Choghadiya for Delhi
The day runs from 06:38 to 17:31. Eight day Choghadiyas and eight night Choghadiyas are listed below.
All values are computed for Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E, IST), serving as the standard ephemeris baseline for civil Indian calendar calculations.
Day Choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Lord | Quality | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udveg | Sun | inauspicious | 06:38 | 07:59 |
| Char | Venus | auspicious | 07:59 | 09:21 |
| Labh | Mercury | auspicious | 09:21 | 10:43 |
| Amrit | Moon | auspicious | 10:43 | 12:04 |
| Kaal | Saturn | inauspicious | 12:04 | 13:26 |
| Shubh | Jupiter | auspicious | 13:26 | 14:48 |
| Rog | Mars | inauspicious | 14:48 | 16:09 |
| Udveg | Sun | inauspicious | 16:09 | 17:31 |
Night Choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Lord | Quality | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubh | Jupiter | auspicious | 17:31 | 19:09 |
| Amrit | Moon | auspicious | 19:09 | 20:48 |
| Char | Venus | auspicious | 20:48 | 22:26 |
| Rog | Mars | inauspicious | 22:26 | 00:05 (+1 day) |
| Kaal | Saturn | inauspicious | 00:05 (+1 day) | 01:43 (+1 day) |
| Labh | Mercury | auspicious | 01:43 (+1 day) | 03:22 (+1 day) |
| Udveg | Sun | inauspicious | 03:22 (+1 day) | 05:00 (+1 day) |
| Shubh | Jupiter | auspicious | 05:00 (+1 day) | 06:38 (+1 day) |
Night segments that cross midnight are marked (+1 day) — for example a 00:14 ending belongs to the small hours of the following morning, not of the same evening.
What each Choghadiya is good for
| Amrit | Best — all auspicious works, prayer, meditation, beginning medicines |
|---|---|
| Shubh | Good — ceremonies, house-related works, spiritual deeds |
| Labh | Good — business, trade and financial dealings |
| Char | Neutral — travel, movement and vehicles |
| Udveg | Avoid new beginnings; routine administrative work only |
| Rog | Avoid important work; conflicts and health matters need care |
| Kaal | Avoid — new ventures and journeys are discouraged |
If a good Choghadiya overlaps Rahu Kaal, tradition gives Rahu Kaal priority: postpone the activity to another Amrit or Shubh segment outside the Rahu window. The two systems answer different questions — Choghadiya ranks the quality of a time span, Rahu Kaal marks a span to avoid altogether.
Methodology and reference
All timings on this page are computed astronomically for Delhi, India — solar and lunar positions, the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa and sunrise-anchored window divisions — and regression-checked against the Government of India publication Rashtriya Panchang (Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological Department, Kolkata). Data verified against the Positional Astronomy Centre, IMD (Government of India) publications on every site update; the computation method is described on the about page.
Choghadiya for other cities
Frequently asked questions
- What makes Delhi the standard reference coordinates for panchang calculations?
- Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E) serves as the primary national ephemeris baseline in India: all civil Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) panchang tables use Delhi sunrise as the baseline against which regional longitude corrections (deshantara) are calibrated. The values on this page are that baseline, computed fresh for today.
- Can I use these choghadiya times for nearby cities such as Noida, Gurugram or Ghaziabad?
- Yes. Sunrise across the National Capital Region varies by no more than a minute or two from Delhi, so the windows above are directly usable. For cities farther away, open their own page from the links below — every city is computed independently for its own sunrise.