Tithi21 of 30
Shashthi
Ends at4:57:49 PM
Today
Panchang for Chennai today
Chennai's Panchang is pinned to the latitude and longitude stored for this city; the civil date is the one this time zone observes.
Chennai sits about 32 minutes of mean solar time west of Kolkata, so the sun's clock time here is typically later on India Standard Time (GMT+5:30).
Almanac / Daily panchang
Shashthi · Shanivara
Date31 Oct 2026
PlaceChennai, India
TimezoneAsia/Kolkata
Coordinates13.0837° N, 80.2702° E
Horizon crossings
Daylight and moonrise
Sunrise6:02:09 AM
Sunset5:42:45 PM
Moonrise10:49 PM
Moonset11:09:38 AM
Five limbs of the day
Tithi, Vāra, Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana
Vāra
Shanivara
Holds for this civil day
Nakshatra6 of 27
Ardra
Ends at7:12:14 AM
Yoga21 of 27
Siddha
Ends at5:31:42 PM
Karana
Garaja
Ends at6:09:07 AM
How to read this day
The story of the day
At sunrise the Tithi is 6th lunar day. Shashthi is the sixth lunar day. What is Tithi?
The weekday is Saturday. Vara is the ordinary week, counted here in the Panchang five limbs alongside the lunar day. What is Panchang?
The Moon is in Ardra. Ardra is associated with storm, intensity, and Rudra — a sharp, cleansing mansion. About Nakshatra
Yoga is Siddha. Siddha is todays nitya yoga, from the sum of the Sun and Moon longitudes among 27 named parts. What is Yoga in Panchang?
Karana is Garaja. Garaja is the Karana in force at sunrise: half of the current Tithi. What is Karana?
Midnight to midnight
Daytime windows
InauspiciousAuspicious
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AvoidanceInauspicious windows
| Period | Timing |
|---|---|
| Rahu Kāla | 8:57:18 AM – 10:24:53 AM |
| Yamaganda | 1:20:02 PM – 2:47:36 PM |
| Gulika | 6:02:09 AM – 7:29:43 AM |
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PropitiousAuspicious windows
| Period | Timing |
|---|---|
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:29:06 AM – 12:15:49 PM |
Day and night windows
Choghadiya
Eight daytime and eight nighttime periods for this date and place, from the same calculation as the rest of this page.
Open the full day and night tablesDay
- Kaal6:02:09 AM – 7:29:43 AM
- Shubh7:29:43 AM – 8:57:18 AM
- Rog8:57:18 AM – 10:24:53 AM
- Udveg10:24:53 AM – 11:52:27 AM
- Chal11:52:27 AM – 1:20:02 PM
- Labh1:20:02 PM – 2:47:36 PM
- Amrit2:47:36 PM – 4:15:11 PM
- Kaal4:15:11 PM – 5:42:45 PM
Night
- Labh5:42:45 PM – 7:15:13 PM
- Udveg7:15:13 PM – 8:47:40 PM
- Shubh8:47:40 PM – 10:20:08 PM
- Amrit10:20:08 PM – 11:52:35 PM
- Chal11:52:35 PM – 1:25:03 AM
- Rog1:25:03 AM – 2:57:30 AM
- Kaal2:57:30 AM – 4:29:58 AM
- Labh4:29:58 AM – 6:02:25 AM
Panchang in Chennai
- Latitude
- 13.0837°
- Longitude
- 80.2702°
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Day length (2026)
- 11 h 22 min to 12 h 54 min
- Sunrise range (2026)
- 5:42 AM to 6:34 AM
- Rahu Kaal length (2026)
- 1 h 25 min to 1 h 37 min
Sunrise, sunset, and the eight daylight segments that define Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya are computed for Chennai at 13.08°N, 80.27°E in Asia/Kolkata, so clock times differ from cities on another meridian or latitude even when the calendar date matches.
Tithi and other limbs are named for local sunrise, so a place with an earlier or later sun can show a different limb than a city hundreds of kilometres away on the same civil morning.
Local guide for Chennai
Local time zone
Chennai sits near 13.08N 80.27E in India under Asia/Kolkata. Chennai keeps Asia/Kolkata on IST at UTC+5:30 all year with no daylight saving, so Panchang clock labels never jump an hour in spring or autumn. Nearest catalogue cities for comparison are Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune; each keeps its own sunrise even when the timezone name matches Asia/Kolkata. Engine mid-month samples for 2026 put day length between 11 h 22 min and 12 h 54 min at these coordinates.
Sunrise, sunset and the Panchang
For Chennai, sunrise on the 2026 mid-month samples runs from about 5:42 AM to about 6:34 AM on the local clock. At 13.08 degrees north, the longest sampled day (12 h 54 min) falls near June and July, while the shortest (11 h 22 min) falls near December and January. Sunset follows from that day length, so a 12 h 54 min day stretches every daylight fraction and a 11 h 22 min day compresses them. Without a spring clock jump under Asia/Kolkata in Chennai, the main seasonal drift still comes from solar geometry at 13.08N 80.27E. Do not paste IST sunrise from Delhi onto Chennai; convert through Asia/Kolkata and 13.08N 80.27E.
Mid-month day length for 2026
Sunrise, sunset, day length and Rahu Kaal length on the 15th of each month for Chennai.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Rahu Kaal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 06:34 | 18:01 | 11 h 27 min | 1 h 25 min |
| Feb | 06:31 | 18:14 | 11 h 43 min | 1 h 27 min |
| Mar | 06:16 | 18:19 | 12 h 03 min | 1 h 30 min |
| Apr | 05:56 | 18:21 | 12 h 25 min | 1 h 33 min |
| May | 05:43 | 18:27 | 12 h 44 min | 1 h 35 min |
| Jun | 05:42 | 18:36 | 12 h 54 min | 1 h 36 min |
| Jul | 05:49 | 18:39 | 12 h 50 min | 1 h 36 min |
| Aug | 05:56 | 18:30 | 12 h 34 min | 1 h 34 min |
| Sep | 05:57 | 18:10 | 12 h 13 min | 1 h 31 min |
| Oct | 05:59 | 17:50 | 11 h 51 min | 1 h 28 min |
| Nov | 06:07 | 17:39 | 11 h 32 min | 1 h 26 min |
| Dec | 06:22 | 17:45 | 11 h 23 min | 1 h 25 min |
Next seven days
Sunrise, Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurta and dawn Tithi for Chennai.
| Date | Day | Sunrise | Rahu Kaal | Abhijit | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | Sat | 6:02 AM | 8:57:18 AM to 10:24:53 AM | 11:29:06 AM to 12:15:49 PM | Shashthi |
| 2026-11-01 | Sun | 6:02 AM | 4:14:55 PM to 5:42:25 PM | 11:29:06 AM to 12:15:46 PM | Saptami |
| 2026-11-02 | Mon | 6:02 AM | 7:30:08 AM to 8:57:33 AM | 11:29:06 AM to 12:15:43 PM | Ashtami |
| 2026-11-03 | Tue | 6:03 AM | 2:47:05 PM to 4:14:26 PM | 11:29:06 AM to 12:15:41 PM | Navami |
| 2026-11-04 | Wed | 6:03 AM | 11:52:24 AM to 1:19:40 PM | 11:29:08 AM to 12:15:41 PM | Dashami |
| 2026-11-05 | Thu | 6:03 AM | 1:19:37 PM to 2:46:49 PM | 11:29:10 AM to 12:15:41 PM | Ekadashi |
| 2026-11-06 | Fri | 6:03 AM | 10:25:20 AM to 11:52:27 AM | 11:29:14 AM to 12:15:42 PM | Dwadashi |
Festival windows next 90 days
Festival timings for Chennai from the site festival guides.
| Festival | Date | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanteras | 2026-11-06 | Sunset 17:40; Pradosh to 20:04 |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) | 2026-11-08 | Abhyang snan before sunrise; rule: Chaturdashi present in the pre-sunrise abhyang snan window |
| Diwali Lakshmi Puja | 2026-11-08 | Sunset 17:40; Pradosh to 20:04 |
| Govardhan Puja | 2026-11-10 | Pratahkala after sunrise; rule: Pratipada present during Pratahkala (first fifth of the day) |
| Bhai Dooj | 2026-11-11 | Aparahna tilak window; rule: Dwitiya present during Aparahna (fourth fifth of the day) |
Rahu Kaal in this city
Rahu Kaal is one eighth of local daytime from sunrise to sunset. In Chennai during 2026, that block samples from about 1 h 25 min on short days to about 1 h 37 min on long days. The weekday that carries Rahu Kaal in Chennai stays the same rule set, but the civil clock span widens when daytime reaches 12 h 54 min. Derive the interval from Chennai sunrise and sunset under Asia/Kolkata, not from a printed sheet for another metro.
Choghadiya windows here
Choghadiya splits day (sunrise to sunset) and night (sunset to next sunrise) into eight quality watches. On a 12 h 54 min sample in Chennai, day watches lengthen and night watches shrink; on a 11 h 22 min sample the reverse holds. Because Chennai is in the northern hemisphere, a June daylight sheet runs longer than a December sheet. Prefer Labh, Amrit, or Shubh for starts in Chennai; treat Kaal and Rog as poor launch windows on the local clock.
How to use today
Open the Chennai Panchang page with timezone Asia/Kolkata and confirm sunrise, sunset, dawn Tithi, Rahu Kaal, and Abhijit Muhurta for the civil date you care about. Expect sunrise between about 5:42 AM and 6:34 AM across the 2026 mid-month samples, with Rahu Kaal near 1 h 25 min to 1 h 37 min. Keep device time automatic so local midnight in Asia/Kolkata matches the civil date on the sheet. Festival leaflets that quote Delhi IST still need a fresh Chennai sunrise for the same lunar day.08N 80.27E.
Common questions for Chennai
Does Chennai use daylight saving?+
No spring jump under Asia/Kolkata. Chennai keeps Asia/Kolkata on IST at UTC+5:30 all year with no daylight saving, so Panchang clock labels never jump an hour in spring or autumn.
How long is the day in Chennai through 2026?+
Mid-month samples show about 11 h 22 min on the short side and about 12 h 54 min on the long side at 13.08N 80.27E.
How long is Rahu Kaal in Chennai?+
As one eighth of daytime, sampled lengths run about 1 h 25 min to 1 h 37 min across the 2026 mid-month set.
What is Panchang?
Panchang means five limbs: Tithi (the lunar day, from the angle between Sun and Moon), Vara (the weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon’s mansion among 27), Yoga (a combined solar-lunar angle), and Karana (half of a Tithi). The names of the day are those limbs at local sunrise. Sunrise, moonrise, and the electional windows all belong to the place you enter, which is why a Panchang changes from city to city.
Today in this city
What time is Rahu Kaal in Chennai today?+
Rahu Kaal in Chennai on 31 Oct 2026 is 8:57:18 AM – 10:24:53 AM.
What is today's Tithi in Chennai?+
The Tithi in Chennai on 31 Oct 2026 is Shashthi. It ends at 4:57:49 PM.
What is today's Nakshatra in Chennai?+
The Nakshatra in Chennai on 31 Oct 2026 is Ardra.
What time is sunrise in Chennai today?+
Sunrise in Chennai on 31 Oct 2026 is 6:02:09 AM. Sunset is 5:42:45 PM.