennai
Why times differ in Chennai
At 13.1°N, 80.3°E, Chennai has 56 minutes more daylight than New Delhi today, which changes the length and timing of each traditional period. The tithi at sunrise differs from New Delhi’s today: sunrise here falls in a different lunar day.
Sunrise and sunset in Chennai, 2027
| On the 15th of | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6:35 AM | 6:02 PM | 11h 27m |
| Feb | 6:31 AM | 6:15 PM | 11h 43m |
| Mar | 6:17 AM | 6:20 PM | 12h 3m |
| Apr | 5:56 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 25m |
| May | 5:43 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 44m |
| Jun | 5:42 AM | 6:36 PM | 12h 54m |
| Jul | 5:50 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 50m |
| Aug | 5:56 AM | 6:30 PM | 12h 34m |
| Sept | 5:58 AM | 6:11 PM | 12h 13m |
| Oct | 5:59 AM | 5:50 PM | 11h 51m |
| Nov | 6:07 AM | 5:39 PM | 11h 32m |
| Dec | 6:23 AM | 5:45 PM | 11h 22m |