8 Day periods - 8 Night periods - Amrit - Shubh - Labh - Char and inauspicious timings
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Choghadiya is a traditional Vedic time-keeping system that divides each day and night into eight equal segments, called Choghadiyas, based on sunrise and sunset. The word comes from Sanskrit: "cho" (four) and "ghadi" (a unit of time equal to 24 minutes), originally referring to a period of four ghatis (96 minutes). Each Choghadiya period is named and classified as auspicious or inauspicious based on the ruling planet for that segment.
The eight types are: Amrit (most auspicious, ruled by Moon), Shubh (auspicious, ruled by Venus), Labh (profit, ruled by Mercury), Char (movement, ruled by Saturn), Rog (inauspicious, ruled by Mars), Kaal (inauspicious, ruled by Saturn), Udveg (inauspicious, ruled by Sun), and Vaar Vela (neutral). Amrit, Shubh, and Labh are considered ideal for starting new ventures, travel, business meetings, and important decisions. Rog, Kaal, and Udveg are avoided for auspicious activities.
Choghadiya is widely consulted across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and North India before departing on journeys, launching shops, signing contracts, or beginning medical treatments. Because sunrise and sunset times vary by latitude and longitude, Choghadiya timings differ between cities - Mumbai and Kolkata can differ by over an hour. This calculator uses city coordinates and the current date to compute accurate day and night Choghadiya timings for over 500 Indian cities, reflecting traditional Panchang calculations.