Choghadiya for Monday, 30 August 2066, New Delhi आज का चौघड़िया · Monday, 30 August 2066

What the Choghadiya Today page shows

The page lists the 16 Choghadiya periods of one Hindu day for the selected city. Eight appear in the day table, from sunrise to sunset, and eight in the night table, from sunset to the following sunrise. Each row gives the name, its traditional nature and the start and end time in IST. The running period is marked 'now', and a line above the tables names the Choghadiya in force and the time it ends. Rahu Kaal for the same city and date is shown below the tables.

To use it, choose one of the 37 cities in the selector (New Delhi is the default) and pick a date to see that day's full schedule. Night slots after midnight belong to the Hindu day that began at the previous sunrise. On Monday, 9 November 2026, for example, the night slots from 12:07 AM to 6:41 AM fall on the calendar morning of Tuesday, 10 November.

How day and night Choghadiya are calculated

The calculation starts from the local sunrise and sunset for the chosen city and date. The daytime span is divided into eight equal parts, and the night span up to the following sunrise is divided the same way. In New Delhi on Monday, 9 November 2026, sunrise is at 6:40 AM and sunset at 5:32 PM. The 10 hours 52 minutes of daylight give day slots of about 81 minutes. The 13 hours 9 minutes of night give night slots of nearly 99 minutes.

Because the two halves are rarely equal, a Choghadiya is not a fixed 90-minute block. In winter the day slots are shorter and the night slots longer, and around the June solstice the reverse holds. Near the equinoxes in March and September both come close to 90 minutes. Times are rounded to the minute, and a panchang that uses a different sunrise convention may show boundaries a minute or two apart.

Order of the Choghadiya by weekday

Each of the seven Choghadiya is linked to a planet: Udvega to the Sun, Chara to Venus, Labha to Mercury, Amrita to the Moon, Kala to Saturn, Shubha to Jupiter and Roga to Mars. The first day slot belongs to the lord of the weekday. The others follow in the order just given, so the eighth slot repeats the first. Sunday therefore opens with Udvega, Monday with Amrita and Saturday with Kala.

The night follows its own order, in which each slot steps back two places in the day sequence. On a Monday night this gives Chara, Roga, Kala, Labha, Udvega, Shubha, Amrita and then Chara again. By tradition the first night slot belongs to the planet of the fifth weekday counted from the day itself, which for Monday is Friday and Venus. A given weekday always produces the same order; only the clock times change.

Auspicious, neutral and avoided Choghadiya

Amrita, Shubha and Labha are considered auspicious for beginning work. Amrita is regarded as suitable for almost any undertaking, Shubha for puja, religious ceremonies and family functions, and Labha for trade, purchases and starting studies. Chara is neutral and traditionally preferred for setting out on a journey. Udvega, Kala and Roga are generally avoided for new ventures, agreements and major purchases. Many panchangs spell the names Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Chal, Udveg, Kaal and Rog.

Choghadiya is followed most widely in Gujarat and Rajasthan and among trading communities in western and northern India, often for a short task when no full muhurat is worked out. It is a traditional reckoning without legal standing. No statute, DoPT memorandum or RBI rule refers to it, and offices, banks and markets keep their normal hours whatever the period. Rahu Kaal is calculated separately, and some families avoid it even when it overlaps a favourable Choghadiya.

Why Choghadiya times differ by city

The whole country keeps Indian Standard Time, five and a half hours ahead of UTC, but the sun rises much earlier in the east than in the west. On the same date, sunrise in Itanagar comes more than an hour before sunrise in Ahmedabad, and every Choghadiya boundary shifts with it. Latitude matters too: Srinagar has a noticeably shorter winter day than Thiruvananthapuram, so its day slots are shorter.

On a given weekday the sequence of slots is identical in every city. Only the times differ, so the table should be read for the place where the work or journey begins. For a town not in the city list, the nearest listed city gives an approximation that can be off by several minutes.

Questions about Choghadiya timings

How do I find the Choghadiya in force at a given moment?

The line above the tables names the Choghadiya in force for the selected city and the time it ends, and the matching row is marked 'now'. All times are in IST. If you are outside New Delhi, choose your city first, because at the same moment two distant cities can be in different slots.

How long is one Choghadiya?

A day Choghadiya lasts one eighth of the time from sunrise to sunset, and a night Choghadiya one eighth of the time from sunset to the following sunrise. In New Delhi on 9 November 2026 a day slot is about 81 minutes and a night slot about 99 minutes. Across a full day and night the average comes to about 90 minutes.

Is Rahu Kaal the same as Kala Choghadiya?

No. Rahu Kaal is one eighth of daylight fixed by the weekday, while Kala is one of the seven Choghadiya. On Mondays and Fridays both fall in the same eighth of the day, so they coincide. In New Delhi on Monday, 9 November 2026, both run from 8:01 AM to 9:23 AM. On other weekdays they fall at different times.

Which Choghadiya is considered good for travel?

Chara (also written Chal) is the period traditionally preferred for starting a journey, although it is classed as neutral for other work. Amrita, Shubha and Labha are also considered acceptable for travel. Many people avoid setting out during Udvega, Kala or Roga, and some also check Rahu Kaal for the same city.

Does the tithi or the Hindu month change the Choghadiya?

No. The order depends only on the weekday, and the times depend only on sunrise and sunset at the chosen place. Tithi, nakshatra and the Hindu month play no part in the calculation. For a larger event such as a wedding or griha pravesh, many families consult the panchang as well.